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Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson 1525 – 1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1600

Death Location: West Torrington, Lincolnshire, England

Father: William Johnstone

Mother: Margaret Chrichton

Spouse(s): Agnes Wrey

Children(s): Ellen Johnson

In 1525, Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson entered the world in Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire, England, born to William Johnstone and Margaret Chrichton. Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson married Agnes Wrey, and had children including Ellen Johnson. Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson passed away in 1600 in West Torrington, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson entered the world in Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire, England, born to William Johnstone and Margaret Chrichton.
  • Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson married Agnes Wrey, and had children including Ellen Johnson.
  • Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson passed away in 1600 in West Torrington, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnstone
1492 – 1567
Birth Location: Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Margaret Chrichton
1496 – 1579
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Wrey
1530 – 1600
Birth Location: Saint Mary, West Torrington, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Ellen Johnson
1567 – 1629
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
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Godfrey Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Godfrey Johnson
1525 – 1600
Birth Place: Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
William Johnstone
1492 – 1567
Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Chrichton
1496 – 1579
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Godfrey Johnson's Descendants

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Godfrey (( Godfery )) Johnson (1525 – 1600) m. Agnes Wrey (1530 – 1600)
  1. 1. Ellen Johnson (1567 – 3 Dec 1629) m. Adam (I) Thurston (22 Jan 1561 – 1590)
    1. 1. Adam Thurston (1591 – 12 Aug 1661) m. Ellen Wood (20 Oct 1589 – 8 Sep 1625)
      1. 1. Edward Thurston (5 May 1617 – 1 Mar 1707) m. Elizabeth (Thurston Mott of) Cambridge (5 May 1629 – Sep 02, 1694)
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Savory") Thurston (February 1650 – 8 Mar 1707) m. John (Herbert) Irish (May 1647 – 21 Feb 1717)

Godfrey Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson in Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire, England
Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire, England
1600
1600
Age 75
Death of Godfrey ( Godfery ) Johnson in West Torrington, Lincolnshire, England
West Torrington, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: West Torrington, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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