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James Witten 1608–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 1658

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: William Whitton

Mother: Catherine Arderne

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James Witten was born in 1608 in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, the child of William Whitton And Catherine Arderne. James Witten passed away in 1658 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Witten was born in 1608 in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, the child of William Whitton And Catherine Arderne.
  • James Witten passed away in 1658 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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James Witten's Ancestors

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James Witten
1608–1658
Birth Place: Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
William Whitton
1572–1637
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Arderne
1573–
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Matthew Whitton
1536–1606
Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Chester
1540–1613
Averham, Nottingham, England
John Arderne
1550–1613
Hawarden, Chester, Cheshire, England
Mary Holland
1556–1619
Denton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Whitton
1511–
Arthur Whitton
1515–
Ralph Arderne
1525–1608
Eleanor Buckley
1519–
Edward Holland
1520–1570
Jane Carrington
1524–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John DeArderne
1454–1551
Agnes Hyde
1502–1550
Richard Holland
1493–1548
Anne Fitton
1495–
John Carrington
1494–1548
Margaret Warburton
1495–1541

James Witten's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of James Witten in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
1658
1658
Age 50
Death of James Witten in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for James Witten, person ID L611-DJB.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for James Witten, person ID L611-DJB.

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