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John Royston 1540–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Over, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1636

Death Location: Over, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Royston

Mother: Elizabeth Taylour

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Children(s): Elizabeth Royston

John Royston was born in 1540 in Over, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Royston And Elizabeth Taylour. John Royston married Agnes Cooper, and had children including Elizabeth Royston. John Royston passed away in 1636 in Over, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Royston was born in 1540 in Over, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Royston And Elizabeth Taylour.
  • John Royston married Agnes Cooper, and had children including Elizabeth Royston.
  • John Royston passed away in 1636 in Over, Cambridgeshire, England.

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John Royston's Ancestors

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John Royston
1540–1636
Birth Place: Over, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Royston
1593–1651
Over, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Taylour
1598–1638
Over, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
William Royston
1567–1612
Cambridgeshire
Ruth
1565–1612
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Royston
1534–1599
Joane Mosley
1538–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ROYSTON
1519–1558
Hellen WARREN
1520–1560

John Royston's Descendants

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John Royston (1540–1636)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Royston 1562–1650 m. John Elvye 1564–1596
    1. 1. Agnes Elvye 1589–1616 m. Thomas Hunt 1580–1669
      1. 1. Thomas Hunt 1611–1661 m. Margaret (Mary) Webster 1612–1687 m. Mary Webster 1623–1687 m. Margaret (Mary) Webster 1611–1656 m. Mary Webster 1636–1687 m. Mary Webster 1636–
        1. 1. Jonathan Hunt 1637–1691 m. Clemence Hosmer 1662–1695
        2. 2. Richard Hunt 1656–

John Royston's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Royston in Over, Cambridgeshire, England
Over, Cambridgeshire, England
1636
1636
Age 96
Death of John Royston in Over, Cambridgeshire, England
Over, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Over, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Over, Cambridgeshire, England

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