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John Bancroft 1596 – 1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 6 AUG 1637

Death Location: Lynn, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: Sir Yeoman

Mother: Rebecca Bancroft

Spouse(s): Jane Bonython, Sarah Bancroft

Children(s): Sarah Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Thomas Bancroft, Anna Bancroft, John Bancroft, William Bancroft, Samuel Bancroft, John Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft

The story of John Bancroft began in 1596 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. John Bancroft married Jane Bonython, Sarah Bancroft, and had children including Sarah Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Thomas bkb Bancroft, Anna Bancroft, John Bancroft, William Bancroft, Samuel Bancroft, John Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft. John Bancroft passed away in 1637 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bancroft began in 1596 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
  • John Bancroft married Jane Bonython, Sarah Bancroft, and had children including Sarah Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Thomas bkb Bancroft, Anna Bancroft, John Bancroft, William Bancroft, Samuel Bancroft, John Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft.
  • John Bancroft passed away in 1637 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Yeoman
1569 – 1626
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
SY
Rebecca Bancroft
1574 – 1639
Birth Location: Swarkeston, Derbyshire, England
RB

Spouses(s)

Jane Bonython
1601 – 1662
Birth Location: Swarkston, Derby, England
JB
Sarah Bancroft
1619 – 1685
Birth Location: –
SB

Children(s)

Sarah Bancroft
1619 – 1685
Birth Location: Belchford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
SB
Elizabeth Bancroft
1620 – 1704
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
EB
Thomas Bancroft
1622 – 1684
Birth Location: Swarkeston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
TB
Anna Bancroft
1628 – 1684
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England
AB
John Bancroft
1629 – 1662
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England
JB
William Bancroft
1630 – 1684
Birth Location: Swarkeston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
WB
Samuel Bancroft
1632 –
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
SB
John Bancroft
1635 –
Birth Location: Swarkeston, Derbyshire, England
JB
Sarah Bancroft
1637 –
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
SB

John Bancroft's Ancestors

Self
John Bancroft
1596 – 1637
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Bancroft, Yeoman
1569 – 1626
Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Rebecca Bancroft
1574 – 1639
Swarkeston, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Ralph Bancroft.) English.
1547 – 1611
Chellaston, Derby, England
Alice (Maude) Wright
1549 – 1636
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Chellaston
1521 – 1557
Margaret Haryingsorth
1522 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Chellaston
1500 – 1557
Anne Shivers
1504 – 1561

John Bancroft's Descendants

1.
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John Bancroft (1596 – 6 AUG 1637) m. Jane Bonython (ABT 1601 – September 10, 1662) m. Sarah Bancroft (1619 – 1685)
  1. 1. Sarah Bancroft (19 MAR 1619 – 10 MAY 1685)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Bancroft (ABT 1620 – 20 May 1704)
  3. 3. Thomas (bkb) Bancroft (1622 – 14 Dec 1684) m. Hannah Gardner (1661 – 1683)
    1. 1. Rebecca Bancroft (23 Feb 1680 – 31 Dec 1725)
    2. 2. Nathaniel Bancroft (24 Oct 1683 – 26 August 1764) m. Ruth Haile (19 Dec 1687 – 1753) m. Ruth Hale
      1. 1. Ruth Bancroft (2 Mar 1709 – 2 Mar 1709)
      2. 2. Thomas (Bancroft, Revolutionary) War (17 Dec 1709 – 26 Sep 1777)
      3. 3. Azaniah Bancroft (1711 – 1745)
      4. 4. Samuel (Bancroft, Revolutionary) War (08 Jul 1711 – 06 Jul 1788) m. Sarah White (26 Dec 1717 – 01 Apr 1802)
        1. 1. Samuel Bancroft (22 Apr 1737 – 02 Jan 1820)
        2. 2. Joel Bancroft (28 Jul 1739 – 23 May 1804)
        3. 3. Lt (Lemuel) Bancroft (25 Jul 1741 – 23 May 1804)
        4. 4. Sarah Bancroft (19 Dec 1743 – 26 Sep 1816)
        5. 5. Sabra Bancroft (27 January 1746 – 22 FEB 1813)
        6. 6. Hannah Bancroft (10 Apr 1748 – 30 Sep 1812)
        7. 7. John Bancroft (4 Aug 1750 – 13 Apr 1836) m. Grace Stiles (3 Nov 1755 – 4 Jul 1834)
        8. 8. Capt (Enoch) Bancroft (25 Nov 1753 – 9 Mar 1823)
        9. 9. Ruth Bancroft (15 Jul 1756 – 02 Mar 1813)
        10. 10. David Bancroft (25 Sep 1760 – 03 Mar 1791)
        11. 11. Mercy (Malinda) Bancroft (1776 – 19 Sep 1777)
      5. 5. Nathaniel Bancroft (Apr 1712 – 25 Aug 1764)
      6. 6. Anna Bancroft (17 Oct 1719 – 17 Oct 1779)
      7. 7. John Bancroft (05 Apr 1731 – 07 May 1759)
    3. 3. John Bancroft (26 Feb 1684 – )
  4. 4. Anna Bancroft (BEF 1628 – from 17 December 1684 to 4 April 1694)
  5. 5. John Bancroft (BEF 1629 – 6 AUG 1662)
  6. 6. William Bancroft (ABT 1630 – 14 DEC 1684)
  7. 7. Samuel Bancroft (1632 – DECEASED)
  8. 8. John Bancroft (ABT 1635 – DECEASED)
  9. 9. Sarah Bancroft (1637 – DECEASED)

John Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596
Birth of John Bancroft in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1637
6 AUG 1637
Age 41
Death of John Bancroft in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Lynn, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 AUG 1637
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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