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John W Wilkes 1619 – 1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1619

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 10 December 1700

Death Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia

Father: John (Wylkes)

Mother: Magdalen Wight

Spouse(s): Catherine Sheppey

Children(s): Catherine Wilkes

In 1619, John W Wilkes II entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to John (Johannes) Wilkes (Wylkes) and Magdalen Wight. John W Wilkes II married Catherine Elizabeth Sheppey, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes. John W Wilkes II passed away in 1700 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1619, John W Wilkes II entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to John (Johannes) Wilkes (Wylkes) and Magdalen Wight.
  • John W Wilkes II married Catherine Elizabeth Sheppey, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes.
  • John W Wilkes II passed away in 1700 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Wylkes)
1592 – 1653
Birth Location: St. Martin's-in-The-Fields, Middlesex, England
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Magdalen Wight
1603 – 1658
Birth Location: Middlesex, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sheppey
1619 – 1672
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
CS

Children(s)

Catherine Wilkes
1636 – 1687
Birth Location: Kent Island, New Kent, Virginia, USA
CW

John Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
John Wilkes
1619 – 1700
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
John (Johannes) Wilkes (Wylkes)
1592 – 1653
St. Martin's-in-The-Fields, Middlesex, England
Magdalen Wight
1603 – 1658
Middlesex, London, England
Grandparents
Abraham Wilkes
1575 – 1625
St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
Jenett Lister
1580 – 1630
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Henry Wright
1573 – 1641
London, Middlesex, England
Barbara Chauncey
1581 – 1612
Ardley, Yardley Bury, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lyster
1540 – 1598
Maud Houghton
1551 – 1599
Alexander Wright
1542 – 1584
George Chauncey
1544 – 1624
Jane Cornwall
1546 – 1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Houghton
1520 – 1558
Lady Morley
1530 – 1584
Richard Wright
1522 – 1578
Lady Harrison
1520 – 1588
Henry Chauncy
1527 – 1587
John Cornewall
1510 – 1561
Jane Varney
1528 –

John Wilkes's Descendants

1.
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John (W) Wilkes (1619 – 10 December 1700) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Sheppey (1619 – 1672)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Wilkes (23 June 1636 – 3 May 1687) m. Lt (Col William C.) Claiborne (10 August 1600 – 21 March 1677)
    1. 1. Thomas Claiborne (17 August 1647 – 7 October 1683) m. Sarah Fenn (22 Mar 1660 – 18 Oct 1716)
      1. 1. Thomas Claiborne (16 December 1680 – 16 August 1732) m. Anne Fox (1684 – )
        1. 1. James Claiborne (1725 – 1782)

John Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1619
1619
Birth of John W Wilkes II in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1700
10 December 1700
Age 81
Death of John W Wilkes II in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1700
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia
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