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Jane Stephens 1524 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: August 1587

Death Location: Eastington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Berkshire

Mother: Margery Bennett

Spouse(s): Edward Stephens

Children(s): Sir Stephens

Jane Stephens was born in 1524 in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight Richard Fowler III, Baron of Rycote, High Sheriff of Berkshire and Margery Bennett. Jane Stephens married Edward Stephens, and had children including Sir Thomas William (Stevens) Stephens. Jane Stephens passed away in 1587 in Eastington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Jane Stephens was born in 1524 in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight Richard Fowler III, Baron of Rycote, High Sheriff of Berkshire and Margery Bennett.
  • Jane Stephens married Edward Stephens, and had children including Sir Thomas William (Stevens) Stephens.
  • Jane Stephens passed away in 1587 in Eastington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Jane Stephens's Ancestors

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Jane Stephens
1524 – 1587
Birth Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight Richard Fowler III, Baron of Rycote, High Sheriff of Berkshire
1503 – 1587
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Margery Bennett
1501 – 1578
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Fowler
1466 – 1528
Rycote, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Tailboys DE Windsor) Fowler
1464 – 1541
Bradenlove, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Stephens's Descendants

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Jane Stephens (1524 – August 1587) m. Edward Stephens (22 October 1523 – 22 October 1587)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas William (Stevens)) Stephens (1558 – 23 Apr 1613) m. Elizabeth Stone (1562 – 15 September 1616)
    1. 1. Edward Stephens (1583 – 1 September 1670)
    2. 2. John Stephens (1584 – 4 August 1679)
    3. 3. Nicholas Stevens (1585 – 11 July 1675)
    4. 4. Anne Stephens (1587 – )
    5. 5. Nathaniel Stephens (1589 – 3 May 1660)
    6. 6. Mary Stephens (1589 – )
    7. 7. Anna Steven (1590 – 3 April 1623)
    8. 8. Ann (Elizabeth) Stevens (14 September 1592 – 6 April 1676) m. John Bishop (1580 – 7 February 1661)
      1. 1. Mary Hubbard (1610 – 14 September 1676)
      2. 2. Henry Bishop (1620 – 25 Dec 1685) m. Mary (Ann) Bowen (1620 – 1685)
        1. 1. Jeane (Or Jane) Bishop (1636 – 12 March 1663) m. John King (1640 – 14 May 1696)
      3. 3. John Bishop (1625 – 1 October 1683)
      4. 4. Sarah Chatfield (1628 – 30 September 1657)
      5. 5. Stephen (Edmund) Bishop (1630 – 1 June 1690)
    9. 9. Richard Stephens (1593 – )
    10. 10. John Stephens (1595 – 4 August 1679)
    11. 11. Mary Stevens (1602 – )
    12. 12. John Stephens (1603 – 12 August 1679)
    13. 13. Nicholas Stephens (1610 – July 1670)
    14. 14. Charles Stephens (1612 – )
    15. 15. Rebecca Stephens (1614 – )

Jane Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Jane Stephens in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1587
August 1587
Age 63
Death of Jane Stephens in Eastington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Eastington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1587
    Event Place: Eastington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastington, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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