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John Bray 1464 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1464

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 OCT 1539

Death Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Braye

Mother: Joan Troughton

Spouse(s): Johanna Troughton

Children(s): Margaret Bray, William Bray, Edmund Braye, Catherine Braye, Elizabeth Bray, Reginald Bray, Edward Bray

The story of John Bray began in 1464 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. John Bray married Johanna Troughton, and had children including Margaret Bray, William Bray, Edmund Braye, Catherine Braye, Elizabeth Bray, Reginald Bray, Edward Bray. John Bray passed away in 1539 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bray began in 1464 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Bray married Johanna Troughton, and had children including Margaret Bray, William Bray, Edmund Braye, Catherine Braye, Elizabeth Bray, Reginald Bray, Edward Bray.
  • John Bray passed away in 1539 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Braye
1430 – 1485
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Troughton
1440 – 1496
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Troughton
1458 – 1487
Birth Location: Barrington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Margaret Bray
1479 – 1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Bray
1482 –
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
WB
Edmund Braye
1484 – 1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EB
Catherine Braye
1487 – 1524
Birth Location: Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
CB
Elizabeth Bray
1487 –
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EB
Reginald Bray
1489 – 1574
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
RB
Edward Bray
1504 – 1558
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
EB

John Bray's Ancestors

Self
John Bray
1464 – 1539
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Braye
1430 – 1485
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan Troughton
1440 – 1496
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund Braye
1404 – 1455
Eaton Bray, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Howell
1406 –
Great-Grandparents
William Bray
1380 –
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1357 –
George Howell
– 1741
Katherine Clarges
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Braye
1354 – 1381
Alice Braxby
1356 – 1400
Walter Clarges
1653 – 1706
Jane Herbert
1657 – 1690

John Bray's Descendants

1.
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John Bray (ABT 1464 – 28 OCT 1539) m. Johanna Troughton (1458 – AFT 1487)
  1. 1. Margaret Bray (1479 – MAR 1539)
  2. 2. William Bray (1482 – )
  3. 3. Edmund Braye (1 APR 1484 – 18 OCT 1539) m. Jane Halliwell (1484 – 24 OCT 1558)
    1. 1. Ferrers Bray (1500 – 1573)
    2. 2. Anne Bray (21 MAR 1501 – 1 NOV 1558) m. George Brooke (1497 – 29 SEP 1558)
    3. 3. Griswold Braye (1503 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth Bray (1507 – 1574) m. Ralph Verney (ABT 1509 – 26 APR 1546) m. Henry Phillips (1509 – 1589)
    5. 5. Richard Bray (1508 – 1538) m. Joan Saunders (ABT 1512 – 1538)
    6. 6. Ellen Bray (1516 – 1516)
    7. 7. Frideswide Bray (1516 – ) m. Percival Hart (1495 – 21 MAY 1580)
    8. 8. Mary Bray (1518 – 1569)
    9. 9. Joan Braye (1521 – ) m. Walter Thorne (1522 – 5 DEC 1570) m. Jn Stewer
    10. 10. Frances Bray (1522 – 27 MAY 1592) m. Thomas Vincent (1519 – 14 DEC 1613)
    11. 11. John (Edward) Braye (ABT 1523 – 19 NOV 1557) m. Anne Talbot (1524 – 3 FEB 1585)
    12. 12. Dorothy Bray (1524 – 31 OCT 1605) m. Edmund Brydges (1522 – 11 MAR 1573)
      1. 1. Edward Brydges (ABT 1542 – )
      2. 2. Henry Bridges (1544 – 14 APR 1597) m. <Living>
      3. 3. William Brydges (1547 – 18 NOV 1602) m. Mary Hopton (1548 – 1623)
      4. 4. Giles Brydges (1548 – 21 FEB 1593) m. Frances (Fiennes) Clinton (1552 – 12 SEP 1623)
      5. 5. Joan Bridge (1548 – ) m. John (Yardley) Wilmot (1545 – unknown)
        1. 1. Agnes Wilmot (22 APR 1570 – )
        2. 2. William Wilmot (24 MAR 1571 – )
        3. 3. Dorothye Wilmot (21 JUN 1573 – )
        4. 4. John Wilmot (24 MAY 1575 – )
        5. 5. Margaret Wilmot (9 FEB 1576 – )
        6. 6. Richard Wilmot (10 JUN 1577 – )
        7. 7. Thomas Wilmont (1580 – ) m. Agnes Bridge (1575 – 1703) m. Elizabeth (1580 – 22 SEP 1639)
        8. 8. Benjamin Wilmot (1589 – 19 AUG 1669) m. Ann Ladd (ABT 1592 – 7 OCT 1668) m. Ann Ladd (1592 – 7 OCT 1668)
      6. 6. Annes Bridge (10 FEB 1548 – )
      7. 7. Gilbert (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley (25 DEC 1548 – 21 FEB 1593) m. Frances (van) Fiennes (1550 – 12 SEP 1623)
      8. 8. Alice Bridge (9 NOV 1549 – )
      9. 9. Eleanor Brydges (1550 – )
      10. 10. Anthony Bridges (ABT 1552 – ) m. Catherine Fortescue (ABT 1559 – )
      11. 11. John Bridge (10 SEP 1553 – 4 OCT 1553)
      12. 12. Katherine Brydges (1554 – ) m. William Sandys (1545 – 29 SEP 1623)
      13. 13. Charles Brydges (ABT 1554 – ) m. Charles Brydges (ABT 1556 – ) m. Charles Brydges (ABT 1558 – )
      14. 14. Richard Brydges (ABT 1556 – )
      15. 15. Edward Bridge (10 SEP 1556 – 24 JUN 1560)
      16. 16. Anthony Brydges (ABT 1558 – 1617)
      17. 17. Dorothy Bridge (20 SEP 1558 – 10 NOV 1563)
      18. 18. Cicily Brydges (ABT 1560 – )
      19. 19. William Bridge (EST 1565 – )
    13. 13. Hannah Bray (1530 – 1580) m. William Nichols (1525 – 8 JUN 1592)
  4. 4. Catherine Braye (1487 – 1524)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Bray (1487 – ) m. John Norris (1489 – 21 OCT 1564)
  6. 6. Reginald Bray (1489 – 1574)
  7. 7. Edward Bray (1504 – 1 DEC 1558) m. Beatrice Shirley (1512 – 1558) m. Jane Browne (ABT 1490 – ) m. Elizabeth Lovell

John Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1464
ABT 1464
Birth of John Bray in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1539
28 OCT 1539
Age 75
Death of John Bray in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1464
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 OCT 1539
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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