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Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes 1680–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Death Date: 27 Sep 1745

Death Location: Colonial America

Father: Luke Wilkes

Mother: Sarah Palmer

Spouse(s): Margriet Wilkes

Children(s): Catherine Wilkes

In 1680, Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes entered the world in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, born to Luke Besouth Palmer Wilkes And Sarah Palmer. Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes married Margriet Jansen Douw Wilkes, and had children including Catherine Elkes Wilkes. Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes passed away in 1745 in Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1680, Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes entered the world in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, born to Luke Besouth Palmer Wilkes And Sarah Palmer.
  • Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes married Margriet Jansen Douw Wilkes, and had children including Catherine Elkes Wilkes.
  • Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes passed away in 1745 in Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Luke Wilkes
1658–1745
Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
LW
Sarah Palmer
1666–1735
Birth Location: Hoxton, Middlesex, , England
SP

Spouses(s)

Margriet Wilkes
1684–1765
Birth Location: New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New Netherlands
MW

Children(s)

Catherine Wilkes
1695–1786
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
CW

Johannes Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Wilkes
1680–1745
Birth Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Parents
Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes
1658–1745
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Palmer
1666–1735
Hoxton, Middlesex, , England
Grandparents
Edward Wilkes
1609–1674
Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Joane (Hope) Baker
1613–1673
Great Horwood, Buckingham, England
Great-Grandparents
Michael\Michaelis Wilks\Wilkes
1579–
Annam (Bevine)
1583–1633
John Besouth
1601–1672
Jone White
1602–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Besouth
1570–1614
Annie Slowe
1570–1616

Johannes Wilkes's Descendants

1.
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Johannes ("John" (Douw)) Wilkes (1680–27 Sep 1745) m. Margriet (Jansen Douw) Wilkes (1684–1765)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elkes) Wilkes 1695–1786 m. Robert Finley 1690–1747
    1. 1. George (E) Findlay 1735–1794
      1. 1. George (James Finley) II 1756–1836 m. Jemima (Caroline) Moss 1761–
        1. 1. Zachariah (J) FINLEY 1803–1870 m. Martha (Jane) Giles 1813–1865

Johannes Wilkes's Timeline

11 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes in Europe
Europe
1680
1680
Birth of Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes in Europe
Europe
1680
1680
Birth of Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes in Europe
Europe
1680
1680
Birth of Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes in Netherlands
Netherlands
1680
1680
Birth of Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1703
Aft. 1703
Age 23
Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes was married in Dutch Colony, New Netherlands, Colonial America
Dutch Colony, New Netherlands, Colonial America
1704
10 MAR 1704
Age 24
Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes was married in RDC New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New Netherlands
RDC New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New Netherlands
1704
10 March 1704
Age 24
Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes was married in RDC New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New Netherlands
RDC New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New Netherlands
1721
1721
Age 41
Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes was married
None
1745
27 September 1745
Age 65
Death of Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes in Dutch Colony, New Netherlands, Colonial America
Dutch Colony, New Netherlands, Colonial America
1745
27 Sep 1745
Age 65
Death of Johannes "John" (Douw) Wilkes in Colonial America
Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Europe

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Europe

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Europe

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aft. 1703
    Event Place: Dutch Colony, New Netherlands, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1704
    Event Place: RDC New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 March 1704
    Event Place: RDC New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1721

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1745
    Event Place: Dutch Colony, New Netherlands, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1745
    Event Place: Colonial America
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