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James Adam Purdon 1516–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1516

Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: 21 July 1595

Death Location: Lurgan Race, Louth, Leinster, Ireland

Father: Adam Purdon

Mother: Jane Janes

Spouse(s): Jane Little

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

James Adam Purdon was born in 1516 in Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Adam Purdon And Jane Janes. James Adam Purdon married Jane Lockhead Little, and had children including Arthur Purdon, Dudley Purdon, Gilbert Purdon, Jane Purdon, John Purdon, Margaret Ranae Purdon, Simon Purdon. James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Lurgan Race, Louth, Leinster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • James Adam Purdon was born in 1516 in Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Adam Purdon And Jane Janes.
  • James Adam Purdon married Jane Lockhead Little, and had children including Arthur Purdon, Dudley Purdon, Gilbert Purdon, Jane Purdon, John Purdon, Margaret Ranae Purdon, Simon Purdon.
  • James Adam Purdon passed away in 1595 in Lurgan Race, Louth, Leinster, Ireland.

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James Purdon's Ancestors

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

James Purdon's Descendants

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James (Adam) Purdon (15 May 1516–21 July 1595) m. Jane (Lockhead) Little (1520–1554)
  1. 1. Jane Purdon 1536–1595 m. Adam (Archbishop of Armargh) Loftus 1533–1605
    1. 1. Anne (Catherine) Loftus 1567–1631 m. Henry Colley 1565–1601
      1. 1. Henry (Colley 3rd) III 1591–1637
  2. 2. Dudley Purdon 1539–
  3. 3. John Purdon 1544–1596
  4. 4. Margaret (Ranae) Purdon 1548–1735
  5. 5. Simon Purdon 1542–1596
  6. 6. Arthur Purdon 1541–1596
  7. 7. Gilbert Purdon 1549–1596

James Purdon's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1516
    Event Place: Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1595
    Event Place: Lurgan Race, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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