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Ellen Shaw 1570 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Standish, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Standish, Lancashire, , England

Father: Robert Shaw

Mother: Lady Cowp

Spouse(s): Ralph Shevington

Children(s): John Prescott

Ellen Shaw was born in 1570 in Standish, Lancashire, England, the child of Robert Shaw and Lady Margaret Cowp. Ellen Shaw married Ralph Prescott of Shevington, and had children including John Prescott. Ellen Shaw passed away in 1643 in Standish, Lancashire, , England.

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Biography

  • Ellen Shaw was born in 1570 in Standish, Lancashire, England, the child of Robert Shaw and Lady Margaret Cowp.
  • Ellen Shaw married Ralph Prescott of Shevington, and had children including John Prescott.
  • Ellen Shaw passed away in 1643 in Standish, Lancashire, , England.

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Ellen Shaw's Ancestors

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Ellen Shaw
1570 – 1643
Birth Place: Standish, Lancashire, England
Parents
Robert Shaw
1540 – 1634
Standish, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret) Cowp
1542 – 1636
Standish, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Richard Cowp
1520 – 1626
Margaret Standish
1527 – 1634
Standish, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Shaw's Descendants

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Ellen Shaw (1570 – 1643) m. Ralph (Prescott of) Shevington (1567 – 1609)
  1. 1. John Prescott (1604 – 1681) m. Mary Platts (1607 – 1688)
    1. 1. Mary Prescott (24 February 1629 – 12 Feb 1705) m. Thomas Sawyer (1616 – 1706)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Sawyer (1670 – 1756) m. Mary (1666 – 1687) m. Mary (1675 – 1713) m. MARY Houghton (18 Jun 1668 – 1 Mar 1754) m. Mary Sawyer (1654 – 1697) m. Mary Carter (July 24, 1673 – April 7, 1724) m. Mary Houghton ( – About 1709) m. Mary Houghton (24 July 1673 – 23 Sep 1713) m. Elizabeth, (2nd wife of Nathaniel) Sawyer (1675 – 28 Dec 1768)
        1. 1. John Sawyer (1700 – ) m. Sarah (1715 – )

Ellen Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Ellen Shaw in Standish, Lancashire, England
Standish, Lancashire, England
1610
22 Dec 1610
Age 40
Ellen Shaw was married
None
1643
1643
Age 73
Death of Ellen Shaw in Standish, Lancashire, , England
Standish, Lancashire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Standish, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1610

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire: Standish - Parish Register, 1560-1653

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Standish, Lancashire, , England

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