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John Griggs 1547–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1547

Birth Location: Boxted, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1623

Death Location: Suffolk, England

Father: Robert Griggs

Mother: Joane Griggs

Spouse(s): Martha Griggs

Children(s): Wilbroe Cooper, Thomas Griggs

John Griggs was born in 1547 in Boxted, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Griggs And Joane Griggs. John Griggs married Martha Griggs, and had children including Thomas Griggs, Wilbroe Cooper. John Griggs passed away in 1623 in Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Griggs was born in 1547 in Boxted, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Griggs And Joane Griggs.
  • John Griggs married Martha Griggs, and had children including Thomas Griggs, Wilbroe Cooper.
  • John Griggs passed away in 1623 in Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Griggs's Ancestors

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John Griggs
1547–1623
Birth Place: Boxted, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Griggs
1515–1562
Brockley, Suffolk, England
Joane Griggs
1520–1547
Brockley, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Griggs
1471–1515
Suffolk, England
Katherine Browne
1481–1520
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Griggs
1436–1497
Rose Griggs
1440–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Griggs's Descendants

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John Griggs (8 May 1547–25 Mar 1623) m. Martha Griggs (11 May 1555–6 October 1635)
  1. 1. Wilbroe Cooper 1593–1662 m. John Cooper 1594–1662
    1. 1. Henry Cooper 1615–1680
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cooper 1651–1700 m. William (Thomas Wingate) (Wingod) 1649–1689
        1. 1. Thomas Wingate 1672–1710
        2. 2. John Wingate 1676–1747
    2. 2. Thomas Cooper 1626–1687
    3. 3. Emma Cooper 1620–1666
    4. 4. John Cooper 1625–1677
    5. 5. Martha Cooper –1663
    6. 6. Ann Cooper –1668
    7. 7. Mary Cooper 1622–
  2. 2. Thomas Griggs 1585–1647 m. Mary (Grace) Griggs 1590–1639
    1. 1. Joseph Griggs 1625–1715

John Griggs's Timeline

4 Records

1547
8 May 1547
Birth of John Griggs in Boxted, Suffolk, England
Boxted, Suffolk, England
1547
08 May 1547
John Griggs was baptized in Somerton, Suffolk, England
Somerton, Suffolk, England
1623
25 Mar 1623
Age 76
Burial of John Griggs in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1624
21 September 1624
Age 77
Death of John Griggs in Boxted, Suffolk, England
Boxted, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1547
    Event Place: Boxted, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 08 May 1547
    Event Place: Somerton, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 1624
    Event Place: Boxted, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Leonard Shoreditch, Register of burials, 1558 - 1654, P91LENA012MS07499, Item 001

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1623
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Leonard Shoreditch, Register of burials, 1558 - 1654, P91LENA012MS07499, Item 001

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