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James or Nycholas NAPIER 1525–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1525

Birth Location: Swyre, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Napier

Mother: Lady Russell

Spouse(s): Wife Napier, Alice Courte, Joan *, Joan *

Children(s): Agnes Napper

The story of James or Nycholas NAPIER began in 1525 in Swyre, Dorset, England. James or Nycholas NAPIER married Alice Courte, Joan Anne Masters, Wife Napier, and had children including Agnes Napper. James or Nycholas NAPIER passed away in 1585 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of James or Nycholas NAPIER began in 1525 in Swyre, Dorset, England.
  • James or Nycholas NAPIER married Alice Courte, Joan Anne Masters, Wife Napier, and had children including Agnes Napper.
  • James or Nycholas NAPIER passed away in 1585 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Napier
1496–1526
Birth Location: Scotland
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Lady Russell
1500–1526
Birth Location: Swyre, Somerset, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Wife Napier
1530–
Birth Location: Swyre, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Courte
1535–1622
Birth Location: North Petherton, Somerset, England
AC
Joan *
1523–1586
Birth Location: Tintinhull, Somerset, England
J*
Joan *
1523–1586
Birth Location: Tintinhull, Somerset, England
J*

Children(s)

Agnes Napper
1558–1631
Birth Location: Marefield, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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James NAPIER's Ancestors

Self
James NAPIER
1525–1585
Birth Place: Swyre, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir James Warington Napier
1496–1526
Scotland
Lady (Ann) Russell
1500–1526
Swyre, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James NAPIER's Descendants

1.
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James (or Nycholas) NAPIER (7 Jul 1525–1585) m. Wife Napier (1530–) m. Alice Courte (1535–abt 1622) m. Joan (“Anne” MASTERS) * (1523–27 Jun 1586) m. Joan (“Anne” MASTERS) * (1523–27 Jun 1586)
  1. 1. Agnes Napper 1558–1631 m. Thomas (Sir Denham Suffolk Crew) Crewe 1548–1648
    1. 1. Sir (Edmund of Marshfield, Gloucestershire Cruse) Crewes 1571–1632 m. Elizabeth (Jane, (Lady) Fox) (Cox?) 1579–1618
      1. 1. Col. (James Cruse 'Crews' (Arrived 1654 from) Emgland) 1595–1653 m. Margaret (Llewelyn (Arrived 1654 from) England) 1595–1668
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Llewellyn 1620–1664 m. Abraham Wood 1610–1681

James NAPIER's Timeline

2 Records

1525
7 Jul 1525
Birth of James or Nycholas NAPIER in Swyre, Dorset, England
Swyre, Dorset, England
1585
1585
Age 60
Death of James or Nycholas NAPIER in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1525
    Event Place: Swyre, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: England
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