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John Adam 1507–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 28 May 1578

Death Location: Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Ewing

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dowch

Children(s): Alice Adams, Silvester Adams, Anne Adams, William Adams, Elizabeth (Adam), Thomas Adams, Agnes Adams, Jerome Haydon

In 1507, John Adam entered the world in Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Adams Ii And Lady Joan T Ewing. John Adam married Elizabeth Dowch, and had children including Agnes Adams, Alice Adams, Anne Margarethe Adams, Elizabeth Platt Adam, Jerome Adam Haydon, Silvester I Adams, Thomas Adams, William Adams. John Adam passed away in 1578 in Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1507, John Adam entered the world in Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Adams Ii And Lady Joan T Ewing.
  • John Adam married Elizabeth Dowch, and had children including Agnes Adams, Alice Adams, Anne Margarethe Adams, Elizabeth Platt Adam, Jerome Adam Haydon, Silvester I Adams, Thomas Adams, William Adams.
  • John Adam passed away in 1578 in Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

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John Adam's Ancestors

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John Adam
1507–1578
Birth Place: Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Adams II
1482–1542
Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Joan T) Ewing
1474–1513
Sawbridgeworth Castle, Hertfordshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Adam's Descendants

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John Adam (1507–28 May 1578) m. Elizabeth Dowch (1511–1578)
  1. 1. Alice Adams 1539–1539
  2. 2. Silvester (I) Adams 1533–1573 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Adam 1540–1606
  3. 3. Anne ("Margarethe") Adams 1540–1591
  4. 4. William Adams 1541–1739
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Platt) (Adam) 1540–1606 m. Heirom (Jerome) Adam 1535–1583
    1. 1. William (Adam) Hayden 1566–1619
  6. 6. Thomas Adams 1543–1626
  7. 7. Agnes Adams 1541–1573
  8. 8. Jerome (Adam) Haydon 1535–1583

John Adam's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of John Adam in Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1578
28 May 1578
Age 71
Death of John Adam in Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1578
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth Castle, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

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