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John Bown or Fones 1526–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Defford, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1593

Death Location: Bawtry, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Bown

Mother: Sarah Bedham

Spouse(s): Margaret Lewell

Children(s): Catherine Morton

In 1526, John Bown or Fones entered the world in Defford, Worcestershire, England, born to John Fones Bown And Sarah Bradley Of Bedham. John Bown or Fones married Margaret Catherine Anne Fones Lewell, and had children including Catherine Bown Bann Or Bourne Morton. John Bown or Fones passed away in 1593 in Bawtry, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, John Bown or Fones entered the world in Defford, Worcestershire, England, born to John Fones Bown And Sarah Bradley Of Bedham.
  • John Bown or Fones married Margaret Catherine Anne Fones Lewell, and had children including Catherine Bown Bann Or Bourne Morton.
  • John Bown or Fones passed away in 1593 in Bawtry, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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John Fones's Ancestors

Self
John Fones
1526–1593
Birth Place: Defford, Worcestershire, England
Parents
John Fones Bown
1500–1559
Saxony, Devon, England
Sarah (Bradley of) Bedham
1504–1560
Bedham, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fones's Descendants

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John (Bown or) Fones (1526–22 Aug 1593) m. Margaret (Catherine Anne Fones) Lewell (1528–abt 1604)
  1. 1. Catherine (Bown Bann or Bourne) Morton 1556–1620 m. George (Morton, Lord of) Bawtry 1553–1612
    1. 1. Mary (Ann Fage) Moorton 1588–1659 m. Thomas (Calvin) Newman 1584–1664 m. Thomas (Calvin) Newman 1594–1659
      1. 1. Mary (Anne) Newman 1609–1680 m. Richard Tapp 1608–1687
        1. 1. Thomas (Adam) Tapp 1628–1689 m. Mary (Sarah) Lewis 1636–1691

John Fones's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of John Bown or Fones in Defford, Worcestershire, England
Defford, Worcestershire, England
1593
22 Aug 1593
Age 67
Death of John Bown or Fones in Bawtry, Yorkshire, England
Bawtry, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Defford, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1593
    Event Place: Bawtry, Yorkshire, England

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