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John 'of Powerstock' Gale 1550 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Powerstock, Dorset, England

Death Date: 2 Oct 1616

Death Location: Powerstock, West Milton, Dorset, England

Father: Sir Gill

Mother: Hester Shapland

Spouse(s): Isabell Conway

Children(s): Sir Gale

John 'of Powerstock' Gale was born in 1550 in Powerstock, Dorset, England, the child of Sir John Gale Gill and Hester (Elsbeth) Shapland. John 'of Powerstock' Gale married Isabell Conway, and had children including Sir George *Giles Gale. John 'of Powerstock' Gale passed away in 1616 in Powerstock, West Milton, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • John 'of Powerstock' Gale was born in 1550 in Powerstock, Dorset, England, the child of Sir John Gale Gill and Hester (Elsbeth) Shapland.
  • John 'of Powerstock' Gale married Isabell Conway, and had children including Sir George *Giles Gale.
  • John 'of Powerstock' Gale passed away in 1616 in Powerstock, West Milton, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Gill
1513 – 1573
Birth Location: Buckland, Hertfordshire, England
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Hester Shapland
1511 – 1581
Birth Location: Kempston,,Bedfordshire,England
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Spouses(s)

Isabell Conway
1557 – 1600
Birth Location: Powerstock with West Milton, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

Sir Gale
1585 – 1641
Birth Location: Powerstock, Dorset, England
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John Gale's Ancestors

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John Gale
1550 – 1616
Birth Place: Powerstock, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir John Gale Gill
1513 – 1573
Buckland, Hertfordshire, England
Hester ((Elsbeth)) Shapland
1511 – 1581
Kempston,,Bedfordshire,England
Grandparents
John GYLL
1484 – 1546
Buckland, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret (Louisa de Canon) (Cannon)
1490 – 1580
VERIFIED- Wyddial Hall, Wyddial, Hertfordshire, England -Wyddial Hall was originally built in the early 16th century in Wuddial, a village and civil parish around 1 1/2 miles northeast of Buntingford.
John Shapland
1490 – 1532
England, England, United Kingdom
Edna Wrengham
1495 –
Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Gyll
– 1535
George Cannon
1455 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gale's Descendants

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John ('of Powerstock') Gale (1550 – 2 Oct 1616) m. Isabell Conway (January 1557 – 1600)
  1. 1. Sir (George *Giles) Gale (May 1585 – Abt. 1641) m. Fayth ((Faith)) Rossiter (Abt. 1590 – Feb 1664)
    1. 1. Roger Gale (10 Oct 1618 – 1675) m. Lady (Catherine) Marsh (1620 – 7 Feb 1671)
      1. 1. John Gale (19 Oct 1654 – 1734) m. Elizabeth Baily (29 Jun 1664 – 19 Aug 1739)
        1. 1. ELIZABETH (November 1683 – About 9 Feb 1730) m. Hugh Gale (1680 – Abt. 1730)

John Gale's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of John 'of Powerstock' Gale in Powerstock, Dorset, England
Powerstock, Dorset, England
1616
2 Oct 1616
Age 66
Death of John 'of Powerstock' Gale in Powerstock, West Milton, Dorset, England
Powerstock, West Milton, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Powerstock, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1616
    Event Place: Powerstock, West Milton, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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