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

Birth Date: 19 October 1521

Birth Location: Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England

Death Date: 10 December 1576

Death Location: Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England

Father: Humphrey Blake

Mother: Lady (1501-1585)

Spouse(s): Lady Somerset

Children(s): JOHN Blake, Humphrey Blacke, Isabel Blacke, William Blacke, Anne Black, Richard Black, Robert Black, Dorothy Noyes, Alice Blake, William Blake

John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor was born in 1521 in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England, the child of Humphrey Blake And Lady Agnes Anne Blake Littleton 1501 1585. John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor married Lady Duchess Jane Anne Rawson Blake Duchess Of Somerset, and had children including Alice Blake, Anne Black, Dorothy Blake Noyes, Elizabeth Blake, Humphrey Blacke, Isabel Blacke, John Johne Black Blake, Richard Black, Robert Black, William Blacke, William Blake. John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor passed away in 1576 in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor was born in 1521 in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England, the child of Humphrey Blake And Lady Agnes Anne Blake Littleton 1501 1585.
  • John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor married Lady Duchess Jane Anne Rawson Blake Duchess Of Somerset, and had children including Alice Blake, Anne Black, Dorothy Blake Noyes, Elizabeth Blake, Humphrey Blacke, Isabel Blacke, John Johne Black Blake, Richard Black, Robert Black, William Blacke, William Blake.
  • John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor passed away in 1576 in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England.

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John Manor's Ancestors

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John Manor
1521–1576
Birth Place: Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
Parents
Humphrey Blake
1494–1558
Whiteparish, Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Anne Blake Littleton) (1501-1585)
1501–1585
Thaxted, Essex, England
Grandparents
William (X) Blake
1465–1547
Calvo, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Anne) Coles
1469–1540
Calne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Manor's Descendants

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John ((The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield) Manor (19 October 1521–10 December 1576) m. Lady (Duchess Jane Anne Rawson Blake; Duchess of) Somerset (November 1521–27 June 1595)
  1. 1. JOHN (Johne Black) Blake 1533–1588 m. Janat (Joane Cuik) Cook 1543–1630
    1. 1. John Black 1565–1650 m. Elizabeth ('Bessie') Locart 1568–1641
      1. 1. John (Black) III 1590–1674 m. Janet (Elaine Osborne) (Black) 1594–1641
        1. 1. John (Black) IV 1620–1721 m. Janet (or Jane Mary) Martin 1619–1656
        2. 2. Daniel Black 1620–1688
        3. 3. Lydia Davis 1638–
        4. 4. Persis Follett 1634–1703
        5. 5. William Black 1620–1677
    2. 2. Thomas Black 1585–1675
    3. 3. Heleine\Helen (( Black*)) Dowie\Daw*\Dawie)Blak* 1567–1610
    4. 4. Marion Black 1574–1634
    5. 5. Margaret Black 1569–1610
    6. 6. Nicol Black 1573–
    7. 7. Giles ((William Giles)) BLAKE 1564–1642
    8. 8. Alexander Black 1571–1633
    9. 9. Janet ((Jonet)) Black 1576–1646
    10. 10. Roberte Black –1648
  2. 2. Humphrey Blacke 1544–1619
  3. 3. Isabel Blacke 1567–1624
  4. 4. William Blacke 1545–1641
  5. 5. Anne Black 1555–1601
  6. 6. Richard Black 1564–1611
  7. 7. Robert Black 1566–1627
  8. 8. Dorothy (BLAKE) Noyes 1559–1633
  9. 9. Alice Blake 1554–1584
  10. 10. William Blake 1564–1642

John Manor's Timeline

2 Records

1521
19 October 1521
Birth of John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
1576
10 December 1576
Age 55
Death of John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord of Plainsfield Manor in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1521
    Event Place: Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1576
    Event Place: Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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