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John Payne 1521 – 1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England

Death Date: abt 1566

Death Location: Staplehurst Parish, Cranbrook, Kent, England

Father: Stevon Payne

Mother: *Agnes Payne

Spouse(s): Margery Sayer

Children(s): Elizabeth Payne

John Payne was born in 1521 in Staplehurst, Kent, England, the child of Stevon Payne and *Agnes wife of Stephen Payne. John Payne married Margery Sayer, and had children including Elizabeth Payne. John Payne passed away in 1566 in Staplehurst Parish, Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John Payne was born in 1521 in Staplehurst, Kent, England, the child of Stevon Payne and *Agnes wife of Stephen Payne.
  • John Payne married Margery Sayer, and had children including Elizabeth Payne.
  • John Payne passed away in 1566 in Staplehurst Parish, Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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John Payne's Ancestors

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John Payne
1521 – 1566
Birth Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Parents
Stevon Payne
1500 – 1553
Staplehurst, Kent, England
*Agnes (wife of Stephen) Payne
1496 – 1549
Frittenden, Kent, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Payne's Descendants

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John Payne (1521 – abt 1566) m. Margery Sayer (1523 – 19 Feb 1603)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Payne (1546 – abt 1617) m. Richard (Henry) Benfield (1550 – aft 1617)
    1. 1. Robert (Benfield -) Bonfilde (8 May 1583 – )
      1. 1. Robert Bonfild (1646 – Abt 1682) m. Mary Harding (1630 – 24 Mar 1715)
        1. 1. Edward Banfield (1669 – abt 1741) m. Katharine Edwards (1675 – abt 1712)

John Payne's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of John Payne in Staplehurst, Kent, England
Staplehurst, Kent, England
1566
abt 1566
Age 45
Death of John Payne in Staplehurst Parish, Cranbrook, Kent, England
Staplehurst Parish, Cranbrook, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1566
    Event Place: Staplehurst Parish, Cranbrook, Kent, England

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