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Joan French 1520–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England

Death Date: 8 Jun 1588

Death Location: Branscombe, Devon, England

Father: John Lawrence

Mother: Joan Eliot

Spouse(s): Nicholas Wheaton

Children(s): John (Witten)

In 1520, Joan French entered the world in Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, born to John French Lawrence And Joan Eliot. Joan French married Nicholas Wheaton, and had children including John Wheaton Witten. Joan French passed away in 1588 in Branscombe, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Joan French entered the world in Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, born to John French Lawrence And Joan Eliot.
  • Joan French married Nicholas Wheaton, and had children including John Wheaton Witten.
  • Joan French passed away in 1588 in Branscombe, Devon, England.

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Joan French's Ancestors

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Joan French
1520–1588
Birth Place: Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Parents
John FRENCH Lawrence
1495–
Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Joan Eliot
1489–1551
Cottered, Hertfordshire, England
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Joan French's Descendants

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Joan French (1520–8 Jun 1588) m. Nicholas Wheaton (1530–1587)
  1. 1. John (Wheaton) (Witten) 1557–1596 m. Thomasin ("Thomasyn") Palfry 1560–1595
    1. 1. Christopher\Christofer Wheaton\Witten 1580–1654 m. Katherine Wright 1585–1605
      1. 1. Hannah (Elizabeth Uxor Wheaton) (9thGGM) 1600–1642 m. Robert (Probert) Masson 1600–1644
        1. 1. Sampson Mason 1625–1676 m. Mary Butterworth 1629–1704

Joan French's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Joan French in Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
1588
8 Jun 1588
Age 68
Death of Joan French in Branscombe, Devon, England
Branscombe, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1588
    Event Place: Branscombe, Devon, England

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