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Joan Bray 1524–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: North Molton, Devon, England

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: St Thomas, Cornwall, England

Father: Sir Bray

Mother: Lady Shirley

Spouse(s): Walter Thorne

Children(s): Francis Thorne

In 1524, Joan Bray entered the world in North Molton, Devon, England, born to Sir Edmund Edward Bray And Lady Beatrice Shirley. Joan Bray married Walter Thorne, and had children including Francis Thorne. Joan Bray passed away in 1571 in St Thomas, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Joan Bray entered the world in North Molton, Devon, England, born to Sir Edmund Edward Bray And Lady Beatrice Shirley.
  • Joan Bray married Walter Thorne, and had children including Francis Thorne.
  • Joan Bray passed away in 1571 in St Thomas, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bray
1504–1558
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
SB
Lady Shirley
1512–1558
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Walter Thorne
1522–1570
Birth Location: Tiverton, Devonshire, England
WT

Children(s)

Francis Thorne
1551–1601
Birth Location: Gunby, Candleshoe, Linconshire, England
FT

Joan Bray's Ancestors

Self
Joan Bray
1524–1571
Birth Place: North Molton, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Edward Bray
1504–1558
Plymouth, Devon, England
Lady (Beatrice) Shirley
1512–1558
Wiston, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Shirley
1478–1540
Winston, Sussex, England
Anne Shelley
1481–1542
Michelgrove, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1443–1510
Jane Bellingham
1456–1486
Sir Shelley
1467–1548
Lady Belknap
1460–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1406–1466
Lady Blount
1422–1457
Thomas Bellingham
1438–1490
Jane Wiltshire
1447–1510
Sir Shelley
1448–1527
Elizabeth DeMichelgrove
1450–1518
Lord Knight
1428–1488
Lady Knolles
1432–1488

Joan Bray's Descendants

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Joan Bray (1524–1571) m. Walter Thorne (1522–5 Dec 1570)
  1. 1. Francis Thorne 1551–1601 m. Jane Cavendish 1555–1608
    1. 1. John Thorne 1580–1621 m. Constance (Joan) Brown 1580–1621
      1. 1. William (Thorne) Sr. 1616–1657 m. Sarah (Susannah) Booth 1617–1675
        1. 1. John Thorne 1643–1709 m. Mary Pearsall 1649–1689
        2. 2. William Thorne 1632–1688
        3. 3. Susannah Thorne 1645–1696
        4. 4. Mary Thorne 1647–
        5. 5. Samuel Thorne 1644–1732
      2. 2. Jane Thorne 1610–1661
      3. 3. James Thorne 1608–1659
      4. 4. Cavendish Thorne 1610–1611
      5. 5. Susannah Thorne 1608–

Joan Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Joan Bray in North Molton, Devon, England
North Molton, Devon, England
1571
1571
Age 47
Death of Joan Bray in St Thomas, Cornwall, England
St Thomas, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: North Molton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: St Thomas, Cornwall, England
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