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John Shakespeare 1703–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 22 Dec 1750

Death Location: Warwickshire, England

Father: William Shakespeare

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jane Whitehead

Children(s): Samuel Shakespeare, Stephen Shakespeare, Elizabeth Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, David Shakespeare

In 1703, John Shakespeare entered the world in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, born to William Shakespeare And Elizabeth Chapman. John Shakespeare married Jane Whitehead, and had children including David Shakespeare, Elizabeth Shakespeare, Samuel Shakespeare, Stephen Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare. John Shakespeare passed away in 1750 in Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1703, John Shakespeare entered the world in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, born to William Shakespeare And Elizabeth Chapman.
  • John Shakespeare married Jane Whitehead, and had children including David Shakespeare, Elizabeth Shakespeare, Samuel Shakespeare, Stephen Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare.
  • John Shakespeare passed away in 1750 in Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shakespeare
1656–1711
Birth Location: Knowle, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Whitehead
1707–1753
Birth Location: St Michael, Warwickshire, , England
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Children(s)

Samuel Shakespeare
1731–1793
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
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Stephen Shakespeare
1734–1793
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
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Elizabeth Shakespeare
1737–1799
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
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Thomas Shakespeare
1739–1799
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
TS
David Shakespeare
1733–1800
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
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John Shakespeare's Ancestors

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John Shakespeare
1703–1750
Birth Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Parents
William Shakespeare
1656–1711
Knowle, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Shakespeare
1629–1689
Lapworth, Warwickshire, England
Elinor Seale
1630–
Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Shakespear
1590–
Anon LADY
1600–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shakespeare
1558–1612
MARGERY ROBERTS
1567–1587

John Shakespeare's Descendants

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John Shakespeare (1703–22 Dec 1750) m. Jane Whitehead (1707–30 Nov 1753)
  1. 1. Samuel Shakespeare 1731–1793 m. Susannah Minster 1746–1822
    1. 1. John (M) Shakespeare 1770–1854 m. Mary (Anne Ervin) McKinley 1784–1843
      1. 1. Benjamin (W) Shakespeare 1807–1890
      2. 2. Maryann Shakespeare 1808–1889
      3. 3. Susannah (Eliza) Shakespeare 1810–1867
      4. 4. John (B) Shakespeare 1815–1890
      5. 5. Thomas (M) Shakespeare 1817–1901
      6. 6. Elizabeth (T) Shakespeare 1818–1898
      7. 7. Rebecca (Jane) Shakespeare 1820–1904
      8. 8. Joseph (Ervin) Shakespeare 1822–1843
      9. 9. Hannah (Moriah) Shakespeare 1824–1894
      10. 10. James (Strawbridge) Shakespeare 1826–1846
      11. 11. Samuel (Carlisle) Shakespeare 1832–1890
      12. 12. Catharine (Latta) Shakespear 1809–1897 m. George (Washington) Rockenfield 1805–1881
        1. 1. George (Andrew) Rockenfield 1856–1932
        2. 2. Sarah (Amelia) Rockenfield 1848–1915 m. Isaac (Ike Robert) Mathis 1847–
        3. 3. Elias (Charles) Rockenfield 1841–1916 m. Catherine (A Kate) HUSSONG 1847–1911
        4. 4. Catharine Rockenfield 1837–1905 m. Robert (H) Boyd 1830–1917
        5. 5. John (Henry) Rockenfield 1835–1899
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Rockenfield 1834–1917 m. Joseph Truitt 1831–
        7. 7. Emma (W) Rockenfield 1854–1922 m. John Augustine 1854–1936
    2. 2. William Shakespeare 1766–
    3. 3. Jane Shakespeare 1767–
    4. 4. Samuel Shakespeare 1769–
    5. 5. Mary Shakespeare 1773–
    6. 6. Joseph Shakespeare 1775–
    7. 7. David Shakespeare 1777–
    8. 8. Hannah Shakespeare 1780–
    9. 9. Stephen Shakespeare 1782–
    10. 10. Jonathan Shakespeare 1784–1860
    11. 11. Benjamin Shakespeare 1788–1854
  2. 2. Stephen Shakespeare 1734–1793
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shakespeare 1737–1799
  4. 4. Thomas Shakespeare 1739–1799
  5. 5. David Shakespeare 1733–1800

John Shakespeare's Timeline

3 Records

1703
1703
Birth of John Shakespeare in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
1750
abt 1750
Age 47
Death of John Shakespeare
None
1750
22 Dec 1750
Age 47
Burial of John Shakespeare in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1750
    Record Source: Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Reference Number: DRO 344; Archive Roll: M175

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1750
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Reference Number: DRO 344; Archive Roll: M175
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