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John Coley 1586–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1586

Birth Location: Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 6 Feb 1674

Death Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: Lord Baron

Mother: Lady Rushall

Spouse(s): Mary Curtis, Mary Curtis, Joyce Ward, Sarah Colton, Susannah Hutchinson, SARAH Colton, Joan Arnott

Children(s): Samuel Coley, Sarah Cooley, Mary Coley, Benjamin Coley, Elizabeth Clemence, Margaret Clark, John Coales, Margaret Coley, Miriam Birge, Christian Clark, Johannah (twin), Robert Ward, Sgt Ward, Thomas Ward, Edward Ward, Ambrose Ward, Edward Ward, Anthony Ward, Richard Ward, William Ward, Anthony Ward

John Coley was born in 1586 in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Lord Thomas 3Rd Earl Of Stafford Baron And Lady Elizabeth De Rutland Rushall. John Coley married Joan Arnott, Joyce Ward, Mary Curtis, Sarah Colton, Susannah Hutchinson, and had children including Ambrose Ward, Anthony Ward, Benjamin Coley, Christian Clark, Edward Ward, Elizabeth Clemence, Johannah Ward Twin, John Coales, Margaret Clark, Margaret Coley, Mary Coley, Miriam Coley Birge, Richard Ward, Robert Ward, Samuel Coley, Sarah Cooley, Sgt John Turner Ward, Thomas Ward, William Ward. John Coley passed away in 1674 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • John Coley was born in 1586 in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Lord Thomas 3Rd Earl Of Stafford Baron And Lady Elizabeth De Rutland Rushall.
  • John Coley married Joan Arnott, Joyce Ward, Mary Curtis, Sarah Colton, Susannah Hutchinson, and had children including Ambrose Ward, Anthony Ward, Benjamin Coley, Christian Clark, Edward Ward, Elizabeth Clemence, Johannah Ward Twin, John Coales, Margaret Clark, Margaret Coley, Mary Coley, Miriam Coley Birge, Richard Ward, Robert Ward, Samuel Coley, Sarah Cooley, Sgt John Turner Ward, Thomas Ward, William Ward.
  • John Coley passed away in 1674 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Coley's Ancestors

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John Coley
1586–1674
Birth Place: Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron
1559–1642
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth de Rutland) Rushall
1561–1612
Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (Stafford 5th Baron) 1539
1539–1632
Congleton, Astburg, Cheshire, England.
Mary (Corbet) 1540
1540–1634
England, United Kingdom
Roger Rushall
1520–1588
Stretton, Rutland, England
# (Lady Elizabeth) Lovett
1542–1630
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Stafford
1501–1563
Robert Rushall
1483–1557
Alice Trafford
1487–1551
Sir I
1524–1579
Elizabeth Poole
1530–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Coley's Descendants

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John Coley (1586–6 Feb 1674) m. Mary Curtis (March 1589–14 February 1674) m. Mary Curtis (1590–1619) m. Joyce Ward (1590–Nov 1640) m. Sarah Colton (1620–23 Aug 1684) m. Susannah Hutchinson (1590–1619) m. SARAH Colton (1600–23 Aug 1684) m. Joan Arnott (ABT 1606–Mar 1608)
  1. 1. Samuel Coley 1615–1684
  2. 2. Sarah Cooley 1612–1688
  3. 3. Mary Coley 1600–1677
  4. 4. Benjamin Coley 1615–1684
  5. 5. Elizabeth Clemence 1610–1678
  6. 6. Margaret Clark 1620–1636
  7. 7. John Coales 1610–1663
  8. 8. Margaret Coley 1618–1634
  9. 9. Miriam (Coley) Birge 1616–1678 m. Sgt. (John) Clark 1612–1649
    1. 1. Abigail (Clark) * 1640–1727
    2. 2. Sarah Clarke 1633–1721
    3. 3. Elizabeth CLARK 1640–
    4. 4. Samuel CLARK 1639–1672
    5. 5. Hester CLARK 1645–1717
    6. 6. John (CLARK) II 1637–1717
    7. 7. Joseph CLARK 1636–1663
    8. 8. Esther Clark 1645–1674
  10. 10. Christian Clark 1618–1634
  11. 11. Johannah (Ward) (twin) 1625–1694
  12. 12. Robert Ward 1607–1640
  13. 13. Sgt (John Turner) Ward 1625–1694
  14. 14. Thomas Ward 1608–1641
  15. 15. Edward Ward 1610–1663
  16. 16. Ambrose Ward 1619–1640
  17. 17. Edward Ward 1605–1663
  18. 18. Anthony Ward 1613–1641
  19. 19. Richard Ward 1620–1631
  20. 20. William Ward 1616–1690
  21. 21. Anthony Ward 1607–1641

John Coley's Timeline

3 Records

1586
1586
Birth of John Coley in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
1599
Bet. 1599–1631
Age 13
John Coley was married in England
England
1674
6 Feb 1674
Age 88
Death of John Coley in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bet. 1599–1631
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Salem, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Salem, Massachusetts; Year: 1654; Page Number: 68

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lafayette Dromudoron Cohis
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1674
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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