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James Adam Purdon 1516–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Cumberland, England

Death Date: 21 Jul 1595

Death Location: Lurgan, County Louth, Ireland

Father: Adam Purdon

Mother: Jane Counts

Spouse(s): Jane Little

Children(s): John Purdon, Dudley Purdon, Simon Purdon, Margaret Purdon, Jane Purdon

James Adam Purdon was born in 1516 in Cumberland, England, the child of Adam Purdon And Jane Counts. James Adam Purdon married Jane Little, and had children including Dudley Purdon, Jane Purdon, John Purdon, Margaret Purdon, Simon Purdon. James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Lurgan, County Louth, Ireland.

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Biography

  • James Adam Purdon was born in 1516 in Cumberland, England, the child of Adam Purdon And Jane Counts.
  • James Adam Purdon married Jane Little, and had children including Dudley Purdon, Jane Purdon, John Purdon, Margaret Purdon, Simon Purdon.
  • James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Lurgan, County Louth, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Purdon
1480–1560
Birth Location: Kirklington Cumberland, England
AP
Jane Counts
1499–1566
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
JC

Spouses(s)

Jane Little
1520–1554
Birth Location: Thornhill, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
JL

Children(s)

John Purdon
1544–1596
Birth Location: Lurgan Race, Louth, Ireland
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Dudley Purdon
1542–
Birth Location: Louth, Louth, Ireland
DP
Simon Purdon
1542–1596
Birth Location: Lurgan Race, Louth, , Ireland
SP
Margaret Purdon
1548–1618
Birth Location: Lurgan Race, Louth, Ireland
MP
Jane Purdon
1536–1595
Birth Location: Rathfarnham and Bohernabreena, County Dublin, Ireland
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James Purdon's Ancestors

Self
James Purdon
1516–1595
Birth Place: Cumberland, England
Parents
Adam Purdon
1480–1560
Kirklington Cumberland, England
Jane Counts
1499–1566
Cumberland, England
Grandparents
James Purdon
1465–1490
Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Walter Janes
1470–
Jane Counts
1480–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Purdon's Descendants

1.
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James (Adam) Purdon (1516–21 Jul 1595) m. Jane Little (1520–1554)
  1. 1. John Purdon 1544–1596
  2. 2. Dudley Purdon 1542–
  3. 3. Simon Purdon 1542–1596 m. Jane Arthur 1532–1595
  4. 4. Margaret Purdon 1548–1618 m. John Douglas 1548– m. Thomas (Jones Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of) Ireland. 1550–1619
  5. 5. Jane Purdon 1536–1595 m. Adam Loftus 1533–1605
    1. 1. Adam Loftus 1565–1599
    2. 2. Jane Loftus 1559–1608
    3. 3. Henry Loftus 1571–1585
    4. 4. John Loftus 1574–
    5. 5. George Loftus 1561–1660
    6. 6. Dorcas Loftus 1573–1618
    7. 7. Jane Loftus 1583–
    8. 8. Robert Loftus 1580–1640
    9. 9. Thomas Loftus 1571–1635 m. Ellen Harpole 1573–1623
    10. 10. Martha Loftus 1575–1609 m. Thomas (Collclough of Tinturn) Abbey 1564–1624
    11. 11. Mary (Ann) Loftus 1588–1623 m. Charles (Cosby) I 1585–1632
    12. 12. Dorothy Loftus 1577–1633 m. Sir (John) Moore 1570–1633 m. John Moore 1594–1633
    13. 13. Anne (Catherine) Loftus 1567–1640 m. Henry (Colley) II 1565–1601 m. Francis Berkeley 1535–1615 m. Edward Blayney 1565–1628 m. George Blounte 1548–
      1. 1. Martha Blayney 1605–
      2. 2. Anne Blayney 1590–
      3. 3. Mary Blayney 1594–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Blayney 1595–
      5. 5. Jane Blaney 1592–1689 m. James Moore 1604–1639
      6. 6. Arthur Blayney 1589– m. Joyce Blayney 1607–
      7. 7. Lettice Blayney 1597– m. Sean O'Neill 1601–
      8. 8. Arthur Blayney 1603–1659 m. Arthur Blayney 1603–
      9. 9. Henry Blayney 1587–1646 m. Jane (Colley) Moore 1589–1686
        1. 1. John Blayney 1636–
        2. 2. Edward Blayney 1628–
        3. 3. Garrett Blayney 1630–
        4. 4. Lawrence Blayney 1638–
        5. 5. Robert Blayney 1641–
        6. 6. Anne Blayney 1639–1677 m. Charles (Meredith) MP 1657–1710
        7. 7. Richard (Blayney 4th Lord) Blayney 1629–1670 m. Elizabeth Vincent 1630–
        8. 8. Alicia Blayney 1632– m. Thomas Sanford 1628–
        9. 9. Thomasine Blaney 1631– m. Joseph Fox 1623– m. Henry (George) Pierce 1624–
        10. 10. Mary Blayney 1634–1675 m. Henry Moreton 1630– m. Charles Meridith 1634–
        11. 11. Jane Blayney 1620–1681 m. John Gorges 1621–1660
        12. 12. Sarah Blayney 1635–1722
        13. 13. Jane Blayney 1639–1681 m. John Gorges 1612–1680
      10. 10. Margaret Blainy 1620–
      11. 11. Lettice Blayney 1608–1689 m. Sean (or John O'Neill the Proud Johnson Colonel of the) Fews 1612–1692
    14. 14. Dudley Loftus 1561–1616 m. Anne Bagenal 1563–1610
    15. 15. Alice Loftus 1579–1609 m. Henry Warren 1574–
    16. 16. Margaret Loftus 1567–1608 m. George (Colley of) Edenderry 1561–1614
    17. 17. Edward Loftus 1563–1602 m. Anne Duke 1574–1601
    18. 18. Sir (Dudley Purdon Loftus MD) MD 1540–1616 m. Edith (Toles) Loftus 1545–1600
    19. 19. Isabella Loftus 1557–1597 m. Sir (William) Usher 1561–1650
      1. 1. Adam Ussher 1596–1633
      2. 2. Jane Usher 1582–1674
      3. 3. Anne Usher 1597–1669 m. Robert Meredith 1581–1668
      4. 4. Mary Ussher 1580–1674 m. William Crofton 1576–1639
      5. 5. Eleanor Ussher 1587– m. Charles (or Christopher) Forster 1585–
      6. 6. Alice Ussher 1578–1671 m. Thomas Phillips 1584–1636 m. Sir (Thomas) Phillips 1558–1636
      7. 7. Jane Ussher 1564–1632 m. Daniel Molyneux 1563–
      8. 8. Arthur Usher 1588–1628 m. Judith Newcomen 1585–1652
      9. 9. Margaret Ussher 1584–1645 m. Beverley Newcomen 1592–1637
        1. 1. Arthur Newcomen 1628–1637
        2. 2. Katherine Newcomen 1613–1694 m. Richard (Malham) Parsons 1602–1650 m. Hubert (Adrian) Verveere 1624–

James Purdon's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of James Adam Purdon in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England
1595
21 Jul 1595
Age 79
Death of James Adam Purdon in Lurgan, County Louth, Ireland
Lurgan, County Louth, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1595
    Event Place: Lurgan, County Louth, Ireland
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