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James Boys 1589–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1589

Birth Location: Rolvenden

Death Date: 10 May 1642

Death Location: Rochester, Kent, England

Father: Henry Boys

Mother: Rebecca Evernden

Spouse(s): Dorothy Brett, Ellis Henly

Children(s): James Boys, Ann Boys, Alice Boys, Francis Boys, Richard Boys, Henry Boys, Stephen Boys, Mary Boys

James Boys was born in 1589 in Rolvenden, the child of Henry Boys And Rebecca Evernden. James Boys married Dorothy Brett, Ellis Henly, and had children including Alice Boys, Ann Boys, Francis Boys, Henry Boys, James Boys, Mary Boys, Richard Boys, Stephen Boys. James Boys passed away in 1642 in Rochester, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • James Boys was born in 1589 in Rolvenden, the child of Henry Boys And Rebecca Evernden.
  • James Boys married Dorothy Brett, Ellis Henly, and had children including Alice Boys, Ann Boys, Francis Boys, Henry Boys, James Boys, Mary Boys, Richard Boys, Stephen Boys.
  • James Boys passed away in 1642 in Rochester, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Boys
1555–1592
Birth Location: Rolvenden Kent England
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Rebecca Evernden
1575–
Birth Location: –
RE

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Brett
–1679
Birth Location: –
DB
Ellis Henly
–1620
Birth Location: –
EH

Children(s)

James Boys
1624–1630
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
JB
Ann Boys
1625–
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
AB
Alice Boys
1628–
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
AB
Francis Boys
1629–
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
FB
Richard Boys
1632–
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
RB
Henry Boys
1635–1636
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
HB
Stephen Boys
1637–1638
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
SB
Mary Boys
1641–
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
MB

James Boys's Ancestors

Self
James Boys
1589–1642
Birth Place: Rolvenden
Parents
Henry Boys
1555–1592
Rolvenden Kent England
Rebecca Evernden
1575–
Grandparents
Richard (Boys) **
1536–1605
Battle Westfield Sussex
Elizabeth **
1537–1600
Kent , England
Great-Grandparents
Richard **
1502–1598
Juliana **
1506–1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas **
1477–1507
Thomasine **
1480–

James Boys's Descendants

1.
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James Boys (4 May 1589–10 May 1642) m. Dorothy Brett (–24 Apr 1679) m. Ellis Henly (–27 Oct 1620)
  1. 1. James Boys 1624–1630
  2. 2. Ann Boys 1625–
  3. 3. Alice Boys 1628–
  4. 4. Francis Boys 1629–
  5. 5. Richard Boys 1632–
  6. 6. Henry Boys 1635–1636
  7. 7. Stephen Boys 1637–1638
  8. 8. Mary Boys 1641– m. Richard Winder 1638–

James Boys's Timeline

2 Records

1589
4 May 1589
Birth of James Boys in Rolvenden
Rolvenden
1642
10 May 1642
Age 53
Death of James Boys in Rochester, Kent, England
Rochester, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1589
    Event Place: Rolvenden

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rolvenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1642
    Event Place: Rochester, Kent, England
    Record Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
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