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Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England 1531–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Huntsworth (Somerset) England

Death Date: 1607

Death Location: Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Raleigh)

Mother: Lady Stradling

Spouse(s): Amy Adams

Children(s): Katherine Popham, Francis Parliament, Jane Horner, Penelope Hanham, Elizabeth Champernowne

The story of Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England began in 1531 in Huntsworth (Somerset) England. Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England married Amy Adams, and had children including Eleanor Warre, Elizabeth Champernowne, Francis Popham Member Of Parliament, Jane Horner, Katherine Popham, Penelope Hanham. Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England passed away in 1607 in Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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  • The story of Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England began in 1531 in Huntsworth (Somerset) England.
  • Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England married Amy Adams, and had children including Eleanor Warre, Elizabeth Champernowne, Francis Popham Member Of Parliament, Jane Horner, Katherine Popham, Penelope Hanham.
  • Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England passed away in 1607 in Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Lord England's Ancestors

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Lord England
1531–1607
Birth Place: Huntsworth (Somerset) England
Parents
Sir Alexander Popham (of Huntworth, Esquire, Burgess of Bridgewater, Steward of Buckland Priory ( Judge who presided over trial of Sir Walter Raleigh)
1504–1556
Huntsworth, Somersetshire, England
Lady (Jane of St. Donats) Stradling
1505–1555
St Donat's Castle, Ogmore, Glamorganshire, Wales
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Lord England's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of) England (1531–1607) m. Amy Adams (1531–1612)
  1. 1. Katherine Popham 1559–1608 m. Sir (Edward Edwardus Rogers of Cannington Esq -) 11ggf 1563–1627
    1. 1. Edward (James Rogers) II 1597–1638 m. Mary (Ann) Rogers 1600–1630
      1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Rogers 1620–1675 m. William (Henry Bird) Moore 1619–1665
        1. 1. John Moore 1639–1704 m. ELIZABETH (Anne) COUCH 1637–1710 m. Mary Whitcomb 1643–1695
  2. 2. Francis (Popham Member of) Parliament 1573–1644
  3. 3. Jane Horner –1591
  4. 4. Penelope Hanham –1622
  5. 5. Elizabeth Champernowne –1637

Lord England's Timeline

3 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England in Huntsworth (Somerset) England
Huntsworth (Somerset) England
1607
10 June 1607
Age 76
Death of Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England in Wellington (Somerset) England
Wellington (Somerset) England
1607
1607
Age 76
Burial of Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England in Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Huntsworth (Somerset) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wellington, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1607
    Event Place: Wellington (Somerset) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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