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John Blake 1521 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1521

Birth Location: Plainesfield, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1576

Death Location: Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Father: Humphrey Blake

Mother: Anne Littleton

Spouse(s): Jane Rawson

Children(s): Anne Blake

The story of John Blake began in 1521 in Plainesfield, Somerset, England. John Blake married Jane Rawson, and had children including Anne Blake. John Blake passed away in 1576 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Blake began in 1521 in Plainesfield, Somerset, England.
  • John Blake married Jane Rawson, and had children including Anne Blake.
  • John Blake passed away in 1576 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England.

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John Blake's Ancestors

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John Blake
1521 – 1576
Birth Place: Plainesfield, Somerset, England
Parents
Humphrey Blake
1494 – 1558
Hampshire, England
Anne Littleton
1501 – 1585
Thaxted, Essex, England
Grandparents
William Littleton
1449 – 1507
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Whittington
1470 – 1503
Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Whittington
1436 – 1470
Elizabeth Arundel
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Whittington
1405 – 1436
Elizabeth Rouse
1410 – 1500

John Blake's Descendants

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John Blake (10 Oct 1521 – 1 Dec 1576) m. Jane Rawson (19 Oct 1521 – 17 Jun 1595)
  1. 1. Anne Blake (1549 – 6 Apr 1601) m. Thomas Saunders (1559 – 11 Jun 1609)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Saunders (20 Dec 1584 – 5 Jul 1655) m. Henry Wolcott (5 Dec 1578 – 30 May 1655)
      1. 1. Anna Wolcott (Abt. 1620 – 29 Nov 1704) m. Matthew Griswold (Abt. 1620 – 21 Sep 1698)
        1. 1. Matthew Griswold (13 Jan 1652 – 13 Jan 1716) m. Phoebe Hyde (Jan 1663 – 29 Nov 1704)

John Blake's Timeline

2 Records

1521
10 Oct 1521
Birth of John Blake in Plainesfield, Somerset, England
Plainesfield, Somerset, England
1576
1 Dec 1576
Age 55
Death of John Blake in Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1521
    Event Place: Plainesfield, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Over Stowey, Somerset, England

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