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John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather 1528–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas

Death Date: 12 November 1595

Death Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Father: Sir. Sayre\Sears

Mother: LADY KNYVETT

Spouse(s): Marie Egmond, Elizabeth Hawkins, Dorothie Higham

Children(s): Richard Sayer, John II, John Sayers, Joan Sayre, William Sears, Everilda Sayer, Robert Sears, Richard Sears, MAGDALENE SEARS

In 1528, John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather entered the world in Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas, born to Sir Richard The Exile Sayer Sayre Sears And Lady Anne Bourchier Knyvett. John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather married Dorothie Higham, Elizabeth Hawkins, Marie Lamoral Van Egmond, and had children including Everilda Sayer, Joan Gabb Sayre, John Bouchier Sayers, John Bourchier Sayer Sears Ii, Magdalene Madlyn Lady Sayre Sears, Richard The Pilgrim Sayer, Richard Sears, Robert Sears, William Sears. John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather passed away in 1595 in Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • In 1528, John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather entered the world in Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas, born to Sir Richard The Exile Sayer Sayre Sears And Lady Anne Bourchier Knyvett.
  • John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather married Dorothie Higham, Elizabeth Hawkins, Marie Lamoral Van Egmond, and had children including Everilda Sayer, Joan Gabb Sayre, John Bouchier Sayers, John Bourchier Sayer Sears Ii, Magdalene Madlyn Lady Sayre Sears, Richard The Pilgrim Sayer, Richard Sears, Robert Sears, William Sears.
  • John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather passed away in 1595 in Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir. Sayre\Sears
1508–1540
Birth Location: Colchester Borough, Essex, England
SS
LADY KNYVETT
1509–1607
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
LK

Spouses(s)

Marie Egmond
1564–1678
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
ME
Elizabeth Hawkins
1539–1595
Birth Location: Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
EH
Dorothie Higham
1569–1640
Birth Location: Barrow, Suffolk, England
DH

Children(s)

Richard Sayer
1590–1676
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
RS
John II
1558–1629
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
JI
John Sayers
1562–1629
Birth Location: Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
JS
Joan Sayre
1552–1586
Birth Location: Hawkedon, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
JS
William Sears
1555–1629
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
WS
Everilda Sayer
1554–1629
Birth Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
ES
Robert Sears
1560–1602
Birth Location: Redgrave, Suffolk, England
RS
Richard Sears
1567–1676
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
RS
MAGDALENE SEARS
1548–1613
Birth Location: Horley, Surrey, England
MS

John Great-Grandfather's Ancestors

Self
John Great-Grandfather
1528–1595
Birth Place: Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Parents
Sir. Richard (The Exile) Sayer \ Sayre\Sears
1508–1540
Colchester Borough, Essex, England
LADY (ANNE BOURCHIER) KNYVETT
1509–1607
Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (D.) Sayer\Sayre\Sears
1482–1577
Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Sarah Sayer\Sayre\Sears
1486–1510
Colchester, Essex, England
Sir (Edmund Knyvett, Sergeant Porter to King Henry VIII) II
1484–1546
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Jane Knyvett
1486–1561
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Knyvet
–1504
Eleanor Tyrell
1466–1514
Katherine Bourchier
1467–1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Great-Grandfather's Descendants

