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Lady Margaret St John 1538–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 July 1538

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 August 1562

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John Bletsoe

Mother: Margaretha Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Sir Russell, Robert Gronw

Children(s): Latatia Russell, John Russell, Willem Thornhaugh, Margaretha Russell, Edward Russell, Anne Dudley, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, Edward Russell, John Russell, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, William Russell, Margaret Clifford, Anne Dudley, Richard Meredith

The story of Lady Margaret St John began in 1538 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Lady Margaret St John married Robert Meredith Ap Gronw, Sir Francis Russell, and had children including Anne Dudley, Edward Russell, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, John Lord Russell, John Russell, Latatia Russell, Margaret Clifford, Margaretha Russell, Richard Meredith, Willem Lord Russell Van Thornhaugh, William Russell. Lady Margaret St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret St John began in 1538 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Margaret St John married Robert Meredith Ap Gronw, Sir Francis Russell, and had children including Anne Dudley, Edward Russell, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, John Lord Russell, John Russell, Latatia Russell, Margaret Clifford, Margaretha Russell, Richard Meredith, Willem Lord Russell Van Thornhaugh, William Russell.
  • Lady Margaret St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady John's Ancestors

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Lady John
1538–1562
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Lord St. John van Bletsoe
1498–1527
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire
Margaretha Waldegrave
1485–
Smallbridge, Suffolk
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady John's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret St) John (27 July 1538–7 August 1562) m. Sir (Francis) Russell (1527–28 July 1585) m. Robert (Meredith Ap) Gronw (1520–1557)
  1. 1. Latatia Russell 1562–1603 m. William Phippen 1560–1624
    1. 1. William Phippen 1592–1647 m. Judith DeBurow 1596–1637
      1. 1. Judith (Hayward) Phippen 1618–1689 m. William Simonds 1611–1672 m. James Hayward 1613–1642
        1. 1. Judith Simonds 1646–1704 m. John (C J) Barker 1646–1710 m. John (Simeon) Barker 1645–1708
        2. 2. Sarah Simonds 1644–1692 m. John Heywood 1640–1701
        3. 3. Mary Chandler 1647–1728 m. Roger (of Concord) Chandler 1620–1716
        4. 4. James Simonds 1658–1717
      2. 2. Elizaeth Phippen 1617–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Phippen 1625–1689
      4. 4. Francisca Phippen 1628–
      5. 5. Joan Phippen 1631–1700
      6. 6. Johannes Phippen 1630–
    2. 2. John Phippen 1582–
    3. 3. John Phippen 1582–
  2. 2. John (Lord) Russell 1552–1584
  3. 3. Willem (Lord Russell van) Thornhaugh 1560–1613
  4. 4. Margaretha Russell 1560–1616
  5. 5. Edward Russell 1551–1572
  6. 6. Anne Dudley 1548–1604
  7. 7. Elizabeth Bourchier –1605
  8. 8. Francis Russell –1585
  9. 9. Edward Russell 1551–1572 m. Jane (Sibyl) Morrison 1550–1615
  10. 10. John Russell 1553–1584
  11. 11. Elizabeth Bourchier 1550–1605
  12. 12. Francis Russell –1585
  13. 13. William Russell 1553–1613
  14. 14. Margaret Clifford 1560–1616
  15. 15. Anne Dudley 1549–1604
  16. 16. Richard Meredith 1550–1597 m. Sarah Bathow 1570–1650
    1. 1. Robert Meredyth 1585–1668 m. Anne Ussher 1597–1669
      1. 1. Annie Lipset

Lady John's Timeline

3 Records

1538
27 July 1538
Birth of Lady Margaret St John in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Age 2
Lady Margaret St John was married in Willington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Willington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1562
7 August 1562
Age 24
Death of Lady Margaret St John in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1538
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Willington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1562
    Event Place: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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