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John Sherwood Forest 1540–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Pitchford, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 27 Jan 1627

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Sir England

Mother: Lady 1522-1619

Spouse(s): Lady Prichard

Children(s): Christopher Forrest*

John Sherwood Forest was born in 1540 in Pitchford, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir John Thomas Shirwood Sherwood Knight Of Sherwood Forest In Nottinghamshire England And Lady Alice Anne Halle Hawle 1522 1619. John Sherwood Forest married Lady Jane Prichard, and had children including Christopher Forrest. John Sherwood Forest passed away in 1627 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • John Sherwood Forest was born in 1540 in Pitchford, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir John Thomas Shirwood Sherwood Knight Of Sherwood Forest In Nottinghamshire England And Lady Alice Anne Halle Hawle 1522 1619.
  • John Sherwood Forest married Lady Jane Prichard, and had children including Christopher Forrest.
  • John Sherwood Forest passed away in 1627 in London, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir England
1514–1564
Birth Location: Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England
SE
Lady 1522-1619
1522–1619
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
L1

Spouses(s)

Lady Prichard
1540–1627
Birth Location: Pitchford, Shropshire, England
LP

Children(s)

Christopher Forrest*
1562–1616
Birth Location: Fewston, North Yorkshire, England
CF

John Forest's Ancestors

Self
John Forest
1540–1627
Birth Place: Pitchford, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir John Thomas Shirwood \ Sherwood, Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England
1514–1564
Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Alice Anne Halle (Hawle)) 1522-1619
1522–1619
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Spencer) Hall
1482–1568
Hoathley, London, Sussex, London, England, United Kingdom
Alice Parmeter
1502–1601
Great Maplestead, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forest's Descendants

1.
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John (Sherwood) Forest (1540–27 Jan 1627) m. Lady (Jane) Prichard (1540–27 Jan 1627)
  1. 1. Christopher Forrest* 1562–1616 m. Catherine (Longsnow) Kendall 1571–1613
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Forrest\Andrews\Lowne\Dimock 1611–1710 m. Capt. (RICHARD ''of Accomac and London'' BAILEY (Bayley, Bayly, Baly,) Bally) 1600–1710
      1. 1. Mary Perkins 1632–1665 m. Dr. (Richard) Parker 1630–1677
        1. 1. Thomas (Parker) I 1654–1717 m. Jean (Jane Williams) Early 1665–1735

John Forest's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Sherwood Forest in Pitchford, Shropshire, England
Pitchford, Shropshire, England
1627
27 Jan 1627
Age 87
Death of John Sherwood Forest in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Pitchford, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1627
    Event Place: London, London, England
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