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Joan Bray 1521–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: North Molton, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 26 Mar 1569

Death Location: Portland, Dorset, England

Father: Sir Braye

Mother: Jane Halywell

Spouse(s): Thomas Thorne

Children(s):

The story of Joan Bray began in 1521 in North Molton, Devonshire, England. Joan Bray married Thomas John Walter Thorne. Joan Bray passed away in 1569 in Portland, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Bray began in 1521 in North Molton, Devonshire, England.
  • Joan Bray married Thomas John Walter Thorne.
  • Joan Bray passed away in 1569 in Portland, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Joan Bray's Ancestors

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Joan Bray
1521–1569
Birth Place: North Molton, Devonshire, England
Parents
Sir John Edmund Braye
1484–1539
Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Halywell
1486–1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Younger
1458–1515
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
Johanna Troughton
1464–1558
London, Middlesex, , England
Richard Halighwell
1462–1506
Holwell, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Johanna Troughton
1458–1485
Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Baron Holwell
1435–1500
Elizabeth
1438–1516
John Troughton
1420–1490
Beatrice Bohun
1416–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Halighwell
1404–1464
Alice Piperell
1408–1444
John Troughton
1396–1445
Joan Copeland
1402–1472
John Bohun
1362–1433
Anne Halsham
1383–1438

Joan Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Joan Bray in North Molton, Devonshire, England
North Molton, Devonshire, England
1569
26 Mar 1569
Age 48
Death of Joan Bray in Portland, Dorset, England
Portland, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: North Molton, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Joan Bray, person ID LZY9-3XD.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1569
    Event Place: Portland, Dorset, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Joan Bray, person ID LZY9-3XD.

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