1.
JG
John (Bourchier Sears 14th) Great-Grandfather (1528–12 November 1595) m. Marie (Lamoral Van) Egmond (1564–19 Mar 1678/1617) m. Elizabeth Hawkins (1539–1595) m. Dorothie Higham (24 Aug 1569–24 Mar 1640)
  1. 1. Richard ((The Pilgrim)) Sayer 1590–1676 m. Dorothy Thacher 1603–1678
    1. 1. Paul Sears 1638–1708 m. Deborah Willard 1645–1725
      1. 1. Paul Sears 1669–1739 m. Mercy Freeman 1674–1747
        1. 1. Thomas Sears 1699–1755 m. Elizabeth Sears 1706–1752
        2. 2. Joshua Sears 1708–1753
        3. 3. Mercy Sears 1702–
        4. 4. Paul Sears 1695–1770
        5. 5. Elizabeth Sears 1697–1728
        6. 6. Ebenezer Sears 1694–
        7. 7. Anne Sears 1706–1786 m. Ebenezer Bangs 1702–
        8. 8. Edmund Sears 1712–1796
        9. 9. Daniel Sears 1710–1771
        10. 10. Deborah Sears 1704–1781
        11. 11. Hannah Sears 1715–1739
        12. 12. Rebecca Sears 1701–1791
      2. 2. Samuel Sears 1663–1741
      3. 3. Mary Sears 1672–1775
      4. 4. Mercy Sears 1659–1672
      5. 5. Anna Sears 1674–1745
      6. 6. Daniel Sears 1682–1756
      7. 7. Richard Sears 1680–1718
      8. 8. Lydia Sears 1666–1748
      9. 9. Bethia Sears 1661–1724
      10. 10. John Sears 1677–1738
  2. 2. John (Bourchier Sayer Sears) II 1558–1629
  3. 3. John (Bouchier) Sayers 1562–1629
  4. 4. Joan (Gabb) Sayre 1552–1586
  5. 5. William Sears 1555–1629
  6. 6. Everilda Sayer 1554–1629 m. Laurence Lyster 1546–1604
    1. 1. Dorothy Lister 1590–1630
    2. 2. Ann Lister 1581–1630
    3. 3. Eleanor Lister 1586–1630
    4. 4. Jane Lister 1583–1585
    5. 5. Mary Lyster 1587–1630 m. Stephen Hamerton 1575–1651
      1. 1. John Hamerton 1610–1641
      2. 2. Richard Hammerton 1603–1641
      3. 3. Martin Hamerton 1629–
      4. 4. Eleanor Hamerton 1612–1612
      5. 5. William Hammerton 1610–1658
    6. 6. Will'm Lyster 1591–1650 m. Mary ((Lister)) Bellasys 1582–1653
      1. 1. William (Lister of) Thornton 1612–1642
      2. 2. Laurence Lister 1613–
      3. 3. Christopher Lister 1615–
      4. 4. Edward (Henry “Edwin”) Lister 1621–1642
      5. 5. Edmund Lister 1616–
      6. 6. Anne Lister 1632–1634
      7. 7. Henry Lister 1615–
      8. 8. Mathew Lister 1617–1628
      9. 9. Frances (Elizabeth (Lambert)) Lister 1622–1684
      10. 10. Matthew Lister 1628–
      11. 11. Anthony Lister 1632–1634
      12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth) Lister 1624–1665
      13. 13. Sir (Martin) Lister 1623–1661
      14. 14. Susan Lister 1618–
      15. 15. David Lister 1633–1690
      16. 16. Barbara Lister 1620–
      17. 17. Ursula ((Staveley)) Lister 1611–1681
  7. 7. Robert Sears 1560–1602
  8. 8. Richard Sears 1567–1676
  9. 9. MAGDALENE ("MADLYN" (LADY) SAYRE \) SEARS 1548–1613

John Great-Grandfather's Timeline

9 Records

1528
1528
Birth of John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather in Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
1528
Nov 1528
Birth of John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1528
Nov 1528
Birth of John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather in Amsterdam, N holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam, N holland, Netherlands
1528
1528
Birth of John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather in Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
1550
1550
Age 22
John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather was married in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
1560
9 Apr 1560
Age 32
Death of John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather in Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1581
30 May 1581
Age 53
Death of John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
1595
12 November 1595
Age 67
Death of John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1595
12 November 1595
Age 67
Death of John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather in Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1528
    Event Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1528
    Event Place: Amsterdam, N holland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brooklyn, New York

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1595
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1560
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1581
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1595
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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