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John Woodruff 1340 – 1397 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1340

Birth Location: Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 SEP 1397

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Woodruff

Mother: Elizabeth Sotell

Spouse(s): Ann Cresacre, Mary Langfield

Children(s): Richard Woodrove, Sir Esq, John Woodgrove, Thomas Woodruff

John Woodruff was born in 1340 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Woodruff and Elizabeth Sotell. John Woodruff married Ann Cresacre, Mary Langfield, and had children including Richard Woodrove, Sir Christopher Woodruff, Esq, John Woodgrove, Thomas Woodruff. John Woodruff passed away in 1397 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Woodruff was born in 1340 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Woodruff and Elizabeth Sotell.
  • John Woodruff married Ann Cresacre, Mary Langfield, and had children including Richard Woodrove, Sir Christopher Woodruff, Esq, John Woodgrove, Thomas Woodruff.
  • John Woodruff passed away in 1397 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Woodruff's Ancestors

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John Woodruff
1340 – 1397
Birth Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Woodruff
1316 –
England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Sotell
1316 –
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Woodroffe
1280 –
England, United Kingdom
Elsabeth Dransfield
1285 –
England, United Kingdom
Thomas Sotell
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Woodruff's Descendants

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John Woodruff (1340 – 9 SEP 1397) m. Ann Cresacre (ABT 1360 – ) m. Mary Langfield (1362 – 1388)
  1. 1. Richard Woodrove (1382 – )
  2. 2. Sir (Christopher Woodruff,) Esq (1382 – APR 1430) m. Alice Merfield (1394 – 1419)
  3. 3. John Woodgrove (ABT 1384 – ) m. Joyce Burton
  4. 4. Thomas Woodruff m. (Dau) Lanfield

John Woodruff's Timeline

2 Records

1340
1340
Birth of John Woodruff in Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1397
9 SEP 1397
Age 57
Death of John Woodruff in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1340
    Event Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1397
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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