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John Digby Earl van Bristol 1586–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 1586

Birth Location: Coleshill, Warwickshire

Death Date: 21 January 1651

Death Location: Parijs

Father: George Coleshill

Mother: Abigail Henningham

Spouse(s): Beatrix Walcot

Children(s): George Digby

In 1586, John Digby Earl van Bristol entered the world in Coleshill, Warwickshire, born to George Sir Digby Van Coleshill And Abigail Henningham. John Digby Earl van Bristol married Beatrix Walcot, and had children including George Digby. John Digby Earl van Bristol passed away in 1651 in Parijs.

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Biography

  • In 1586, John Digby Earl van Bristol entered the world in Coleshill, Warwickshire, born to George Sir Digby Van Coleshill And Abigail Henningham.
  • John Digby Earl van Bristol married Beatrix Walcot, and had children including George Digby.
  • John Digby Earl van Bristol passed away in 1651 in Parijs.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bristol's Ancestors

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John Bristol
1586–1651
Birth Place: Coleshill, Warwickshire
Parents
George Sir Digby van Coleshill
1549–1587
Coleshill, Warwickshire
Abigail Henningham
1550–1602
Grandparents
John (Sir Digby van) Coleshill
1525–1558
Coleshill, Warwickshire
Anna Throckmorton
1532–1553
Arthur Heveningham
1501–1557
Ketteringham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary Shelton
1502–1571
Shelton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Coughton
1485–1552
Anna Vaux
1495–1570
John Heveningham
–1536
Alice Heveningham
–1540
John Shelton
1470–1539
Anna Boleyn
1475–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Throckmorton
1451–1518
Catherine Throckmorton
1450–
John Heveningham
1475–1536
Alice Heveningham
1486–1546

John Bristol's Descendants

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John (Digby Earl van) Bristol (February 1586–21 January 1651) m. Beatrix Walcot (1590–12 September 1658)
  1. 1. George Digby 1612–1677 m. Lady (Ann Russell Digby) Millington 1612–1697
    1. 1. Anne Spencer 1646–1715 m. Robert (Spencer (Born Spencer 2nd Earl of) Sunder 1641–1702
      1. 1. Elizabeth (MacCarty, Countess) O 1671–1704
      2. 2. Robert (Spencer,) Lord 1666–1688
      3. 3. Lady (Clantary Countess Spencer McCarthy Countess) Clancarty 1672–1704
      4. 4. Anne Spencer 1666–1690
      5. 5. Charles (III) Spencer 1675–1722 m. Anne Spencer 1683–1716 m. Arabella Spencer 1673–1698 m. Anne (Lady Duchess of Marlborough) Churchill 1682–1716
        1. 1. Diana Russell 1710–1735 m. John (Russell - 4th Duke of) Bedford 1710–1771
        2. 2. Frances Howard 1696–1742
        3. 3. John Spencer 1708–1746
        4. 4. Charles Spencer 1706–1758 m. Elizabeth Trevor 1713–1761
        5. 5. Robert Spencer 1701–1729
        6. 6. Ann Spencer 1702–1769
        7. 7. Charles Spencer 1706–1758 m. Elizabeth Trevor 1713–1761
        8. 8. Diana ((Duchess of Bedford)) Spencer 1710–1735 m. John (Russell Hertog van) Bedford 1710–1771
        9. 9. John (Anthrop) Spencer 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Caroline) Clavering-Cowper 1716–1780
        10. 10. Robert Spencer 1701–1729
        11. 11. Frances Spencer 1696–1742 m. Henry Howard 1694–1758
      6. 6. Edward Spencer 1666–1752
      7. 7. Henry Spencer 1670–
      8. 8. Lady (Isabella) Spencer 1668–1684
      9. 9. Mary Spencer 1675–1690
      10. 10. Sir (Henry) Spencer 1670–
    2. 2. John Digby 1634–1698 m. Alice Bourne 1625–1658 m. Rachael Wyndham 1636–1708
    3. 3. Francis Digby 1637–1672

John Bristol's Timeline

2 Records

1586
February 1586
Birth of John Digby Earl van Bristol in Coleshill, Warwickshire
Coleshill, Warwickshire
1651
21 January 1651
Age 65
Death of John Digby Earl van Bristol in Parijs
Parijs

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 1586
    Event Place: Coleshill, Warwickshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 961
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1651
    Event Place: Parijs
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 961
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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