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John Griggs 1547 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1547

Birth Location: Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 21 September 1624

Death Location: Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: Robert Griggs

Mother: Joane Davy

Spouse(s): Martha Wyborowe*

Children(s): Mary Grigge, Mary Griggs, George Griggs

The story of John Griggs began in 1547 in Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England. John Griggs married Martha Wyborowe*, and had children including Mary Grigge, Mary Griggs, George Griggs. John Griggs passed away in 1624 in Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Griggs began in 1547 in Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.
  • John Griggs married Martha Wyborowe*, and had children including Mary Grigge, Mary Griggs, George Griggs.
  • John Griggs passed away in 1624 in Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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John Griggs's Ancestors

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John Griggs
1547 – 1624
Birth Place: Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Griggs
1515 – 1562
Brockley, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Joane Davy
1520 – 1557
Stansfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Griggs
1471 –
Stanfield, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Brown
1495 –
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Way) Davey
1500 – 1552
Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Briston
1500 –
Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Griggs's Descendants

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John Griggs (8 May 1547 – 21 September 1624) m. Martha Wyborowe* (11 May 1561 – 6 Oct 1635)
  1. 1. Mary Grigge (20 March 1580 – 29 November 1639)
  2. 2. Mary Griggs ( – 1650)
  3. 3. George Griggs

John Griggs's Timeline

2 Records

1547
8 May 1547
Birth of John Griggs in Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1624
21 September 1624
Age 77
Death of John Griggs in Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 1624
    Event Place: Boxted, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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