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John 12GGF Whitfield 1520–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 May 1585

Death Location: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Father: Robert Wadhurst

Mother: Annie Giles

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stacy, Lady (1522-1587)

Children(s): John Whitffeld

In 1520, John 12GGF Whitfield entered the world in Tenterden, Kent, England, born to Robert 13Ggf Whitfield Of Wadhurst And Annie Agnes Gibbons Giles. John 12GGF Whitfield married Alice Barton, Elizabeth 12Ggm Stacy, Lady Agnes Ann Atwood Whitfield 1522 1587, and had children including John Ii Whitffeld. John 12GGF Whitfield passed away in 1585 in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, John 12GGF Whitfield entered the world in Tenterden, Kent, England, born to Robert 13Ggf Whitfield Of Wadhurst And Annie Agnes Gibbons Giles.
  • John 12GGF Whitfield married Alice Barton, Elizabeth 12Ggm Stacy, Lady Agnes Ann Atwood Whitfield 1522 1587, and had children including John Ii Whitffeld.
  • John 12GGF Whitfield passed away in 1585 in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
John Whitfield
1520–1585
Birth Place: Tenterden, Kent, England
Parents
Robert 13GGF Whitfield of Wadhurst
1451–1541
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Annie (Agnes Gibbons) Giles
1475–1567
Biddington, Kent, England
Grandparents
Robert (of Wadhurst) Whitfield
1488–1541
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Maud Whitley, Baroness) Whitfield
1465–1515
Whitley Castle, Cumberlandshire, England
John Giles
1443–1475
London, London, England
Agnes Hopper
1462–1580
Biddenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whitfield
1488–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whitfield's Descendants

1.
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John (12GGF) Whitfield (1520–29 May 1585) m. Elizabeth (12GGM) Stacy (1526–2 Jun) m. Lady (Agnes Ann Atwood Whitfield) (1522-1587) (Jan 1522–Aug 1587)
  1. 1. John (II) Whitffeld 1562–1632 m. Mary (Agnes) Gyles 1566–1636 m. Anne Speake 1558–1588 m. Jane Bampfylde 1588–1614
    1. 1. Elizebeth (Whitffeld GM) 11 1580–1662 m. John (Edwards GG) 11 1584–1654
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Brown 1600–1693 m. Francis (Brown) Browne 1595–1668
        1. 1. John Browne 1620–1690 m. Mary Burwell 1623–1689

John Whitfield's Timeline

8 Records

1520
1520
Birth of John 12GGF Whitfield in Tenterden, Kent, England
Tenterden, Kent, England
1540
1540
Age 20
John 12GGF Whitfield was married in Kent, England
Kent, England
1547
1 February 1547
Age 27
John 12GGF Whitfield was married in Trotterscliffe, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Trotterscliffe, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1558
19 October 1558
Age 38
John 12GGF Whitfield was married In Tenderden, Eng., Kent, England, United Kingdom
Tenderden, Eng., Kent, England, United Kingdom
1585
29 May 1585
Age 65
Death of John 12GGF Whitfield in Tenderden, Kent, England
Tenderden, Kent, England
1615
14 Jan 1615
Age 95
John 12GGF Whitfield was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1732
4 Dec 1732
Age 212
John 12GGF Whitfield was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1865
January 1865
Age 345
John 12GGF Whitfield was married in Hollingbourn, Kent, United Kingdom
Hollingbourn, Kent, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Tenterden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1615
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centry; Chippenham, Wiltshire; Wiltshire Church of England Bishop's Transcripts; Reference Number: BTLydMBdl. 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1732
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93DUN003

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 February 1547
    Event Place: Trotterscliffe, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 October 1558
    Event Place: Tenderden, Eng., Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1865
    Event Place: Hollingbourn, Kent, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eastry
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tenterden, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 68

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1585
    Event Place: Tenderden, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 68
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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