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John Watts 1560 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Mattishall, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1624

Death Location: Mattishall, Norfolk, England

Father: EDWARD WATTS

Mother: Elizabeth Moule

Spouse(s): Jane Shippingfeild

Children(s): Elizabeth Watts

John Watts was born in 1560 in Mattishall, Norfolk, England, the child of EDWARD WATTS and Elizabeth Moule. John Watts married Jane Shippingfeild, and had children including Elizabeth Watts. John Watts passed away in 1624 in Mattishall, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Watts was born in 1560 in Mattishall, Norfolk, England, the child of EDWARD WATTS and Elizabeth Moule.
  • John Watts married Jane Shippingfeild, and had children including Elizabeth Watts.
  • John Watts passed away in 1624 in Mattishall, Norfolk, England.

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John Watts's Ancestors

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John Watts
1560 – 1624
Birth Place: Mattishall, Norfolk, England
Parents
EDWARD WATTS
1518 – 1576
Mattishall, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Moule
1523 – 1582
Norfolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Watts's Descendants

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John Watts (1560 – 1624) m. Jane Shippingfeild (Abt. 1560 – Abt. 8 Jul 1593)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Watts (Abt. 1587 – About 6 Aug 1647) m. Edmund Mott (1583 – )
    1. 1. Margaret Mott (1617 – 1655) m. Alexander Doniphan (1613 – Aft 1655)
      1. 1. Lucy Doniphan (1640 – 6 Dec 1692)
        1. 1. Eleanor ("Gallop") Bryant (1660 – 1720) m. Robert Gallop (1660 – 20 May 1720) m. Thomas Southern (1 May 1660 – 17 Apr 1704)

John Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of John Watts in Mattishall, Norfolk, England
Mattishall, Norfolk, England
1624
1624
Age 64
Death of John Watts in Mattishall, Norfolk, England
Mattishall, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Mattishall, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Mattishall, Norfolk, England

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