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John Whitfield 1520 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Tenterden Kent, England

Death Date: 29 May 1585

Death Location: Tenterden Kent, England

Father: Robert Whitfield

Mother: Agnes Giles

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stacy

Children(s):

In 1520, John Whitfield entered the world in Tenterden Kent, England, born to Robert Whitfield and Agnes Giles. John Whitfield married Elizabeth Stacy. John Whitfield passed away in 1585 in Tenterden Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, John Whitfield entered the world in Tenterden Kent, England, born to Robert Whitfield and Agnes Giles.
  • John Whitfield married Elizabeth Stacy.
  • John Whitfield passed away in 1585 in Tenterden Kent, England.

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John Whitfield's Ancestors

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John Whitfield
1520 – 1585
Birth Place: Tenterden Kent, England
Parents
Robert Whitfield
1454 – 1541
Agnes Giles
1479 – 1567
Biddenden, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Whitfield
1436 – 1492
Whitfield, Northumberland, England
Lady (Alice) Milford
1430 – 1491
Milford Castle, Northumberland, England
John Giles
1460 – 1501
Biddenden, Kent, England
Agnes Hopper
1447 – 1530
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Whitfield
1400 – 1475
Lady Lancaster
1397 – 1475
John Milford
John Giles
1392 – 1470
Alice Bramstone
1391 – 1491
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Whitfield
1370 – 1414
Priscilla Lawrence
1376 – 1447
John Lancaster
1369 – 1433
Margaret Threlkeld
1385 – 1438
Giles
1374 –

John Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of John Whitfield in Tenterden Kent, England
Tenterden Kent, England
1585
29 May 1585
Age 65
Death of John Whitfield in Tenterden Kent, England
Tenterden Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Tenterden Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1585
    Event Place: Tenterden Kent, England

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