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John Polley 1509–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 September 1509

Birth Location: Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 August 1580

Death Location: Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Poley

Mother: Mirabelle Garneys

Spouse(s): Margery Blyant, Anna Wentworth

Children(s): Susan Poley, Giles Poley, Anne Poley, Cutberd Poley, Mary Poley, Richard Poley, Sir Poley, Bridget Polley, John Polley, John Polley, Martha Polley, Richard Polley, Thomas Polley, William Polley

John Polley was born in 1509 in Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Poley And Mirabelle Garneys. John Polley married Anna Wentworth, Margery Poley Blyant, and had children including Anne Poley, Bridget Polley, Cutberd Poley, Giles Poley, John Polley, Martha Polley, Mary Poley, Richard Poley, Richard Polley, Sir William Poley, Susan Elizabeth Poley, Thomas Polley, William Polley. John Polley passed away in 1580 in Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Polley was born in 1509 in Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Poley And Mirabelle Garneys.
  • John Polley married Anna Wentworth, Margery Poley Blyant, and had children including Anne Poley, Bridget Polley, Cutberd Poley, Giles Poley, John Polley, Martha Polley, Mary Poley, Richard Poley, Richard Polley, Sir William Poley, Susan Elizabeth Poley, Thomas Polley, William Polley.
  • John Polley passed away in 1580 in Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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John Polley's Ancestors

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John Polley
1509–1580
Birth Place: Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Poley
1485–1548
Badley, Suffolk
Mirabelle Garneys
1490–1558
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Polley's Descendants

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John Polley (27 September 1509–6 August 1580) m. Margery ((Poley)) Blyant (1518–1561) m. Anna Wentworth (1520–28 August 1575)
  1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) Poley 1536–1616
    1. 1. John Hervey 1562–1630 m. Frances Harve –1620
      1. 1. Sir (William) Hervey 1585–1660 m. Penelope Darcy 1593–1661 m. Susan Hervey 1590–1637
        1. 1. Keziah Hervey 1621–1659
        2. 2. Thomas Hervey 1625–1694
        3. 3. John Hervey 1616–1680
        4. 4. Maria Gage 1620–1654
        5. 5. Edward Gage 1616–1707
        6. 6. Thomas Gage –1654
  2. 2. Giles Poley 1539–1589
  3. 3. Anne Poley 1542–
  4. 4. Cutberd Poley 1533–
  5. 5. Mary Poley 1525–1586
  6. 6. Richard Poley 1537–
  7. 7. Sir (William) Poley 1527–1587
  8. 8. Bridget Polley 1554–
  9. 9. John Polley 1529–1614
  10. 10. John Polley 1557–
  11. 11. Martha Polley 1558–1625
  12. 12. Richard Polley 1538–
  13. 13. Thomas Polley 1540–
  14. 14. William Polley 1537–

John Polley's Timeline

2 Records

1509
27 September 1509
Birth of John Polley in Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1580
6 August 1580
Age 71
Death of John Polley in Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 September 1509
    Event Place: Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 August 1580
    Event Place: Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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