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John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford 1486–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Kingston Russell, Dorset, England

Death Date: 14 Mar 1555

Death Location: Kingston Russell, Devonshire, England

Father: James Russell

Mother: Alice Wyse

Spouse(s): Alice Sapcote, Anne Sapcote

Children(s): Francis Russell, Agnes Russell, Thomas Russell, Richard Russell, John Russell, Lady Broughton

The story of John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford began in 1486 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England. John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford married Alice Sapcote, Anne Sapcote, and had children including Agnes Russell, Francis Russell, John Arthur Broughton Russell, Lady Jane Broughton, Richard Russell, Thomas Russell. John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford passed away in 1555 in Kingston Russell, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford began in 1486 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England.
  • John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford married Alice Sapcote, Anne Sapcote, and had children including Agnes Russell, Francis Russell, John Arthur Broughton Russell, Lady Jane Broughton, Richard Russell, Thomas Russell.
  • John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford passed away in 1555 in Kingston Russell, Devonshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Bedford's Ancestors

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John Bedford
1486–1555
Birth Place: Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Parents
James Russell
1455–1509
Kingston Russell, Dorset, , England
Alice Wyse
1459–1505
Sydenham, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Russell
1432–1505
Kingston Russell, Dorsetshire
Alice Froxmere
1440–1515
Kingston Russell, Dorsetshire
John Wyse
1429–1460
Sydenham, Devon, England
Thomasine FULFORD
1444–1465
Great Fulford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Russell
1405–1463
Elizabeth Herring
1410–1449
JOHN FROXMERE
1415–1440
Lady Webb
1420–1440
Margaret Britt
1404–1429
Baldwin FULFORD
1415–1461
Jenet BOSOME
1420–1461
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Russell
1380–1438
Alice Tour
1385–1451
John Herring
1373–1455
Alice
1377–
John Froxmere
1400–1440
Alice Fillongley
1405–
Elizabeth Foxmere
1400–1450
Henry DeFulford
1390–1420
Wilhelma Langdon
1376–1417
John Bosome
1390–1440
Joan Fortescue
1400–1422

John Bedford's Descendants

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John (Russel, 1st Earl of) Bedford (1486–14 Mar 1555) m. Alice Sapcote (1489–14 Mar 1559) m. Anne Sapcote (–14 March 1559)
  1. 1. Francis Russell 1527–1585 m. Margaret (Saint) John 1533–1562
    1. 1. Francis (Russell) II 1554–1603 m. Juliana Foster 1555–1585
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Russell 1574–1683 m. John (Root) I 1576–1683
        1. 1. John (Root) II 1608–1684 m. Mary Kilbourne 1619–1697
        2. 2. Thomas Root 1605–1694 m. Elizabeth Gale 1618–1691
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Root 1600–1616
        4. 4. Bethia Rootes 1644–
      2. 2. Edward Russell 1572–1627
    2. 2. Anne Russell 1548–1593
    3. 3. (England) (Lord William Thornhaugh) Russell 1558–1613
    4. 4. Elizabeth Russell 1555–1604
  2. 2. Agnes Russell 1534–1598
  3. 3. Thomas Russell 1526–1591
  4. 4. Richard Russell 1512–1604
  5. 5. John (Arthur Broughton \) Russell 1512–1600
  6. 6. Lady (Jane) Broughton 1514–1570

John Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
1555
14 Mar 1555
Age 69
Death of John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford in Russell House, Middlesex, England
Russell House, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 317125
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1555
    Event Place: Russell House, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 317125
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingston Russell, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Devon, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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