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John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood 1500–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Huddleston, Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1560

Death Location: Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Father: Greenwood None

Mother: Michelle None

Spouse(s): Suzanne Draper

Children(s): Mary Greenwood

The story of John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood began in 1500 in Huddleston, Sherburn, Yorkshire, England. John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood married Suzanne Susan Lady Draper, and had children including Mary Jane Greenwood. John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood passed away in 1560 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood began in 1500 in Huddleston, Sherburn, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood married Suzanne Susan Lady Draper, and had children including Mary Jane Greenwood.
  • John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood passed away in 1560 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Greenwood's Ancestors

Self
John Greenwood
1500–1560
Birth Place: Huddleston, Sherburn, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Greenwood
1480–1543
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Michelle
1480–1543
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Greenwood's Descendants

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John (Nelson (Sir)) Greenwood (1500–1 Feb 1560) m. Suzanne ((Susan)(Lady)) Draper (1502–1592)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Greenwood 1523–1595 m. Cuthbert (William) Ripley\Rippon\Ripleye 1520–1591
    1. 1. Thomas ("Henry" Ripley) \Rippon 1551–1635 m. Margaret Walker 1550–1588
      1. 1. Thomas ((Sir)) Rippon\Ripley 1576–1649 m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Jackson 1578–1660
        1. 1. Lucretia (Christine) Ripley 1604–1636 m. William (Humphrey (Sir)) Grizzell 1600–1636

John Greenwood's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood in Huddleston, Sherburn, Yorkshire, England
Huddleston, Sherburn, Yorkshire, England
1560
1560
Age 60
Death of John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1560
1 Feb 1560
Age 60
Burial of John Nelson (Sir) Greenwood in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Huddleston, Sherburn, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1560
    Event Place: Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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