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John Sherwood Forest 1540–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Pitchford, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1628

Death Location: Willesborough, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Sheerwood

Mother: Anne Blackebone

Spouse(s): Jane Prichard

Children(s): Christopher Forrest*

John Sherwood Forest was born in 1540 in Pitchford, Shropshire, England, the child of Thomas Sheerwood And Anne Blackebone. John Sherwood Forest married Elizabeth Bould, Jane Prichard, and had children including Christopher Forrest, Jean De La Forestie, Marie De La Forestie. John Sherwood Forest passed away in 1628 in Willesborough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John Sherwood Forest was born in 1540 in Pitchford, Shropshire, England, the child of Thomas Sheerwood And Anne Blackebone.
  • John Sherwood Forest married Elizabeth Bould, Jane Prichard, and had children including Christopher Forrest, Jean De La Forestie, Marie De La Forestie.
  • John Sherwood Forest passed away in 1628 in Willesborough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Forest's Ancestors

Self
John Forest
1540–1628
Birth Place: Pitchford, Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sheerwood
1514–1564
Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England
Anne Blackebone
1522–1619
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Henry Sherwood) ©
1489–1593
Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Spalding
1500–1524
VERIFIED- Ipswich, Suffolk, England -A county town, abt 10 miles from the River Orwell and the North Sea. Bet 1611-1634 it was a main port of embarkation for puritans leaving for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Great-Grandparents
Sir Spalding
1480–1535
Lady (Spalding)
1478–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forest's Descendants

1.
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John (Sherwood) Forest (1540–16 Jan 1628) m. Jane Prichard (1540–27 Jan 1627)
  1. 1. Christopher Forrest* 1562–1616 m. Catherine (Longsnow) Kendall 1571–1613
    1. 1. Elizabeth Forrest 1600–1668 m. Chief (Meaurroway Opessa Straight) Tail 1600–1710
      1. 1. Nancy Bayley 1641–1711
      2. 2. Wolf (Straight Tail) Opessa 1670–1752
      3. 3. Mary Jones 1640–1685 m. Richard (Parker) II 1630–1681 m. Nicholas Perkins 1630–1656
        1. 1. Richard Parker 1660–1726 m. VA (Mitha Elizabeth Straight Tail\) PRker 1668–1754
        2. 2. Mary (Helena) Parker 1655–1728 m. John (Robert) Adkins 1650–1724
        3. 3. Pater Parker 1653–1717
        4. 4. William Parker 1661–1750
        5. 5. Judith Parker 1650–1744
        6. 6. Thomas (Parker) Sr 1660–1717
        7. 7. Elizabeth Parker 1666–1716
        8. 8. Francis Parker 1657–1704
        9. 9. Robert Parker 1652–1687
        10. 10. John Parker 1663–1777
        11. 11. Susannah (Parker) Tillman 1647–1717
        12. 12. Nathaniel Parker 1651–1737
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bailey 1630–1665
      5. 5. Sarah Bayley 1632–1655
      6. 6. James (Milsom) Bayley 1637–1687
      7. 7. Deborah (Ellinor) Bayley 1634–1711

John Forest's Timeline

3 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
1628
16 Jan 1628
Age 88
Burial of John Sherwood Forest in Willesborough, Kent, England
Willesborough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Pitchford, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Feb
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: nro_register_bills\at\snetterton

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1627
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STMPR62
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1628
    Event Place: Willesborough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STMPR62

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