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Johanna (Joan) Kent 1555 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: Aft. 27 Jun 1618

Death Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Father: John Kent

Mother: Christina Borne

Spouse(s): John *

Children(s): James Desborough*

Johanna (Joan) Kent was born in 1555 in Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Kent and Christina Borne. Johanna (Joan) Kent married John Disborowe| Desborough III *, and had children including James Desbrow Desborough*. Johanna (Joan) Kent passed away in 1618 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Johanna (Joan) Kent was born in 1555 in Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Kent and Christina Borne.
  • Johanna (Joan) Kent married John Disborowe| Desborough III *, and had children including James Desbrow Desborough*.
  • Johanna (Joan) Kent passed away in 1618 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johanna Kent's Ancestors

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Johanna Kent
1555 – 1618
Birth Place: Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Kent
1526 – 1588
Lambeth St Mary, London, England
Christina Borne
1526 – 1580
Surrey, England
Grandparents
Margaret (Elizabeth Walthan Beauforest -) Braunche
1500 – 1556
Cornwall, England
Lady (Margaret Ogilvy Gordon Sutherland Bourne of Bobbingworth, Countess of) Cornhill
1504 – 1559
Boyne, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lady Bassett
1470 – 1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johanna Kent's Descendants

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Johanna ((Joan)) Kent (1555 – Aft. 27 Jun 1618) m. John (Disborowe| Desborough III) * (1556 – 24 May 1610)
  1. 1. James (Desbrow) Desborough* (1582 – 1 Dec 1634) m. Mary Gylbye (1589 – 1688)
    1. 1. Sir (John, Major General) Desborough\Disbrowe (13 Nov 1608 – 10 Dec 1680) m. Jane (Cromwell, Sister to Sir Oliver) Cromwell (19 Jun 1605 – 1656)

Johanna Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Johanna (Joan) Kent in Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England
Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England
1618
Aft. 27 Jun 1618
Age 63
Death of Johanna (Joan) Kent in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 27 Jun 1618
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

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