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John Henry Bridges 1578 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1578

Birth Location: Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1665

Death Location: Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Lord Sudeley

Mother: Frances Clinton

Spouse(s): Joan French

Children(s): Mary Bridges

In 1578, John Henry Bridges entered the world in Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England, born to Lord Gilbert (Giles) Brydges\Bridges, 2nd Baron Chandos van Sudeley and Frances Isabella Clinton. John Henry Bridges married Joan Elizabeth French, and had children including Mary Bridges. John Henry Bridges passed away in 1665 in Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1578, John Henry Bridges entered the world in Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England, born to Lord Gilbert (Giles) Brydges\Bridges, 2nd Baron Chandos van Sudeley and Frances Isabella Clinton.
  • John Henry Bridges married Joan Elizabeth French, and had children including Mary Bridges.
  • John Henry Bridges passed away in 1665 in Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Sudeley
1543 – 1594
Birth Location: Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
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Frances Clinton
1551 – 1623
Birth Location: Scrivelsby (Lincoln) England
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Spouses(s)

Joan French
1576 – 1648
Birth Location: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Mary Bridges
1615 – 1680
Birth Location: Angleterre, England, United Kingdom
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John Bridges's Ancestors

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John Bridges
1578 – 1665
Birth Place: Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
Parents
Lord Gilbert (Giles) Brydges\Bridges, 2nd Baron Chandos van Sudeley
1543 – 1594
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
Frances (Isabella) Clinton
1551 – 1623
Scrivelsby (Lincoln) England
Grandparents
Lord (Edmund Brydges* "2nd Baron Chandos of) Sudeleyudely"
1520 – 1573
Sudeley Manor, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England
Dorothy Braye
1530 – 1605
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Edward (Fiennes de) Clinton
1512 – 1585
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, , England,
Ursala Stourton
1510 – 1551
Stourton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Stourton
1505 – 1548
Elizabeth Dudley
1488 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bridges's Descendants

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John (Henry) Bridges (5 Mar 1578 – 15 Apr 1665) m. Joan (Elizabeth) French (28 Feb 1576 – 18 Mar 1648)
  1. 1. Mary Bridges (1615 – 29 November 1680) m. Benjamin Crispe (1611 – 1683)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Crispe (8 January 1636 – 28 May 1691) m. George Lawrence (1637 – 21 March 1709)
      1. 1. Judith Lawrence (12 MAY 1660 – BEF 02 APR 1713) m. John Stearns (24 January 1657 – 22 Feb 1722)
        1. 1. Capt. (John) Stearns (1692 – 26 Oct 1728) m. Deliverance Bigelow (22 Sep 1695 – Aug 1762)

John Bridges's Timeline

2 Records

1578
5 Mar 1578
Birth of John Henry Bridges in Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
1665
15 Apr 1665
Age 87
Death of John Henry Bridges in Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1578
    Event Place: Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1665
    Event Place: Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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