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Jane Wilkes 1604 – 1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1604

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1654

Death Location: Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Wilkes

Mother: Barbara Heyward

Spouse(s): John Ward

Children(s): Cornelius Ward

Jane Wilkes was born in 1604 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Wilkes and Barbara Heyward. Jane Wilkes married John Cornelius Ward, and had children including Cornelius Ward. Jane Wilkes passed away in 1654 in Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Jane Wilkes was born in 1604 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Wilkes and Barbara Heyward.
  • Jane Wilkes married John Cornelius Ward, and had children including Cornelius Ward.
  • Jane Wilkes passed away in 1654 in Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Jane Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Jane Wilkes
1604 – 1654
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Wilkes
1566 – 1627
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England
Barbara Heyward
1588 – 1638
Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Wilkes
1540 – 1588
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
William (Heyward) (Hayward)
1565 – 1615
Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Margaret Sevell
1567 – 1617
Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Wylkes
1515 – 1558
Alice Ales
1520 – 1573
Thomas Heyward
1540 – 1590
Alice Bradley
1543 – 1594
EN Sevell
1540 – 1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Heyward
1515 – 1565
Agnes Murcote
1520 – 1570

Jane Wilkes's Descendants

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Jane Wilkes (30 May 1604 – 1654) m. John (Cornelius) Ward (1600 – 1649)
  1. 1. Cornelius Ward (1640 – 24 February 1723) m. Margaret Franklin (1646 – 1747)
    1. 1. Joseph (Cornelius) Ward (1688 – 28 Mar 1765) m. Mary Warwick (10 February 1691 – 1743)
      1. 1. Cornelius Ward (1716 – 1765)
      2. 2. Mary Ward (1718 – 1765)
      3. 3. Joseph Ward (1720 – 23 July 1776)
      4. 4. Alice Ward (1721 – 1765)
      5. 5. Sarah Ward (1724 – 1765)
      6. 6. Stephen Ward (1726 – 27 March 1789) m. Mary (Polly Riggin) (Ward) (16 August 1752 – 24 March 1785)
        1. 1. Grace Ward (19 Jan 1756 – ) m. Richardson Donoho (1750 – 1 Apr 1823)
      7. 7. James Ward (1726 – 1765)

Jane Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1604
30 May 1604
Birth of Jane Wilkes in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1654
1654
Age 50
Death of Jane Wilkes in Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1604
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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