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James Adam Purdon 1516–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1516

Birth Location: Kirklington, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 July 1595

Death Location: Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Father: Adam Purdon

Mother: Jane Janes

Spouse(s): Jane Little

Children(s): Jane (Loftus)

James Adam Purdon was born in 1516 in Kirklington, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Purdon And Jane Janes. James Adam Purdon married Jane Little, and had children including Jane Little Of Rathfarnham Castle Purdon Loftus. James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Adam Purdon was born in 1516 in Kirklington, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Purdon And Jane Janes.
  • James Adam Purdon married Jane Little, and had children including Jane Little Of Rathfarnham Castle Purdon Loftus.
  • James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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James Purdon's Ancestors

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James Purdon
1516–1595
Birth Place: Kirklington, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Purdon
1480–1560
Kirklington Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Jane Janes
1500–1566
Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Purdon's Descendants

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James (Adam) Purdon (15 May 1516–21 July 1595) m. Jane Little (1520–1554)
  1. 1. Jane (Little, of Rathfarnham Castle, Purdon) (Loftus) 1536–1595 m. Adam Loftus 1533–1605 m. Adam Loftus 1533–1605
    1. 1. Lady (Martha Loftus) ---- 1575–1609 m. Thomas Colclough 1564–1624
      1. 1. Anne (Bagenal) Colclough 1586– m. Sir (Thomas) Butler 1560–1650
        1. 1. Edmund Butler 1619–1653 m. Lady (Juliana) Hyde 1619–1683
        2. 2. Anne Butler 1627–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Butler 1626–
        4. 4. John Butler 1623–
        5. 5. Martha Butler 1625–1634
        6. 6. Pierce Butler 1620–1690
        7. 7. Thomas Butler 1624–1678
      2. 2. Adam Colclough 1600–1637
      3. 3. Elinor Colclough 1609–1615
      4. 4. Jane Colclough 1588–
      5. 5. Martha Colclough 1598–1655
      6. 6. Mary Colclough 1609–
      7. 7. Richard Colclough 1609–1624
      8. 8. Thomas Colclough 1591–
    2. 2. Mary Loftus 1585–1623
    3. 3. Adam Loftus 1565–1599 m. Jane Purdom 1570–1595
      1. 1. Dorothy Loftus 1597–1633
      2. 2. Mary (Bathow) Loftus 1590–1623
    4. 4. Thomas Loftus 1571–1635 m. Eleanor (Or Ellin) Hartpole 1573–
      1. 1. Anna Loftus 1601–1673
      2. 2. Adam Loftus 1615–
      3. 3. Anne Loftus 1621–1673
      4. 4. Dudly Loftus 1592–1648
      5. 5. Edward Loftus 1617–
      6. 6. Francis Loftus 1618–
      7. 7. Jane Loftus 1620–

James Purdon's Timeline

2 Records

1516
15 May 1516
Birth of James Adam Purdon in Kirklington, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Kirklington, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1595
21 July 1595
Age 79
Death of James Adam Purdon in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1516
    Event Place: Kirklington, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1595
    Event Place: Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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