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John Wise 1617–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1695

Death Location: Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Sir Bath

Mother: Mary Buller

Spouse(s): Hannah Scarborough

Children(s): Mary Wise, John II, Hannah Wise, Johannes Wise, Mary Wise, Otto Wise

John Wise was born in 1617 in England, the child of Sir Thomas Wise Knight Of The Bath And Mary Ann Wise Buller. John Wise married Hannah Scarborough, and had children including Hannah Wise, Johannes Wise, John Wise Ii, Mary Wise, Otto William Wise. John Wise passed away in 1695 in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wise was born in 1617 in England, the child of Sir Thomas Wise Knight Of The Bath And Mary Ann Wise Buller.
  • John Wise married Hannah Scarborough, and had children including Hannah Wise, Johannes Wise, John Wise Ii, Mary Wise, Otto William Wise.
  • John Wise passed away in 1695 in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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John Wise's Ancestors

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John Wise
1617–1695
Birth Place: England
Parents
Sir Thomas WISE, Knight of the Bath
1591–1629
Sydenham, Demerel, Devon, England
Mary (Ann (Wise)) Buller
1595–1697
Sydenham, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Wise
1558–1608
Mount Wise, Sydenham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Alicia Harris
1563–1618
Hayne, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Walter Buller
1575–1630
Suffolk, England
Lady (Alice) Hayward
1579–1647
Shillingham, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wise's Descendants

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John Wise (1617–1695) m. Hannah Scarborough (25 December 1625–21 October 1693)
  1. 1. Mary Wise 1642–1693 m. William Anderson 1645–1698
    1. 1. Comfort Anderson 1662–1743 m. George (Elias) Taylor 1660–1740 m. Elias (George) Taylor 1661–1717
      1. 1. Mary Taylor 1690–1733 m. Samuel (Alexander Sr) Sr 1658–1733
        1. 1. James Alexander 1685–1717 m. Mary Steele 1671–1718
      2. 2. Elizabeth Taylor 1685–1762
      3. 3. Comfort Taylor 1690–1770
      4. 4. Taylor 1691–1691
      5. 5. Naomi Taylor 1695–1770
      6. 6. Ann Taylor 1700–1800
      7. 7. Joshua Taylor 1699–1750
      8. 8. Elizabeth Taylor 1680–1762
      9. 9. Esther Taylor 1704–1760
      10. 10. Hannah Taylor 1702–1773
      11. 11. Joshua Taylor 1699–1750
      12. 12. Mary Taylor 1706–1733
      13. 13. Naomi Taylor 1688–1750
    2. 2. Comfort Anderson 1625–1690
    3. 3. Naomi Anderson 1669–1728
  2. 2. John (Wise) II 1655–1717
  3. 3. Hannah Wise 1647–1720
  4. 4. Johannes Wise 1665–
  5. 5. Mary Wise 1645–1684
  6. 6. Otto (William) Wise 1654–1747

John Wise's Timeline

2 Records

1617
1617
Birth of John Wise in England
England
1695
1695
Age 78
Death of John Wise in Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America
Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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