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John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor 1521–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1521

Birth Location: Bridgwater Plainsfield, (Over Stowey), Somerset, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1576

Death Location: Overstowey, Somerset, England

Father: Lord Manor

Mother: Lady Blake

Spouse(s): Joan Rawson

Children(s): John Black, Elizabeth Blake, Mary Blake, Walter Black, Humphrey Blake, Richard Black, Nicholas Blake, Alice Black

In 1521, John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor entered the world in Bridgwater Plainsfield, (Over Stowey), Somerset, England, born to Lord Humphrey William Blake Blague Lord Of Plainsfield Manor And Lady Agnes Anne Littleton Blake. John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor married Joan Jugg Jane Rawson, and had children including Alice Richards Black, Elizabeth Blake, Humphrey Blake, John Black, Mary Blake, Nicholas Blake, Richard Black, Walter Black. John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor passed away in 1576 in Overstowey, Somerset, England.

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  • In 1521, John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor entered the world in Bridgwater Plainsfield, (Over Stowey), Somerset, England, born to Lord Humphrey William Blake Blague Lord Of Plainsfield Manor And Lady Agnes Anne Littleton Blake.
  • John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor married Joan Jugg Jane Rawson, and had children including Alice Richards Black, Elizabeth Blake, Humphrey Blake, John Black, Mary Blake, Nicholas Blake, Richard Black, Walter Black.
  • John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor passed away in 1576 in Overstowey, Somerset, England.

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John, Manor's Ancestors

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John, Manor
1521–1576
Birth Place: Bridgwater Plainsfield, (Over Stowey), Somerset, England
Parents
Lord Humphrey William Blake (Blague) Lord of Plainsfield Manor
1500–1588
Old Hall, Eastontown, Andover Parrish, Hampshire Co, England
Lady (Agnes Anne Littleton) Blake
1501–1585
Thaxted, Essex, England
Grandparents
William ((3) Blake) (Balgue)
1465–1547
Calne, Wiltshire, England
(Lady) (Mary Anne Coles (Cole, Blake,) Balque)
1469–1560
Calne, Willshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John, Manor's Descendants

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John, (The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield) Manor (19 Oct 1521–1 Dec 1576) m. Joan (Jugg (Jane)) Rawson (1521–27 June 1595)
  1. 1. John Black 1533–1588 m. Janat (Joane Cuik) Cook 1543–1630 m. Janet Cook 1543–1588
    1. 1. John (Black) ll 1565–1650 m. Elizabeth (Bessie) Locart 1568–1641 m. Elizabeth (Drake nee) Grone –1631
      1. 1. John (Black) III 1590–1680 m. Janet Osborne 1594–1641
        1. 1. John (Black\Blake) IV 1619–1721 m. Janet (Mary) Martin 1620–1656 m. Janet (Mary) Martin 1620–1656
      2. 2. Patrick Black 1592–1651
      3. 3. Margaret Black 1588–1660
      4. 4. George Black 1580–1632
      5. 5. Janet Black 1587–
      6. 6. Agnes Black 1585–
    2. 2. John Black 1564–1650
    3. 3. Helen Black 1567–1637
    4. 4. Margaret Black 1569–1610
    5. 5. Thomas Black 1573–
    6. 6. Marion Black 1574–1634
    7. 7. Nicol Black 1573–
    8. 8. Alexander Black 1571–1650
    9. 9. Helen Black 1567–1576
  2. 2. Elizabeth Blake 1549–
  3. 3. Mary Blake 1558–1660
  4. 4. Walter Black 1553–1600
  5. 5. Humphrey Blake 1556–1619
  6. 6. Richard Black 1544–1576
  7. 7. Nicholas Blake 1560–
  8. 8. Alice (Richards) Black 1549–1584

John, Manor's Timeline

2 Records

1521
19 Oct 1521
Birth of John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor in Bridgwater Plainsfield, (Over Stowey), Somerset, England
Bridgwater Plainsfield, (Over Stowey), Somerset, England
1576
1 Dec 1576
Age 55
Death of John, The Elder Black\Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor in Overstowey, Somerset, England
Overstowey, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1521
    Event Place: Bridgwater Plainsfield, (Over Stowey), Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Somerset: - Registers of Marriage

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Overstowey, Somerset, England

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