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EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF 1535–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 Jan 1597

Death Location: Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Durbin\Rayner

Mother: Elizabeth Petley-Hussey-Manning-Felde\Field

Spouse(s): Anna Dickinson

Children(s): Grace Gawkroger-Foxcroft-Smyth

The story of EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF began in 1535 in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF married Anna Dickinson, and had children including Grace Lee Of Platts Gawkroger Foxcroft Smyth. EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF passed away in 1597 in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF began in 1535 in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
  • EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF married Anna Dickinson, and had children including Grace Lee Of Platts Gawkroger Foxcroft Smyth.
  • EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF passed away in 1597 in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

EN GGF's Ancestors

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EN GGF
1535–1597
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir George Richard Thomas Edwin Bragg Edworthy Field Wall Gawkroger alias Platts Durbin\Rayner
1502–1570
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Mary) Petley-Hussey-Manning-Felde\Field
1512–1560
Sowerby, Halifax,Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (Gawkroger) Platts
1476–1529
Sowerby, Yorks, England
Isabella (Smythe Smith - Gawkroger) Platts
1474–1533
Platts, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Field
1492–1573
Normanton, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Petley) Manning
1483–1542
Normanton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

EN GGF's Descendants

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EG
EN (John Richard Gawkroger 22) GGF (1535–8 Jan 1597) m. Anna Dickinson (20 Jan 1542–25 Aug 1599)
  1. 1. Grace (Lee of Platts) Gawkroger-Foxcroft-Smyth 1566–1613 m. Robert (Samuel Smyth or) Smith 1565–1592
    1. 1. EN (Edmund EBENEZER Smith; Mass. Bay) Colonist 1585–1614 m. Thankfull Smith 1590–1663 m. Anne Torkinton 1590–1663
      1. 1. Capt. (James Smith) GGF 1610–1676 m. Joane (Mae Jeram) (Gerram) 1612–1678
        1. 1. Nathaniel Smith 1639–1701
      2. 2. EN (Thomas Abraham) Smith 1608–1647
      3. 3. Capt. (James Smith; arrived 1639) Massachusetts 1599–1676
      4. 4. Alice Smith 1599–1676

EN GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1597
8 Jan 1597
Age 62
Death of EN John Richard Gawkroger 22 GGF in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England
Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1597
    Event Place: Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England

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