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

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1521

Birth Location: Plainsfield Manor, Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Death Date: 10 December 1576

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

Father: Humphrey Manor

Mother: Lady Littleton

Spouse(s): Lady Somerset

Children(s): William Black

In 1521, John Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield Manor entered the world in Plainsfield Manor, Over Stowey, Somerset, England, born to Humphrey John Blacke Lord Of Plainfield Manor And Lady Agnes Anne Littleton. John Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield Manor married Lady Duchess Jane Anne Rawson Duchess Of Somerset, and had children including William Black. John Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield Manor passed away in 1576 in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, John Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield Manor entered the world in Plainsfield Manor, Over Stowey, Somerset, England, born to Humphrey John Blacke Lord Of Plainfield Manor And Lady Agnes Anne Littleton.
  • John Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield Manor married Lady Duchess Jane Anne Rawson Duchess Of Somerset, and had children including William Black.
  • John Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield Manor passed away in 1576 in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Manor's Ancestors

Self
John Manor
1521–1576
Birth Place: Plainsfield Manor, Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Parents
Humphrey John Blacke Lord of Plainfield Manor
1500–1576
Old Hall, Eastontown, Andover Parrish, Hampshire, England
Lady (Agnes Anne) Littleton
1501–1575
Thaxted, Essex, England
Grandparents
William Blake
1465–1547
Calne, Wiltshire, England
Mary Coles
1469–1502
Calve, Willshire, England
Sir (William) Littleton
1484–1558
Lodge, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Johanna Burleton
1488–1550
Leyton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Temple
1443–1508
Lady Whittington
1451–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Manor's Descendants

1.
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John (Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield) Manor (19 Oct 1521–10 December 1576) m. Lady (Duchess Jane Anne Rawson Duchess of) Somerset (Nov 1521–27 June 1595)
  1. 1. William Black 1540–1634 m. Margaret (Christie) Robertson 1544–1600
    1. 1. Christina Blake 1575–1620 m. David (William Broun or) Browne 1577–1615
      1. 1. David Browne 1599–1650 m. Susanna (Russell (Line of Susan Ann) Haydon) 1598–1650
        1. 1. William Browne 1632–1699 m. Elizabeth Ruggles 1633–1685

John Manor's Timeline

3 Records

1521
19 October 1521
Birth of John Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield Manor in Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
1521
19 Oct 1521
Birth of John Blake The Elder, Lord of Plainsfield Manor in Plainsfield Manor, Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Plainsfield Manor, Over Stowey, Somerset, England
1576
10 December 1576
Age 55
Death of John Blake The Elder, 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] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1521
    Event Place: Plainsfield Manor, Over Stowey, Somerset, England

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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