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Joan Elizabeth Allen 1531–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Margaret Leigh

Spouse(s): Wylum Smythe

Children(s): Jane Smythe, Katherine Smythe, John Smythe

Joan Elizabeth Allen was born in 1531 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Colman Allen Knight And Margaret Lady Of Allen Leigh. Joan Elizabeth Allen married Wylum Smythe, and had children including Jane Smythe, John Smythe, Katherine Smythe. Joan Elizabeth Allen passed away in 1585 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Joan Elizabeth Allen was born in 1531 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Colman Allen Knight And Margaret Lady Of Allen Leigh.
  • Joan Elizabeth Allen married Wylum Smythe, and had children including Jane Smythe, John Smythe, Katherine Smythe.
  • Joan Elizabeth Allen passed away in 1585 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Allen's Ancestors

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Joan Allen
1531–1585
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Colman Allen Knight
1502–1558
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Lady of Allen) Leigh
1506–1538
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Thomas) Allen
1460–1523
Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Mary Allen
1464–1545
Skillington, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Allane),
1430–1483
Lady Walkenden
1432–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Allen's Descendants

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Joan (Elizabeth) Allen (1531–1585) m. Wylum Smythe (1535–7 August 1590)
  1. 1. Jane Smythe 1568–1618 m. Thomas (Henry) Morton****+ 1567–1617
    1. 1. Jane (Matilda) Morton 1596–1674 m. Richard Wardle 1590–1676
      1. 1. Joseph Wardle 1631– m. Katherine Reynalds 1635–
        1. 1. Sybille (Wardle) (7GTG) 1659–1712 m. George Gilbert 1665–1728
  2. 2. Katherine Smythe 1570–1650
  3. 3. John Smythe 1566–1669

Joan Allen's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Joan Elizabeth Allen in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1585
1585
Age 54
Death of Joan Elizabeth Allen in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

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