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James Adam Purdon 1516–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1516

Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1595

Death Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Father: Adam Purdon

Mother: Jane Janes

Spouse(s): Jane Little, Adam Loftus

Children(s): Jane Purdon, Simon Purdon, Margaret Purdon, Arthur Purdon, Gilbert Purdon, John Purdon, Adam Loftus, Martha Colclough, Dudley Purdon, Margaret Purdon, Margaret Purdon, Lady Purdon, Jane Purdon

In 1516, James Adam Purdon entered the world in Dublin, Ireland, born to Adam Purdon And Jane Janes. James Adam Purdon married Adam Loftus, Jane Little, and had children including Adam Loftus, Arthur Purdon, Catherine, Dudley Purdon, Gilbert Purdon, Jane Purdon, John Purdon, Lady Jane Purdon, Margaret Purdon, Martha Colclough, Simon Purdon. James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, James Adam Purdon entered the world in Dublin, Ireland, born to Adam Purdon And Jane Janes.
  • James Adam Purdon married Adam Loftus, Jane Little, and had children including Adam Loftus, Arthur Purdon, Catherine, Dudley Purdon, Gilbert Purdon, Jane Purdon, John Purdon, Lady Jane Purdon, Margaret Purdon, Martha Colclough, Simon Purdon.
  • James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

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James Purdon's Ancestors

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James Purdon
1516–1595
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Parents
Adam Purdon
1480–1530
Kirklington, Cumberland, England
Jane Janes
1499–1566
Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Purdon's Descendants

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James (Adam) Purdon (15 May 1516–21 Jul 1595) m. Jane Little (1520–1554) m. Adam Loftus (22 June 1533–5 April 1605)
  1. 1. Jane Purdon 1540–1595 m. ADAM (LOFTUS SR 9th Grt Gfr of Queen Elizabeth II Archbishop Sir Rev Lord Chancellor of Ireland and 1st Provost Trinity of Armagh and) Dublin 1533–1605
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy Boyle) Loftus 1577–1633 m. **SIR (John) MOORE 1570–1633 m. Sir (Garrat "Gerald" Moore, Baron of Mellifont and first Viscount Moore of) Drogheda 1560–1627 m. Sir (John) Moore 1594–1633
      1. 1. Thomas (of Croghan) Moore 1597–1682 m. **Margaret FORTH 1601–1642 m. Elizabeth Land 1605– m. IRELAND-Margaret Forth 1601–
        1. 1. Anne 1627–1640 m. William (Prior) Moore 1623–1640
        2. 2. John Moore 1635–1673 m. Anne Smith 1632–1671
        3. 3. John Moore 1623–1682
        4. 4. Ambrose Moore 1625–
        5. 5. IRELAND-John Moore 1643–
        6. 6. Anna Moore 1627–1670
      2. 2. Rev. (John) Moore 1620–1657
      3. 3. Adam Moore 1601–1636
      4. 4. Jane Moore 1605–1672
      5. 5. Dorothea Moore 1619–1650
      6. 6. Gerald Moore 1599–1682
      7. 7. Elizabeth Moore 1609–1638
      8. 8. Mary Moore 1603–1638
      9. 9. Anne (Catherine Moore) Blayney 1611–1638
      10. 10. IRELAND-Thomas (of Croghan) Moore 1597–1682
      11. 11. John Moore –1666
      12. 12. Capt (Thomas) Moore 1622–1710
      13. 13. IRELAND-Thomasine Moore 1598–1638
    2. 2. Martha (Loftus) Colclough 1575–1610
    3. 3. Adam Loftus 1565–1599
    4. 4. Isabella (Purdon Loftus (Ussher)) :) 1569–1597
    5. 5. Lady (Anne Catherine Loftus Baroness) Blaney 1570–1630
    6. 6. Henry Loftus 1571–1585
    7. 7. John Loftus 1574–1609
    8. 8. Catherine (Jane (Kate)) Loftus 1560–1630
    9. 9. Lady (Anne Catherine) Loftus 1567–1650
    10. 10. Lady (Martha) Loftus 1575–1609
    11. 11. Capt. (Sir Adam Purdon Loftus) II 1565–1599
    12. 12. Sir (DUDLEY PURDON) LOFTUS 1561–1616
    13. 13. Edward Loftus 1579–1580
    14. 14. Sir (Edward Loftus, Recorder of) Dublin 1563–1601
    15. 15. Jane (Catherine) Loftus 1559–1608
    16. 16. Lady (Isabella) Loftus 1569–1597
    17. 17. Sir (Thomas Purdon) Loftus 1571–1635
    18. 18. Robert (Dudley Purdon) Loftus 1580–1640
    19. 19. Lady (Margaret) Loftus 1581–1608
    20. 20. Henry ((twin to Thomas)) Loftus 1571–1585
    21. 21. Lady (Margaret) Loftus 1564–1604
    22. 22. John (Purdon) Loftus 1574–1616
    23. 23. Alicia ((Alice)) Loftus 1579–1608
    24. 24. Lady (Mary Ann) Loftus 1590–1623
    25. 25. Dorothy Loftus 1597–1633
    26. 26. Isabella Loftus 1593–1612
  2. 2. Simon Purdon 1542–1596
  3. 3. Margaret Purdon 1548–1618
  4. 4. Arthur Purdon 1541–1596
  5. 5. Gilbert Purdon 1549–1596
  6. 6. John Purdon 1544–1596
  7. 7. Adam Loftus 1565–1599
  8. 8. Martha Colclough 1575–1609
  9. 9. Dudley Purdon 1539–
  10. 10. Margaret Purdon 1535–1735
  11. 11. Margaret Purdon 1539–
  12. 12. Lady (Jane) Purdon 1536–1595
  13. 13. Jane Purdon 1536–1595

James Purdon's Timeline

2 Records

1516
15 May 1516
Birth of James Adam Purdon in Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
1595
21 Jul 1595
Age 79
Death of James Adam Purdon in Lurgan Race, Louth, Ireland
Lurgan Race, Louth, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1516
    Event Place: Dublin, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dublin
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1595
    Event Place: Lurgan Race, Louth, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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