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John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1485–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1485

Birth Location: Kingston Russell or Bredy, Dorset, England or Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 14 Mar 1555

Death Location: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: James Russell

Mother: Alice Wyse

Spouse(s): Anne Sapcote*

Children(s): Sir Garter"

John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford was born in 1485 in Kingston Russell or Bredy, Dorset, England or Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of James Russell And Alice Wyse. John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford married Anne Sapcote, and had children including Sir Francis Russell 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Knight Of The Garter. John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford passed away in 1555 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford was born in 1485 in Kingston Russell or Bredy, Dorset, England or Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of James Russell And Alice Wyse.
  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford married Anne Sapcote, and had children including Sir Francis Russell 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Knight Of The Garter.
  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford passed away in 1555 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Bedford's Ancestors

Self
John Bedford
1485–1555
Birth Place: Kingston Russell or Bredy, Dorset, England or Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
James Russell
1450–1505
Awyre, Dorsset, England
Alice Wyse
1459–1505
Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Russell
1432–1505
Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Alice (Elizabeth) Froxmere
1440–1515
Russell, Dorset, England
John Wyse
1429–1460
Stoke Demerel, Mt. Wise, Sydenham, Devonshire Co., England
Thomasine Fulford
1412–1465
Great Fulford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Weymouth
1401–1463
Elizabeth Herring
1410–1449
John Froxmere
1429–1440
Thomas Wyse
1404–1450
Margaret Britt
1404–1429
Admiral Fulford
1415–1461
Jenet Bosome
1382–1461
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Russell
1380–1438
Alice DeLaTour
1385–
John Herring
1372–1455
Alice Herring
1385–1449
Sir Wyse
1380–1403
Joane Millaton
1385–1450
ROBERT BRITT
1350–1404
MRS BRITT
1334–
Henry Fulford
1390–1420
Wilhelma Langdon
1376–1417

John Bedford's Descendants

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John (Russell, 1st Earl of) Bedford (Apr 1485–14 Mar 1555) m. Anne Sapcote* (1489–14 Mar 1559)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis Russell* "2nd Earl of Bedford" "Knight of the) Garter" 1527–1582 m. Margaret StJohn 1533–1562
    1. 1. Anna Russell 1556–1593
    2. 2. William Russell 1546–1580
    3. 3. William Russell 1562–1613
    4. 4. Edward Russell 1551–1572
    5. 5. Janet Russell 1550–
    6. 6. Lady (Ann Russell) Bedford 1548–1604
    7. 7. Anne Russell 1556–1625
    8. 8. Francis Russell 1553–1603 m. Frances Russell 1555–1603 m. Elizabeth Long 1562–1611
      1. 1. Ann Burrell 1559–1610 m. Thomas Root 1555–1609 m. Robert Roote 1520–
        1. 1. John Root 1576–1683 m. Mary (Ann) RUSSELL 1574–1683
      2. 2. Edward Russell 1572–1627
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) RUSSELL 1574–1683 m. John Root 1576–1683
        1. 1. John Roote 1608–1684 m. Dorcas (Dorothy) Abbott 1664–1720 m. Mary Kilbourne 1619–1697
        2. 2. Thomas Root 1605–1694
        3. 3. Thomas ROOT 1555–1694
        4. 4. Mary Root 1600–1616
        5. 5. Susannah Root 1603–1697
      4. 4. Francis Russell 1593–1641
      5. 5. Joseph RUSSELL 1579–1604
    9. 9. Mary (Ann) Russell 1574–1683
    10. 10. John Russell 1521–1584
    11. 11. Franis Russell 1555–1585
    12. 12. John (Russell) Bedford 1557–1584
    13. 13. Elizabeth Russell 1555–1604
    14. 14. Margaret Russell 1560–1616

John Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1485
Apr 1485
Birth of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford in Kingston Russell or Bredy, Dorset, England or Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Kingston Russell or Bredy, Dorset, England or Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
1555
14 Mar 1555
Age 70
Death of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford in Russell House, The Strand, Middlesex, England
Russell House, The Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1485
    Event Place: Kingston Russell or Bredy, Dorset, England or Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1502-1503
    Event Place: Dorset
    Record Source: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: co. Worcester co. Gloucester Cos. Worcester Gloucester co. Worcester, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1555
    Event Place: Russell House, The Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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