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John Brenton 1640–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1671

Death Location: , , Maryland, USA

Father: Gov Brenton

Mother: Martha Burton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Robert Brenton

John Brenton was born in 1640 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Gov William Brenton And Martha Burton. John Brenton had children including Robert Brenton. John Brenton passed away in 1671 in , , Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • John Brenton was born in 1640 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Gov William Brenton And Martha Burton.
  • John Brenton had children including Robert Brenton.
  • John Brenton passed away in 1671 in , , Maryland, USA.

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John Brenton's Ancestors

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John Brenton
1640–1671
Birth Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Gov William Brenton
1622–1674
Hammersmith, , Middlesex, England
Martha Burton
1627–1723
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Magistrate (William Thimas) Brenton
1595–1660
Middleessex England
Ellin Mason
1595–1672
Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brenton
1562–1650
Ellin Mason
–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brenton
1536–1587

John Brenton's Descendants

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John Brenton (1640–1671)
  1. 1. Robert Brenton 1670–1767
    1. 1. Henry Brenton 1720–1777
      1. 1. James Brenton 1741–1782 m. Mary Woodfield 1750–1834
        1. 1. Robert Brenton 1772–1840 m. Sarah (Brown) Spilman 1781–1827

John Brenton's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of John Brenton in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1671
1671
Age 31
Death of John Brenton in , , Maryland, USA
, , Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1670; Page Number: 57

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: , , Maryland, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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