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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 Purdon, Thomas Jones

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 Purdon, Thomas Jones. 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 Purdon, Thomas Jones.
  • James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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James Purdon's Ancestors

Self
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 Purdon 1536–1595 m. Adam (Loftus Archbishop of) Dublin 1533–1605
    1. 1. Isabella (Purdon) Loftus 1569–1597 m. Sir (William Newman) Ussher 1561–1657
      1. 1. Anne Ussher 1597–1669 m. Robert Meredyth 1585–1668 m. William Crofton 1576–1639
        1. 1. Annie Lipset
        2. 2. Grissell Meredith –1700
        3. 3. Adam Meredith 1625–1647
        4. 4. Elanore Meredith 1637–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Meredith 1636–1698
        6. 6. Richard Meredith 1624–1700
        7. 7. Sir (Charles) Meredith 1628–1700
        8. 8. William Meredith 1620–1664
    2. 2. Martha Colclough 1575–1609
    3. 3. Adam Loftus 1565–1599
    4. 4. Thomas Loftus 1571–1635
    5. 5. Mary Loftus 1585–1623
    6. 6. Dudley Loftus 1561–1616
    7. 7. Alicia Loftus 1579–1608
    8. 8. Anne Loftus 1569–1629
    9. 9. Catherine (Jane) Loftus 1573–1631
    10. 10. Dorothy Loftus 1577–1633
    11. 11. Edward Loftus 1563–1601
    12. 12. Henry Loftus 1571–1585
    13. 13. Jane Loftus 1560–
    14. 14. John Loftus 1574–
    15. 15. Margaret Loftus 1564–1604
    16. 16. Robert Loftus 1580–1640
  2. 2. Thomas Jones 1550–1619

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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