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John Gaunt 1590 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Old Swinford, Worcester

Death Date: 29 OCT 1643

Death Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Gaunt

Mother: DOROTHEA WILKINSON

Spouse(s): Mary THOMPSON

Children(s): Roger GAUNT

John Gaunt was born in 1590 in Old Swinford, Worcester, the child of John Gaunt and DOROTHEA FELTHOUSE WILKINSON. John Gaunt married Mary THOMPSON, and had children including Roger GAUNT. John Gaunt passed away in 1643 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Gaunt was born in 1590 in Old Swinford, Worcester, the child of John Gaunt and DOROTHEA FELTHOUSE WILKINSON.
  • John Gaunt married Mary THOMPSON, and had children including Roger GAUNT.
  • John Gaunt passed away in 1643 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1590 – 1643
Birth Place: Old Swinford, Worcester
Parents
John Gaunt
1574 – 1620
Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
DOROTHEA (FELTHOUSE) WILKINSON
1575 – 1617
Rocester, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Gent) (Gaunt)
1545 – 1592
Rocester, Staffordshire, England
Sarah (Anne) Rains
1545 – 1590
Rocester, Staffordshire, England
THOMAS FELTHOUSE
1546 – 1596
Litchfield, Shropshire, England
FRANCES (ELIZABETH) WOOD
1550 – 1650
England
Great-Grandparents
William (Knight)
1518 – 1558
Alice Gerard
1524 – 1587
Robert Wilkenson
– 1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gerrard,
1488 – 1523
Skipton
1500 –
Margaret Savage
1450 – 1525
Lord Wilkinson
1485 – 1556

John Gaunt's Descendants

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John Gaunt (1590 – 29 OCT 1643) m. Mary THOMPSON (Abt 1590 – 21 MAY 1641)
  1. 1. Roger GAUNT (28 Jul 1616 – 1656) m. Anne m. Anne Colburne (1613 – 2 May 1658)
    1. 1. John Gaunt (19 Dec 1641 – 11 Jun 1718)
      1. 1. Ann Gaunt (1680 – 1742) m. William (Prophet) Profitt (23 Dec 1671 – 19 Mar 1742)
        1. 1. John Proffet (1710 – 1763) m. Mary Lander (13 Apr 1713 – 1788)

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of John Gaunt in Old Swinford, Worcester
Old Swinford, Worcester
1643
29 OCT 1643
Age 53
Death of John Gaunt in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Old Swinford, Worcester

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1643
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

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