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John Tower 1510–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: England

Father: John (Touris)

Mother: Elizabeth Hepburn

Spouse(s): Mariota (Home), Margaret Hepburn

Children(s): Sir Tower

John Tower was born in 1510 in England, the child of John Tower Touris And Elizabeth Agnes Hepburn. John Tower married Margaret Hepburn, Mariota Hume Home, and had children including Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower. John Tower passed away in 1574 in England.

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Biography

  • John Tower was born in 1510 in England, the child of John Tower Touris And Elizabeth Agnes Hepburn.
  • John Tower married Margaret Hepburn, Mariota Hume Home, and had children including Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower.
  • John Tower passed away in 1574 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Touris)
1452–1489
Birth Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Hepburn
1450–1516
Birth Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
EH

Spouses(s)

Mariota (Home)
1492–1572
Birth Location: England
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Margaret Hepburn
1492–1542
Birth Location: Bothwell (Lanarkshire) Scotland
MH

Children(s)

Sir Tower
1550–1612
Birth Location: Southwold, Suffolk, England
ST

John Tower's Ancestors

Self
John Tower
1510–1574
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Tower (Touris)
1452–1489
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Agnes) Hepburn
1450–1516
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald Touris
1430–
Scotland
Janet Napier
1430–1490
Scotland
David Hepburn
1430–1513
Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Christian (Sandilands of) Calder
1425–1483
Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hepburn
1412–1482
Lady Ludguharn)
1414–1485
John Sandilands
1401–1482
Christian Dundas
1413–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dundas
1390–1437
Lady Stewart
1390–1430

John Tower's Descendants

1.
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John Tower (1510–1574) m. Mariota (Hume) (Home) (Abt. 1492–Abt. 1572) m. Margaret Hepburn (1492–8 November 1542)
  1. 1. Sir (Christopher John Humeir) Tower 1550–1612 m. Alice Oldfeld 1555–1622
    1. 1. Hannah Tower 1577–1649 m. William (Gilson (First to use a Windmill in) America) 1572–1639
      1. 1. Hannah Gilson 1601–1628
      2. 2. Abigail Gilson 1600–1658 m. John (Eaton) Sr. 1611–1658 m. John (Richard) Damon 1590–1625
        1. 1. Jacob Eaton 1642–1646
        2. 2. John (Eaton) twin 1633–1634
        3. 3. John Damon 1621–1676
        4. 4. Hannah (Jane) Damon 1625–1680
        5. 5. Thomas (Eaton) twin 1633–1659
        6. 6. Abigail Eaton 1640–1711 m. Robert Mason 1631–1700
      3. 3. Joseph (Romeball) Gilson 1635–1676
      4. 4. Joseph (Romeball) Gilson 1610–1676
      5. 5. Benjamin Gilson 1721–
      6. 6. William Gilson 1597–1640
      7. 7. Hannah Gilson 1598–1625
    2. 2. Richard Tower 1580–1651
    3. 3. Robert Tower 1560–1634

John Tower's Timeline

3 Records

1491
07 Mar 1491/2
John Tower was married
None
1510
1510
Birth of John Tower in England
England
1574
1574
Age 64
Death of John Tower in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1489-14923

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Mar 14912
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