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John Abell 1527–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Okehampton, Devonshire, England

Father: Sir Bryxham

Mother: Lady Edwards

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John Abell was born in 1527 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England, the child of Sir John Abell Vicar Of Bryxham And Lady Grace Anne Edwards. John Abell passed away in 1597 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Abell was born in 1527 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England, the child of Sir John Abell Vicar Of Bryxham And Lady Grace Anne Edwards.
  • John Abell passed away in 1597 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England.

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John Abell's Ancestors

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John Abell
1527–1597
Birth Place: Hatherleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Abell, Vicar of Bryxham
1520–1587
Hatherleigh, Devon, England
Lady (Grace Anne) Edwards
1508–1552
Hatherleigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Abell
1500–1559
Hatherleigh, Devonshire, England
Grace Edwards
1500–1552
Hatherleigh, Devon, England
Robert (William) Edwards
1471–1525
North Petherton Parish, Somerset, England
Anne (Elizabeth) Westlake
1473–1530
North Pertherton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Edwardes
1450–1502
Gwenllian Eyton
1445–1520
Sir Westlake
1450–1473
Lady Cox
1450–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Curate
1420–1470
Anne Edwardes
1420–1502
Sir Eyton
1390–
Lady Langley
1415–1455
William Cox
1430–1504
Lady Malpas
1426–1484

John Abell's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of John Abell in Hatherleigh, Devon, England
Hatherleigh, Devon, England
1597
1597
Age 70
Death of John Abell in Okehampton, Devonshire, England
Okehampton, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Hatherleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Okehampton, Devonshire, England

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