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John Lee 1515 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Ash Vale, Surrey, England

Death Date: 13 Apr 1573

Death Location: Ash Vale, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Lee

Mother: Hannah Lee

Spouse(s): Lady Shirley

Children(s): Lady Yaxley

In 1515, John Lee entered the world in Ash Vale, Surrey, England, born to Sir Roger Lee and Hannah Sibells Lee. John Lee married Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley, and had children including Lady Margaret Lee, Countess of Yaxley. John Lee passed away in 1573 in Ash Vale, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, John Lee entered the world in Ash Vale, Surrey, England, born to Sir Roger Lee and Hannah Sibells Lee.
  • John Lee married Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley, and had children including Lady Margaret Lee, Countess of Yaxley.
  • John Lee passed away in 1573 in Ash Vale, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lee's Ancestors

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John Lee
1515 – 1573
Birth Place: Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir Roger Lee
1495 – 1575
Surrey, England
Hannah (Sibells) Lee
1495 – 1560
Surrey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lee's Descendants

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John Lee (1515 – 13 Apr 1573) m. Lady (Jocosa Joyce) Shirley (1515 – 9 Jul 1574)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Lee, Countess of) Yaxley (7 Mar 1541 – 4 Apr 1598) m. Lancelot (Barrington Ward) Xlll (11 Jan 1551 – 25 Dec 1587)
    1. 1. Richard Sherman (4 Sep 1577 – 30 May 1660) m. Elizabeth Whiting (2 Jan 1581 – 26 Oct 1667)
      1. 1. Ann (Thomas) Smythe (1554 – 6 Dec 1664) m. Capt (Thomas FitzHenry Cromwell) (Privateer) (1552 – 9 Oct 1649)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary Cromwell Price) Vickery (22 Apr 1578 – 14 Apr 1697) m. Richard Price (Oct 1575 – 31 Jul 1674)

John Lee's Timeline

5 Records

1515
1515
Birth of John Lee in Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Ash Vale, Surrey, England
1571
1571
Age 56
John Lee was baptized in St.-Peter-At-Arches, Lincolnshire, England
St.-Peter-At-Arches, Lincolnshire, England
1573
13 Apr 1573
Age 58
Death of John Lee in Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Ash Vale, Surrey, England
1573
13 Apr 1573
Age 58
Burial of John Lee in Lincoln, Lincoln, England
Lincoln, Lincoln, England
1755
17 Apr 1755
Age 240
John Lee was baptized in Hanmer, Flint, Wales
Hanmer, Flint, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Ash Vale, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: St.-Peter-At-Arches, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1755
    Event Place: Hanmer, Flint, Wales
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1573
    Event Place: Ash Vale, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1573
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lincoln, England

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