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James Westwood 1580–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Essex County, England

Death Date: 05 Oct 1657

Death Location: Stanford Rivers, Essex, England

Father: Sir. Westwood

Mother: Lady Westwood

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Worlick

Children(s): William Westwood

The story of James Westwood began in 1580 in Essex County, England. James Westwood married Elizabeth Worlick, and had children including William Westwood. James Westwood passed away in 1657 in Stanford Rivers, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Westwood began in 1580 in Essex County, England.
  • James Westwood married Elizabeth Worlick, and had children including William Westwood.
  • James Westwood passed away in 1657 in Stanford Rivers, Essex, England.

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James Westwood's Ancestors

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James Westwood
1580–1657
Birth Place: Essex County, England
Parents
Sir. Thomas Hopton of Westwood
1560–1638
Essex, England
Lady (Margaret Joan) Westwood
1562–1598
Elsworth, Cambridgshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Westwood's Descendants

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James Westwood (1580–05 Oct 1657) m. Elizabeth Worlick (1583–)
  1. 1. William Westwood 1606–1669 m. Bridget Westwood 1603–1676
    1. 1. Sarah (Westwood) Cook 1644–1730 m. Aaron (Cook) III 1641–1716
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cook 1677–1751 m. Ichabod Smith 1675–1746
        1. 1. Nathaniel Smith 1702–1762
      2. 2. Aron Cooke 1665–1725
      3. 3. Samuel Cook 1672–1746
      4. 4. Johannah Porter 1665–1713
      5. 5. Westwood Cook 1671–1744
      6. 6. Moses Cook 1675–1758

James Westwood's Timeline

3 Records

1580
1580
Birth of James Westwood in Essex County, England
Essex County, England
1657
Oct. 5, 1657
Age 77
Death of James Westwood in Ipswich, Essex, England
Ipswich, Essex, England
1657
05 Oct 1657
Age 77
Burial of James Westwood in Stanford Rivers, Essex, England
Stanford Rivers, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Essex County, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct. 5, 1657
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1657
    Event Place: Stanford Rivers, Essex, England

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