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John Brenchley 1520 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1520

Birth Location: Wormshill, Kent, England

Death Date: 24 Jul 1588

Death Location: Wormshill, Kent, England

Father: William Brenchley

Mother: OBIE None

Spouse(s): Agnes Thatcher

Children(s): John Brenchley, THOMAS BRENCHLEY, Margaret BRENCHLEY, Christian BRENCHLEY, Joan BRENCHLEY, Obie BRENCHLEY, William BRENCHLEY

John Brenchley was born in 1520 in Wormshill, Kent, England, the child of William Brenchley and OBIE. John Brenchley married Agnes Thatcher, and had children including John Brenchley, THOMAS BRENCHLEY, Margaret BRENCHLEY, Christian BRENCHLEY, Joan BRENCHLEY, Obie BRENCHLEY, William BRENCHLEY. John Brenchley passed away in 1588 in Wormshill, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John Brenchley was born in 1520 in Wormshill, Kent, England, the child of William Brenchley and OBIE.
  • John Brenchley married Agnes Thatcher, and had children including John Brenchley, THOMAS BRENCHLEY, Margaret BRENCHLEY, Christian BRENCHLEY, Joan BRENCHLEY, Obie BRENCHLEY, William BRENCHLEY.
  • John Brenchley passed away in 1588 in Wormshill, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brenchley
1466 – 1547
Birth Location: of Wormshill,Kent,England
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OBIE None
– 1572
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Thatcher
– 1589
Birth Location: –
AT

Children(s)

John Brenchley
1550 – 1604
Birth Location: Kent,England
JB
THOMAS BRENCHLEY
1565 – 1612
Birth Location: –
TB
Margaret BRENCHLEY
1568 –
Birth Location: Wormshill, Kent
MB
Christian BRENCHLEY
Birth Location: –
CB
Joan BRENCHLEY
Birth Location: –
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Obie BRENCHLEY
Birth Location: –
OB
William BRENCHLEY
– 1577
Birth Location: –
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John Brenchley's Ancestors

Self
John Brenchley
1520 – 1588
Birth Place: Wormshill, Kent, England
Parents
William Brenchley
1466 – 1547
of Wormshill,Kent,England
OBIE
– 1572
Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Brenchley
1440 – 1514
Kent, England
Agnes Crompe
Obie
Great-Grandparents
Brenchley
Crompe
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Brenchley's Descendants

1.
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John Brenchley (Abt. 1520 – 24 Jul 1588) m. Agnes Thatcher ( – Aft. 1589)
  1. 1. John Brenchley (Abt. 1550 – 04 Nov 1604) m. Alice BROCKHULL
    1. 1. Richard Brenchley (03 Sep 1583 – 06 Jun 1668) m. MARGARET BUSSE
      1. 1. Christopher Brenchley (11 Aug 1613 – Jun 1668) m. Alice WYMARK ( – Jul 1668)
        1. 1. John BRENCHLEY (1639 – 29 May 1706) m. Rebecca
        2. 2. Richard BRENCHLEY (1641 – )
        3. 3. Stephen BRENCHLEY (Bef. 1668 – )
        4. 4. Nicholas BRENCHLEY (Jul 1668 – )
        5. 5. Wymarke BRENCHLEY m. Ann SPRACKLING
      2. 2. John Brenchley (24 Nov 1616 – 1649) m. Mary STRETTIN
      3. 3. Bartholomew Brenchley (30 May 1619 – 14 May 1671) m. Elizabeth POOLE
        1. 1. John Brenchley (Apr 1653 – 1695)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Brenchley m. John Potter
        3. 3. Anne BRENCHLY m. William Well
        4. 4. Mary BRENCHLY m. John Randolfe
      4. 4. Margene Brenchley (1623 – ) m. Christopher Brickhull
      5. 5. Margery Brickhull m. Brockwell
    2. 2. Agnes BRENCHLEY (10 May 1585 – 06 Jun 1668)
    3. 3. Elizabeth BRENCHLEY (06 Oct 1588 – )
    4. 4. Susan BRENCHLEY (06 Jan 1593 – Bet. 1612–1613)
    5. 5. Joan BRENCHLEY (24 Oct 1595 – Aug 1613)
    6. 6. John BRENCHLEY (17 Sep 1597 – Bet. 1624–1625)
  2. 2. THOMAS BRENCHLEY (Bef. 1565 – Sep 1612) m. MARY
    1. 1. John Brenchley (1582 – Apr 1659)
    2. 2. ROBERT BRENCHLEY (1584 – ) m. SYBIL COOKE ( – Jun 1672)
      1. 1. MARTHA BRENCHLEY (1613 – )
      2. 2. Alice BRENCHLEY (1615 – )
      3. 3. JOHN BRENCHLEY (30 Nov 1618 – 28 Jan 1707) m. JOYCE ( – 18 Jun 1701)
        1. 1. Mary BRENCHLEY (Abt. 1654 – ) m. EDWARD KNOWLDEN
        2. 2. Anna BRENCHLEY (Abt. 1654 – ) m. MATTHEW ROFFE
        3. 3. John Brenchley (Abt. 1655 – 10 Jan 1740) m. Susan Wise (Abt. 1656 – 14 Nov 1705)
        4. 4. Edward BRENCHLEY (1662 – Jul 1728) m. ELIZABETH WALKER (Abt. 1681 – Apr 1740)
        5. 5. Robert BRENCHLEY (Abt. 1663 – 17 Dec 1712) m. ELIZABETH BURWASH
        6. 6. Thomas BRENCHLEY (Abt. 1672 – Bet. Jul 1672–08 Jul 1682)
      4. 4. Richard BRENCHLEY (1619 – )
      5. 5. Agnes BRENCHLEY (1623 – )
      6. 6. James BRENCHLEY (1636 – )
    3. 3. William BRENCHLEY (1587 – )
    4. 4. Mary BRENCHLEY (1593 – )
    5. 5. Richard BRENCHLEY (1596 – )
    6. 6. James BRENCHLEY (1598 – Aug 1611)
    7. 7. Stephen BRENCHLEY (1601 – )
    8. 8. THOMAS BRENCHLEY ( – 13 Nov 1614) m. Elizabeth
      1. 1. Margaret BRENCHLEY
      2. 2. Mary BRENCHLEY
    9. 9. Margaret BRENCHLEY
  3. 3. Margaret BRENCHLEY (15 Feb 1568 – )
  4. 4. Christian BRENCHLEY m. ARNOLD SAVAGE
  5. 5. Joan BRENCHLEY m. ALLEN EDWARDS
  6. 6. Obie BRENCHLEY m. THOMAS EMPTAGE
  7. 7. William BRENCHLEY ( – 07 May 1577)

John Brenchley's Timeline

3 Records

1520
Abt. 1520
Birth of John Brenchley in Wormshill, Kent, England
Wormshill, Kent, England
1520
Abt. 1520
Birth of John Brenchley
None
1588
24 Jul 1588
Age 68
Death of John Brenchley in Wormshill, Kent, England
Wormshill, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1520
    Event Place: Wormshill, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1520

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1588
    Event Place: Wormshill, Kent, England
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