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John William Bliss 1562–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1562

Birth Location: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 Sep 1617

Death Location: Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

Spouse(s): Alice Smith, Elizabeth Olivant, Margaret G, Mrs Bliss, Agnes Ould

Children(s): Thomas Sr, John Blisse, George Blisse, Joane Blisse, Constance Bliss, Lawrence Bliss, William Blisse, William Blisse, Jonathan Bliss, Joane Blisse, Agnes Bliss, Constance Blisse, Elizabeth Blisse, Mary Bliss, George Blisse, Thomas Blisse, Ann Bliss, Nicholas Bliss, Mary Blisse

In 1562, John William Bliss entered the world in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir William Richard Blisse Blacksmith Sr And Elizabeth Leslie Oliphant. John William Bliss married Agnes Eire Ould, Alice Judd Smith, Ann Blisse, Elizabeth Olivant, Margaret Lawrence G, Mrs John Bliss, and had children including Agnes Alice Bliss, Ann Bliss, Constance Ould Blisse, Constance Bliss, Elizabeth Betty Ould Blisse, George Ould Blisse, Joane Ould Blisse, John Blisse, Jonathan Bliss, Lawrence Bliss, Mary Ould Blisse, Mary Elizabeth Bliss, Nicholas Bliss, Nicholas Blisse, Sarah Bliss, Thomas Smith Blisse, Thomas The Blacksmith Bliss Sr, William Ould Blisse. John William Bliss passed away in 1617 in Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1562, John William Bliss entered the world in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir William Richard Blisse Blacksmith Sr And Elizabeth Leslie Oliphant.
  • John William Bliss married Agnes Eire Ould, Alice Judd Smith, Ann Blisse, Elizabeth Olivant, Margaret Lawrence G, Mrs John Bliss, and had children including Agnes Alice Bliss, Ann Bliss, Constance Ould Blisse, Constance Bliss, Elizabeth Betty Ould Blisse, George Ould Blisse, Joane Ould Blisse, John Blisse, Jonathan Bliss, Lawrence Bliss, Mary Ould Blisse, Mary Elizabeth Bliss, Nicholas Bliss, Nicholas Blisse, Sarah Bliss, Thomas Smith Blisse, Thomas The Blacksmith Bliss Sr, William Ould Blisse.
  • John William Bliss passed away in 1617 in Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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John Bliss's Ancestors

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John Bliss
1562–1617
Birth Place: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir William Richard Blisse (Blacksmith) Sr
1530–1574
Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth ((Leslie)) Oliphant
1535–1596
Abergeldie Castle, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Laurence Oliphant
1504–1566
Abergeldie Castle, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Sandilands
1500–
Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bliss's Descendants

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John (William) Bliss (2 Feb 1562–8 Sep 1617) m. Alice ((Judd)) Smith (1553–26 Mar 1625) m. Elizabeth Olivant (1565–) m. Margaret (Lawrence) G (1557–6 Apr 1621) m. Mrs (John) Bliss (1571–January 1614) m. Agnes ((Eire)) Ould (15 Mar 1564–Jan 1614)
  1. 1. Thomas ('The Blacksmith' Bliss) Sr 1582–1650 m. Joan ((Arrived 1636) Tinker (Married Ide or Hide) Hyde) 1598–1645
  2. 2. John Blisse 1615–1616
  3. 3. George ((Ould)) Blisse 1591–1667
  4. 4. Joane ((Ould)) Blisse 1595–1652
  5. 5. Constance Bliss 1583–1693
  6. 6. Lawrence Bliss 1603–1652
  7. 7. William ((Ould)) Blisse 1600–1610
  8. 8. William ((Ould)) Blisse 1600–1667
  9. 9. Jonathan Bliss 1583–1636
  10. 10. Joane ((Ould)) Blisse 1595–1652
  11. 11. Agnes (Alice) Bliss 1609–1633
  12. 12. Constance ((Ould)) Blisse 1597–1617
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Betty (Ould)) Blisse 1590–1639
  14. 14. Mary (Elizabeth) Bliss 1590–1667
  15. 15. George ((Ould)) Blisse 1591–1667
  16. 16. Thomas ((Smith)) Blisse 1583–1650
  17. 17. Ann Bliss 1612–1685
  18. 18. Nicholas Bliss 1605–1630
  19. 19. Mary ((Ould)) Blisse 1593–1667

John Bliss's Timeline

3 Records

1562
2 Feb 1562
Birth of John William Bliss in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1617
08 Sep 1617
Age 55
Death of John William Bliss in Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1617
8 Sep 1617
Age 55
Burial of John William Bliss in Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1562
    Event Place: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Northamptonshire: - Register of Marriages, 1538-1837

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of RI

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1617
    Event Place: Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1617
    Event Place: Preston Capes, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

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