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John Anthony 1607 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England

Death Date: 28 July 1675

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: John Anthony

Mother: Mary Wiggs

Spouse(s): Susanna Potter

Children(s): Elizabeth Anthony

John Anthony was born in 1607 in Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, the child of John Anthony and Mary Martha Wiggs. John Anthony married Susanna Potter, and had children including Elizabeth Anthony. John Anthony passed away in 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Anthony was born in 1607 in Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, the child of John Anthony and Mary Martha Wiggs.
  • John Anthony married Susanna Potter, and had children including Elizabeth Anthony.
  • John Anthony passed away in 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Anthony's Ancestors

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John Anthony
1607 – 1675
Birth Place: Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
Parents
John Anthony
1585 – 1655
London
Mary (Martha) Wiggs
1590 – 1640
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Frances Anthony
1550 – 1623
London
Susan Howe
1563 – 1623
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Raffe Wygg
1562 –
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Derrick Anthony
1525 – 1623
Elizabeth Erley
1528 – 1575
William Howe
1523 – 1574
Elizabeth Gerther
1526 – 1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Engraver
1495 – 1558
Mrs Anthony
1497 – 1528
Richard Erley
John Gerther
1500 – 1558
Joane
1510 – 1596

John Anthony's Descendants

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John Anthony (1607 – 28 July 1675) m. Susanna Potter (1618 – )
  1. 1. Elizabeth Anthony (1646 – 1698) m. James Greene (21 June 1626 – 27 April 1698)
    1. 1. John Greene (30 September 1685 – 30 May 1758) m. Mary (Increase) Allen (29 May 1688 – 31 October 1787)
      1. 1. Joseph Green (19 Feb 1727 – 1824) m. Phebe Langford (26 Apr 1734 – 4 February 1778) m. Mary McENTIRE (1735 – 16 April 1817)
        1. 1. James Green (14 February 1757 – 28 Jul 1852) m. Joanna Terry (20 March 1753 – 23 October 1832)

John Anthony's Timeline

3 Records

1607
1607
Birth of John Anthony in Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
1675
28 July 1675
Age 68
Death of John Anthony in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1807
20 Dec 1807
Age 200
John Anthony - Confirmation in Portland, Dorset, England
Portland, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Rhode Island; Year: 1634; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1807
    Event Place: Portland, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/1004-1011

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Anthony family from 1495 to 1904

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1675
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jan
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008

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