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Joan Towse Trelawney 1508–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1508

Birth Location: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 10 Jul 1589

Death Location: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Walter Trelawney

Mother: Joan Toose

Spouse(s): Nicholas Massey

Children(s): Alice Olmstead

In 1508, Joan Towse Trelawney entered the world in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, born to Walter Trelawney And Joan Isobel Toose. Joan Towse Trelawney married Nicholas Massey, and had children including Alice Sorrell Olmstead. Joan Towse Trelawney passed away in 1589 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1508, Joan Towse Trelawney entered the world in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, born to Walter Trelawney And Joan Isobel Toose.
  • Joan Towse Trelawney married Nicholas Massey, and had children including Alice Sorrell Olmstead.
  • Joan Towse Trelawney passed away in 1589 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Trelawney
1476–1513
Birth Location: Tournay, Cornwall, England
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Joan Toose
1478–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Nicholas Massey
1509–1553
Birth Location: Coddington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Alice Olmstead
1522–1553
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Trelawney's Ancestors

Self
Joan Trelawney
1508–1589
Birth Place: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Parents
Walter Trelawney
1476–1513
Tournay, Cornwall, England
Joan (Isobel) Toose
1478–1520
Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Trelawney's Descendants

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Joan (Towse) Trelawney (10 Jul 1508–10 Jul 1589) m. Nicholas Massey (1509–11 September 1553)
  1. 1. Alice (Sorrell) Olmstead 1522–1553 m. James (Olmstead (gf of) colonist) 1520–1553
    1. 1. James (Olmstead) III 1551–1595 m. Elizabeth Davers 1543–
      1. 1. Anne Olmstead 1566–1624 m. Thomas French 1566–1613
        1. 1. Margaret French 1605–1683 m. Ralph Hill 1639–1663 m. Roger Toothaker 1612–1637
        2. 2. William French 1603–1681
        3. 3. Ann French 1592–1593
        4. 4. David French 1590–1674
        5. 5. Dorothy French 1592–1611
        6. 6. Edward French 1590–1674
        7. 7. Elizabeth French 1600–1671
        8. 8. Eleanor French 1597–1628
        9. 9. John French 1588–1650
        10. 10. Judith French 1588–1671
        11. 11. Samuel French 1593–1594
      2. 2. Richard (Olmstead, of) Fairstead 1579–1641
      3. 3. Elizabeth Olmstead 1589–1634
      4. 4. John Olmstead 1592–1679
      5. 5. Mabell Olmstead 1587–1621
      6. 6. Mary Olmstead 1585–1594
      7. 7. Nicholas Olmstead 1583–1629
      8. 8. Thomas Olmstead 1577–1599
      9. 9. James (Olmsted) (colonist) 1580–1640 m. Joyce Cornish 1584–1621
        1. 1. Nicholas Olmsted 1611–1684 m. Sarah Loomis 1617–1689

Joan Trelawney's Timeline

2 Records

1508
10 Jul 1508
Birth of Joan Towse Trelawney in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1589
10 Jul 1589
Age 81
Death of Joan Towse Trelawney in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1508
    Event Place: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1589
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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