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Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. 1555–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Barnwell, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1598

Death Location: Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir (Pewrifie)

Mother: Joyce Hardwick

Spouse(s): Alice Faunt

Children(s): Lucretia Purefoy

Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. was born in 1555 in Barnwell, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Nicholas Purifoy Purefoy Pewrifie And Joyce Hardwick. Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. married Alice Faunt, and had children including Lucretia Lucy Purefoy. Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. passed away in 1598 in Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. was born in 1555 in Barnwell, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Nicholas Purifoy Purefoy Pewrifie And Joyce Hardwick.
  • Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. married Alice Faunt, and had children including Lucretia Lucy Purefoy.
  • Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. passed away in 1598 in Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Humphrey Esq.'s Ancestors

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Humphrey Esq.
1555–1598
Birth Place: Barnwell, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Nicholas Purifoy (Purefoy) (Pewrifie)
1520–1590
Barnwell, Warwickshire, England
Joyce Hardwick
1510–1585
Barnwell, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Purifoy
1474–1542
Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire, England
Margaret (“Margerie”) Fitzherbert
1474–1563
Norbury, Derbyshire, England
John (Hardwick, III, Earl of) Shrewsbury
1495–1527
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
Alice Appleby
1495–1563
Over Appleby, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hardwick
1470–1507
Elizabeth Pinchbeck
1480–
Sir Apleby
1412–1449
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Esq.'s Descendants

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Humphrey (Purefoy,) Esq. (1555–1598) m. Alice Faunt (1559–2 Nov 1625)
  1. 1. Lucretia ("Lucy") Purefoy 1598–1657 m. John (Ranson,) Ransom 1590–1650
    1. 1. John Ransom 1615–1663 m. Elizabeth SEYMOUR* 1610–1642 m. Judith (Ann) Seymour 1623–1642
      1. 1. George Ransome 1635–1717 m. Elizabeth Orme 1635–1710
        1. 1. Elizabeth Ranson 1650–1703 m. William Harris 1641–1694

Humphrey Esq.'s Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. in Barnwell, Warwickshire, England
Barnwell, Warwickshire, England
1598
1598
Age 43
Death of Humphrey Purefoy, Esq. in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Barnwell, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England

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