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Jane Drury 1505–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1505

Birth Location: Stoke Faston,

Death Date: 19 May 1575

Death Location: Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Father: Henry Sothill

Mother: Lady Empson

Spouse(s): Sir Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Sir Merrylls

Children(s): Sir Drury

Jane Drury was born in 1505 in Stoke Faston,, the child of Henry Sothill And Lady Joan Jane Empson. Jane Drury married Sir John Merrylls, Sir William Drury Of Hawstead Knight Of The Garter Sheriff Of Suffolk Marshall Of Berwick Upon Tweed, and had children including Sir Robert Of Hawstead Drury. Jane Drury passed away in 1575 in Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Jane Drury was born in 1505 in Stoke Faston,, the child of Henry Sothill And Lady Joan Jane Empson.
  • Jane Drury married Sir John Merrylls, Sir William Drury Of Hawstead Knight Of The Garter Sheriff Of Suffolk Marshall Of Berwick Upon Tweed, and had children including Sir Robert Of Hawstead Drury.
  • Jane Drury passed away in 1575 in Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Drury's Ancestors

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Jane Drury
1505–1575
Birth Place: Stoke Faston,
Parents
Henry Sothill
1477–1505
Redbourne, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Joan Jane) Empson
1480–1510
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Drury's Descendants

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Jane Drury (21 May 1505–19 May 1575) m. Sir (William Drury , of Hawstead, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff of Suffolk, Marshall of) Berwick-Upon-Tweed (1500–11 January 1557) m. Sir (John) Merrylls (1525–1584)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert of Hawstead) Drury 1525–1558
    1. 1. Mary (Dorothy) Drury 1556–1599 m. Edward (William Barnes ,) Esq. 1540–1615
      1. 1. Anne Barnes 1579–1630 m. Benjamin (John) Marchant 1562–1590
        1. 1. ANNE MARCHANT 1588–1635 m. Jean (D'Aubigné , Baron de Surimeau, Gouverneur van) Maillezais 1584–1647
      2. 2. William (Leslie) Barnes 1580–1657 m. Thomasine (Spooner) Shepherd 1592–1644
        1. 1. Joshua (Barnes , (Immigrant England to) NY) 1616–1692 m. Prudence (Jennings , (Immigrant England to) NY) 1618–1692

Jane Drury's Timeline

5 Records

1505
21 May 1505
Birth of Jane Drury in Stokerstone, Suffolk, England
Stokerstone, Suffolk, England
1505
21 May 1505
Birth of Jane Drury in Bucks, Bedfordshire, England
Bucks, Bedfordshire, England
1505
21 May 1505
Birth of Jane Drury in Stoke Faston,
Stoke Faston,
1575
19 May 1575
Age 70
Death of Jane Drury in Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
1575
19 May 1575
Age 70
Death of Jane Drury in Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk county, England
Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk county, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1505
    Event Place: Stokerstone, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1505
    Event Place: Bucks, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1505
    Event Place: Stoke Faston,

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in the Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lawshull, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 57

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1575
    Event Place: Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1575
    Event Place: Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk county, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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