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John Forrester Stevens 1400–1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: Aft 1442

Death Location: Lewynesmede, Gloucestershire, England

Father: John Lewynesmede

Mother: Margaret Didbrok

Spouse(s): Mary Shaw, Alice Spelly

Children(s): Thomas Stevens, John Stephen

The story of John Forrester Stevens began in 1400 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. John Forrester Stevens married Alice Spelly, Mary Alice Shaw, and had children including John Stephen, Thomas Stephens Or Stevens. John Forrester Stevens passed away in 1442 in Lewynesmede, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Forrester Stevens began in 1400 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
  • John Forrester Stevens married Alice Spelly, Mary Alice Shaw, and had children including John Stephen, Thomas Stephens Or Stevens.
  • John Forrester Stevens passed away in 1442 in Lewynesmede, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lewynesmede
1378–1426
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Margaret Didbrok
1381–1428
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Shaw
1400–1420
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Alice Spelly
1420–1491
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Stevens
1420–1490
Birth Location: Lewynsmede, Gloucestershire, England
TS
John Stephen
1425–
Birth Location: West Pennard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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John Stevens's Ancestors

Self
John Stevens
1400–1442
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Forrester Stephens 2nd Baron Stephens of Lewynesmede
1378–1426
Gloucestershire, England
Margaret (de) Didbrok
1381–1428
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Fitz Stephens) Baron
1346–1390
Gloucestershire, England
Audrey (De) Castell
1350–1417
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Robert (de) Didbrok
1349–1409
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Robert Didbrok
1353–
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John III
1314–1386
Joanna Spelly
1317–
John Castell
1318–1401
Adam Didbrok
1320–
Adam Didbrok
1325–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1282–1374
Margaret Berkeley
1286–1374
deCastell
1290–

John Stevens's Descendants

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John (Forrester) Stevens (1400–Aft 1442) m. Mary (Alice) Shaw (1400–Aft 1420) m. Alice Spelly (1420–Abt 1491)
  1. 1. Thomas (Stephens or) Stevens 1420–1490 m. Alice Spelley 1424–1459 m. Alice Shaw 1421–1462 m. Alexandra Lugg 1434–1459 m. Johanna Whitling 1440–1466
    1. 1. Sir (Edward Stephens, Baron Stephens of Lewynesmede,) MP 1459–1505 m. Alice 1463–1520 m. Jane (Alice) Atherton 1463–1544 m. Joan Atheward 1463–1544
      1. 1. Henry Stevens 1500–1579 m. Alice (Alexandra) Lugg 1493–1552 m. Margaret (de) Leon 1501–1560 m. Frances 1490–1580 m. Alice (Stevens) II 1493–1552
        1. 1. Alexandra Stephens 1535–1595 m. William (Henry) Fowler 1521–1598
        2. 2. Alice Stephens 1523–1595 m. Thomas Fowler 1515–1550 m. William Fowler 1530–
        3. 3. Edward Stephens 1523–1587 m. Joan Fowler 1529–1587 m. Jane (Joan Fowler Baroness) Stephens 1529–1587 m. Maude Alden 1514–1587 m. Stevens 1524– m. Margaret (Mary) Adams 1545–1633
        4. 4. Walter Stephens 1525–1565
        5. 5. Richard Stephens 1527–1577 m. Dorethia Mills 1527–
        6. 6. William Stevens 1529–1565
        7. 7. Robert Stephens 1530–1592
        8. 8. John Stephens 1533–1558
        9. 9. Margaret Stephens 1537–1537
        10. 10. Ann Stephens 1537– m. Clutterbuck 1533–
        11. 11. Elizabeth Stephens 1539–
      2. 2. Ann Stevens 1480–1567 m. Edward Winter 1478–1500
      3. 3. John Stevens 1480– m. Mary 1480–
      4. 4. Janet Stevens 1482–1505 m. Lewis Thomas 1480–1505
      5. 5. Arthur Stephens 1484–1552
      6. 6. Arthur (Richard II Stephens, Baron Stephens of) Lewynesmede 1484–1579 m. Elizabeth Campyn 1490–1580
      7. 7. Daniel Stevens 1495–1536
      8. 8. Stephen Stephens 1500–1550
  2. 2. John Stephen 1425– m. Alice Shaw 1425–

John Stevens's Timeline

3 Records

1400
1400
Birth of John Forrester Stevens in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1442
1442
Age 42
Death of John Forrester Stevens in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1442
Aft 1442
Age 42
Burial of John Forrester Stevens in Lewynesmede, Gloucestershire, England
Lewynesmede, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Forrester Stevens, person ID G6LH-CK4.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1442
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Forrester Stevens, person ID G6LH-CK4.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft 1442
    Event Place: Lewynesmede, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Forrester Stevens, person ID G6LH-CK4.
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