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John Little Herring 1607–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 10 Jun 1672

Death Location: Horse Swamp, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: Julienes Herring

Mother: Christain Gillebrand

Spouse(s): Margerie Whitfield

Children(s): Anthony Herring

John Little Herring was born in 1607 in Bristol, Somerset, England, the child of Julienes John Herring And Christain Gillebrand. John Little Herring married Margerie Barron Whitfield, and had children including Anthony Herring. John Little Herring passed away in 1672 in Horse Swamp, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Little Herring was born in 1607 in Bristol, Somerset, England, the child of Julienes John Herring And Christain Gillebrand.
  • John Little Herring married Margerie Barron Whitfield, and had children including Anthony Herring.
  • John Little Herring passed away in 1672 in Horse Swamp, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Herring's Ancestors

Self
John Herring
1607–1672
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
Parents
Julienes John Herring
1582–1644
Flambere Mayre, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Christain Gillebrand
1571–1650
England
Grandparents
John Herring
1544–1628
Flambere Mayre, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Joanne Palmer
1556–1628
Wales, United Kingdom
Edward Gellibrand
1548–1601
Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Dorcas) Oxenbridge
1550–1606
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Herring
1490–1544
Margaret Carrington
1492–1544
*Julines Palmer
1530–1556
*Sarah Pettigrew
1530–1594
John Kent
1508–1588
Elizabeth Peacock
1528–1606
John Oxenbridge
1520–1617
Mary
1527–1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Herring
1460–1558
Lady Pickering
1475–1496
Thomas Gellibrand
1485–1575
Agnes Fleetwood
1490–1578
William Peacock
1490–1557
Elizabeth Wager
1494–
Robert Oxenbridge
1509–1591
Susan White
1500–1587

John Herring's Descendants

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John (Little) Herring (1607–10 Jun 1672) m. Margerie (Barron) Whitfield (16 Jul 1617–15 Mar 1675)
  1. 1. Anthony Herring 1648–1715 m. Rebecca (Marjorie) West 1662–1718
    1. 1. Samuel (Abraham) Herring 1682–1750 m. Anne Williams 1694–1750
      1. 1. Anthony Herring 1705–1784 m. Bridget Joyner 1710–1788
        1. 1. Phereby Herring 1753–1816 m. Joshua Grantham 1740–1781
        2. 2. Sarah Herring 1728–1822
        3. 3. Catherine Herring 1730–1807 m. James (Council) Bunn 1720–1795
      2. 2. Stephen Herring 1720–1797

John Herring's Timeline

2 Records

1607
1607
Birth of John Little Herring in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1672
10 Jun 1672
Age 65
Death of John Little Herring in Horse Swamp, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Horse Swamp, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1672
    Event Place: Horse Swamp, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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