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Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May 1575–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1575

Birth Location: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, , England

Death Date: 27 May 1627

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Sir 13GGF

Mother: Dame Clopton

Spouse(s): Sir -

Children(s): Dorothy May, Sarah May

Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May was born in 1575 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, , England, the child of Sir Knight Martyn Bowes 13Ggf And Dame Frances Clopton. Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May married Sir Reverend John Henry May Bishop Of Carlisle, and had children including Dorothy May, Sarah May. Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May passed away in 1627 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May was born in 1575 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, , England, the child of Sir Knight Martyn Bowes 13Ggf And Dame Frances Clopton.
  • Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May married Sir Reverend John Henry May Bishop Of Carlisle, and had children including Dorothy May, Sarah May.
  • Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May passed away in 1627 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir 13GGF
1544–1576
Birth Location: Great Bentley, Essex, England
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Dame Clopton
1544–1585
Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir -
1575–1617
Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England
S-

Children(s)

Dorothy May
1596–1620
Birth Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
DM
Sarah May
1602–1678
Birth Location: Steeple, England, United Kingdom
SM

Lady May's Ancestors

Self
Lady May
1575–1627
Birth Place: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, , England
Parents
Sir Knight Martyn Bowes 13GGF
1544–1576
Great Bentley, Essex, England
Dame (Frances) Clopton
1544–1585
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Martyn Bowes, Knight Lord Mayor of) London
1520–1556
Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Frances Le) Scrope
1520–1556
Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England
Sir (William Clopton (Esq. of Kentwell Hall in Long Melford, Suffolk)) *
1500–1556
Kentwell, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Margaret (Playters) Lythe
1510–1556
Exning, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Martin I
1500–1566
Anne Barrett
1505–1553
Richard Esquire
1505–1573
Mary Knight
1512–1559
John Clopton
1480–1530
Thomazine Knevitt
1454–1536
William Playters
1469–1512
Lady Jenney
1475–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barrett
1468–1526
Philippe Harpesfield
1480–1519
Robert Amadas
1482–1532
Elizabeth Bryce
1479–1542

Lady May's Descendants

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Lady (Mildred Cordelia Bowes) May (Apr 1575–27 May 1627) m. Sir (Reverend John Henry May - Bishop of Carlisle) - (24 Mar 1575–19 Dec 1617)
  1. 1. Dorothy May 1596–1620 m. Gov (William) Bradford 1590–1657
    1. 1. Joseph Bradford 1630–1715
    2. 2. Mercy Bradford 1627–1661 m. Benjamin Vermayes 1624–1665
      1. 1. Mary (Mercy) Vermayes 1654–1714 m. Samuell (Sturtevant) Jr 1654–1736
        1. 1. Josiah Sturtevant 1690–1774
        2. 2. Hannah Standish 1680–1759
        3. 3. Mercy Bosworth 1676–1707
        4. 4. James Sturtevant 1688–1756
        5. 5. Samuel Sturtevant 1677–1743
        6. 6. William Sturtevant 1683–1753
        7. 7. Nehemiah Sturtevant 1681–1744
    3. 3. William Bradford 1624–1703
    4. 4. John Bradford 1617–1679 m. Martha Bourne 1614–1689
      1. 1. Miriam Tracy 1649–1741
      2. 2. Mary Tracy 1633–
      3. 3. Solomon Tracy 1651–1732
      4. 4. John Tracy 1642–1702
      5. 5. Daniel Tracy 1653–1728
      6. 6. Jonathan Tracy 1646–
      7. 7. Samuel Tracy 1654–1693
  2. 2. Sarah May 1602–1678

Lady May's Timeline

5 Records

1575
Apr 1575
Birth of Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, , England
Kings Lynn, Norfolk, , England
1580
Abt. 1580
Age 5
Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May was married in Shouldham Abbey, Norfolk, England
Shouldham Abbey, Norfolk, England
1586
28 Feb 1586
Age 11
Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May was married in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England
1590
1590
Age 15
Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May was married in East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
1627
27 May 1627
Age 52
Death of Lady Mildred Cordelia Bowes May in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1575
    Event Place: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1580
    Event Place: Shouldham Abbey, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1586
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: East Riding, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1627
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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