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Joan Whitney 1505 – 1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1605

Death Location: Witney, Oxfordshire, , England

Father: JAMES WHITNEY

Mother: Blanche Troy

Spouse(s): Sir Whitney

Children(s): Gregory Merriman

In 1505, Joan Whitney entered the world in Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to JAMES WHITNEY and Blanche Milborne, Lady Herbert of Troy. Joan Whitney married Sir Thomas Merriman of Whitney, and had children including Gregory Merriman. Joan Whitney passed away in 1605 in Witney, Oxfordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Joan Whitney entered the world in Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to JAMES WHITNEY and Blanche Milborne, Lady Herbert of Troy.
  • Joan Whitney married Sir Thomas Merriman of Whitney, and had children including Gregory Merriman.
  • Joan Whitney passed away in 1605 in Witney, Oxfordshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES WHITNEY
1465 – 1541
Birth Location: Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Blanche Troy
1470 – 1557
Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Whitney
1510 – 1559
Birth Location: Witney, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Gregory Merriman
1530 – 1596
Birth Location: Whitney, Oxfordshire, England
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Joan Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Joan Whitney
1505 – 1605
Birth Place: Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
JAMES WHITNEY
1465 – 1541
Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Blanche (Milborne, Lady Herbert of) Troy
1470 – 1557
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
Simon Milborne
Jane Baskerville
Great-Grandparents
John Milbourne
– 1435
Elizabeth Devereux
– 1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Whitney's Descendants

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Joan Whitney (1505 – 1605) m. Sir (Thomas Merriman of) Whitney (1510 – 22 Jul 1559)
  1. 1. Gregory Merriman (1530 – 1596) m. Mary (Ann) Ring (1534 – 1588)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Merriman (1561-1567 – 1613) m. Marke (or Mart) Hills (20 Nov 1567 – 7 Oct 1603)
      1. 1. Katherine Hills (1590 – 26 Mar 1609) m. John Trott (5 Mar 1586 – 1609)
        1. 1. Hester Trott (1609 – 1682) m. William (H Hyde (1st Proprietor of Norwich,) Conn. (1600 – 06 Jan 1681)

Joan Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Joan Whitney in Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1605
1605
Age 100
Death of Joan Whitney in Witney, Oxfordshire, , England
Witney, Oxfordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Witney, Oxfordshire, , England
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