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Joan Sayer 1552–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Richard Downes

Mother: Rebecca King

Spouse(s): William Browne

Children(s): John Browne

Joan Sayer was born in 1552 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, the child of Richard Downes And Rebecca King. Joan Sayer married William Thomas Browne, and had children including John Browne. Joan Sayer passed away in 1610 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Joan Sayer was born in 1552 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, the child of Richard Downes And Rebecca King.
  • Joan Sayer married William Thomas Browne, and had children including John Browne.
  • Joan Sayer passed away in 1610 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Joan Sayer's Ancestors

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Joan Sayer
1552–1610
Birth Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Parents
Richard Downes
1520–1602
Boxted, Essex, England
Rebecca King
1530–1605
Boxted, Essex, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Sayer's Descendants

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Joan Sayer (1552–1610) m. William (Thomas) Browne (1554–26 Jan 1591)
  1. 1. John Browne 1584–1662 m. Dorothy Kent 1603–1673
    1. 1. Mary Browne 1605–1669 m. Thomas Willett 1605–1674
      1. 1. NATHANIEL* Willett 1618–1698 m. Hannah (Hester) Adams 1637–1670
        1. 1. Sarah Willett 1648–1714 m. Robert (Zachariah) Sanford 1644–1713

Joan Sayer's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Joan Sayer in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
1610
1610
Age 58
Death of Joan Sayer in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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