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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, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England

Death Date: 10 Jun 1607

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

Father: Sir Bridgewater,

Mother: Jane Popham'

Spouse(s): Lady (Gaines)

Children(s): Lady Popham

The story of Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England began in 1531 in Huntsworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England. Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England married Lady Joan Ann Amy Games Gaines, and had children including Lady Mary Amy Popham. 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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Biography

  • The story of Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England began in 1531 in Huntsworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England.
  • Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England married Lady Joan Ann Amy Games Gaines, and had children including Lady Mary Amy Popham.
  • Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England passed away in 1607 in Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bridgewater,
1504–1556
Birth Location: Huntsworth (Somerset) England
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Jane Popham'
1505–1555
Birth Location: St Donats Castle, Ogmore, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady (