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John Vail 1580–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Ashwater, Devon, England

Death Date: 1645

Death Location: Ashwater, Devon, England

Father: Thomas Vail

Mother: Elizabeth Grimball

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The story of John Vail began in 1580 in Ashwater, Devon, England. John Vail passed away in 1645 in Ashwater, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Vail began in 1580 in Ashwater, Devon, England.
  • John Vail passed away in 1645 in Ashwater, Devon, England.

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John Vail's Ancestors

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John Vail
1580–1645
Birth Place: Ashwater, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Vail
1565–1640
Southwold, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Grimball
1570–1619
Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Grandparents
John VeleVail/
1540–1590
Over, Gloucestershire, England
Matilda Beckett
1543–1565
Gloucestershire, England
Grimbald ((Greinbald)) Hitchens
1550–1607
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Ellinora Dawsome
1550–1607
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hitchins
1520–1550
Hitchins
1525–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bassett
1500–1550
Agnes Bassett
1500–1560

John Vail's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of John Vail in Ashwater, Devon, England
Ashwater, Devon, England
1645
1645
Age 65
Death of John Vail in Ashwater, Devon, England
Ashwater, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Ashwater, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Ashwater, Devon, England

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