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Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones 1515–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Worcestershire, England

Death Date: abt 1580

Death Location: Linton, Worcestershire, England

Father: John Rufford

Mother: Elizabeth Welles

Spouse(s): Sir Acton

Children(s): Lady Acton

Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones was born in 1515 in Worcestershire, England, the child of John Rufford And Elizabeth Welles. Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones married Sir John Acton, and had children including Lady Elianor Acton. Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones passed away in 1580 in Linton, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones was born in 1515 in Worcestershire, England, the child of John Rufford And Elizabeth Welles.
  • Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones married Sir John Acton, and had children including Lady Elianor Acton.
  • Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones passed away in 1580 in Linton, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rufford
1475–1522
Birth Location: Butlers, Buckingham, England
JR
Elizabeth Welles
1500–1553
Birth Location: Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
EW

Spouses(s)

Sir Acton
1515–1580
Birth Location: Burton Court, near, Linton, Worcestershire, England
SA

Children(s)

Lady Acton
1526–1589
Birth Location: England
LA

Lady Jones's Ancestors

Self
Lady Jones
1515–1580
Birth Place: Worcestershire, England
Parents
John Rufford
1475–1522
Butlers, Buckingham, England
Elizabeth Welles
1500–1553
Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Jones's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Joan Rufford Bedell) Jones (1515–abt 1580) m. Sir (John) Acton (Abt. 1515–14 Jul 1580)
  1. 1. Lady (Elianor) Acton 1526–1589 m. John Jones 1525–1581
    1. 1. Anne (Jones) ** 1545–1601 m. Sir (Thomas) King 1538–1583 m. Thomas King 1538–1620 m. Sir (Reverend Thomas) Kinge 1533–1602 m. Thomas (King) (15th-GGF) 1538–1583 m. John Peachy –1570
      1. 1. George (Kinge) ** 1568–1625 m. Johanne (or Jean) Lorran 1569–1625 m. Joane (Jean) Lorran 1571–1603 m. Margaret –1597
        1. 1. Thomas King 1604–1691 m. Sarah Tinker 1619–1652 m. Jane (Young) Hatch 1596–1653
        2. 2. Anna King 1594–1670
        3. 3. George Kinge 1595–1648
        4. 4. Thomas Kinge 1597–
        5. 5. Daniel Kinge 1599–1600
        6. 6. Judith Kinge 1601–
        7. 7. Frances Kinge 1602–
        8. 8. Judith King 1618–1661
        9. 9. Christopher King 1611–1613
        10. 10. Frances King 1590–1647
        11. 11. Thomas King 1599–1648

Lady Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones in Worcestershire, England
Worcestershire, England
1580
abt 1580
Age 65
Death of Lady Joan Rufford Bedell Jones in Linton, Worcestershire, England
Linton, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1580
    Event Place: Linton, Worcestershire, England
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