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Lady Sara (Morskyn) James 1540 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium

Death Date: 18 Mar 1597

Death Location: Westbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir ll

Mother: Lady (Morskyn)

Spouse(s): Roger Jacques

Children(s): Sir James

Lady Sara (Morskyn) James was born in 1540 in Liège, Liege, Belgium, the child of Sir Henry Morskyn ll and Lady Elizabeth Ann Stanley (Morskyn). Lady Sara (Morskyn) James married Roger Jacques, and had children including Sir Roger James. Lady Sara (Morskyn) James passed away in 1597 in Westbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Sara (Morskyn) James was born in 1540 in Liège, Liege, Belgium, the child of Sir Henry Morskyn ll and Lady Elizabeth Ann Stanley (Morskyn).
  • Lady Sara (Morskyn) James married Roger Jacques, and had children including Sir Roger James.
  • Lady Sara (Morskyn) James passed away in 1597 in Westbury, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir ll
1509 – 1601
Birth Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium
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Lady (Morskyn)
1513 – 1557
Birth Location: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Roger Jacques
1524 – 1591
Birth Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Children(s)

Sir James
1550 – 1596
Birth Location: Upminster, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
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Lady James's Ancestors

Self
Lady James
1540 – 1597
Birth Place: Liège, Liege, Belgium
Parents
Sir Henry Morskyn ll
1509 – 1601
Liège, Liege, Belgium
Lady (Elizabeth Ann Stanley) (Morskyn)
1513 – 1557
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Morskyn l) (Belgium)
1490 – 1510
Liege, Leige, Belguim
Lady (Sarah James\Morskyn) (Belgium)
1490 – 1557
Liege, Liege, Belgium
Thomas Reed
1501 – 1556
Kintbury, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England
Lady (Anne Hoo Reade\Rede of Barton,) Berkshire
1505 – 1575
Abington, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
EN (Reade)
1460 – 1503
EN Beauchamp
1450 – 1503
Anne Eng
1452 – 1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady James's Descendants

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Lady (Sara (Morskyn)) James (1540 – 18 Mar 1597) m. Roger Jacques (1524 – 2 Feb 1591)
  1. 1. Sir (Roger) James (1550 – 20 Dec 1596)
    1. 1. Margareth James (27 Jun 1596 – 24 May 1638) m. William Byssche (10 Mar 1587 – 24 Apr 1638)
      1. 1. Ursula Bish (1613 – 20 Nov 1658) m. Richard (Thompson) ** (26 Dec 1606 – 4 Apr 1649) m. Valentin Sammers (1613 – 1649)
        1. 1. Johann (Adam) Sammers (1625 – 15 Jan 1690) m. Elisabetha Sammer (1625 – 1690)

Lady James's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lady Sara (Morskyn) James in Liège, Liege, Belgium
Liège, Liege, Belgium
1597
18 Mar 1597
Age 57
Death of Lady Sara (Morskyn) James in Westbury, Gloucestershire, England
Westbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Liège, Liege, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1597
    Event Place: Westbury, Gloucestershire, England
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