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John Major 1550–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1550

Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England

Death Date: 1629

Death Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England

Father: John Major

Mother: Martha Epps

Spouse(s): Anne Serle

Children(s): Col. Major

John Major was born in 1550 in Durham, Durham, England, the child of John Major And Martha Elizabeth Epps. John Major married Anne Serle, and had children including Col Edward Major. John Major passed away in 1629 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Major was born in 1550 in Durham, Durham, England, the child of John Major And Martha Elizabeth Epps.
  • John Major married Anne Serle, and had children including Col Edward Major.
  • John Major passed away in 1629 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Major's Ancestors

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John Major
1550–1629
Birth Place: Durham, Durham, England
Parents
John Major
1525–
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Martha (Elizabeth) Epps
1525–1581
England
Grandparents
Bonaventure Major
1500–
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Major's Descendants

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John Major (Abt 1550–1629) m. Anne Serle (1550–1582)
  1. 1. Col. (Edward) Major 1570–1647 m. Martha Butler 1578–1633
    1. 1. John Major 1607–1666 m. MAUDLIN 1607–1640 m. Jane Lorrimer 1620–1666
      1. 1. Alice Major 1635–1710 m. John Waller 1625–1667 m. Thomas Shiles 1642–1675 m. Richard Whitty 1640–1693 m. Daniel Walker 1642–1702
        1. 1. William Waller 1661–1713 m. Bridget Nelson 1665–1709
        2. 2. Charles Walker 1668–1730 m. Rebecca Walker 1680–1767 m. Anna Dodereas 1700–1789 m. Mary 1652–

John Major's Timeline

2 Records

1550
Abt 1550
Birth of John Major in Durham, Durham, England
Durham, Durham, England
1629
1629
Age 79
Death of John Major in Southampton, Hampshire, England
Southampton, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1550
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England

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