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James Platts Gawkroger 1578–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1628

Death Location: Warley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: James Platts

Mother: Lady Fairbanks

Spouse(s): Martha Ainsworth

Children(s): Mary Platts

The story of James Platts Gawkroger began in 1578 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. James Platts Gawkroger married Martha Ainsworth, and had children including Mary Platts. James Platts Gawkroger passed away in 1628 in Warley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Platts Gawkroger began in 1578 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
  • James Platts Gawkroger married Martha Ainsworth, and had children including Mary Platts.
  • James Platts Gawkroger passed away in 1628 in Warley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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James Gawkroger's Ancestors

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James Gawkroger
1578–1628
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Gawkroger of Platts
1548–1592
Halifax, Yorks, England
Lady (Jennet) Fairbanks
1552–1591
Platts, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
George Fairbanks
1528–1577
Sybil Wade
1532–1573
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gawkroger's Descendants

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James (Platts) Gawkroger (1578–1628) m. Martha Ainsworth (1580–10 Dec 1632)
  1. 1. Mary Platts 1607–1688 m. John Prescott 1604–1681 m. John (Prescott-First Settler of Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay) Colony 1604–1681 m. John (Prescott of) Shevington*¥ 1604–1681
    1. 1. Mary Prescott 1629–1705 m. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706
      1. 1. Nathaniel Sawyer 1670–1756 m. Mary 1675–1713 m. MARY Houghton 1668–1754 m. Elizabeth, (2nd wife of Nathaniel) Sawyer 1675–1768 m. Mary Houghton –1709 m. Mary 1666–1687 m. Mary Sawyer 1654–1697 m. Mary Houghton 1673–1713 m. Mary Carter 1673–1724
        1. 1. John Sawyer 1700– m. Sarah 1715–

James Gawkroger's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of James Platts Gawkroger in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1628
1628
Age 50
Death of James Platts Gawkroger in Warley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Warley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Warley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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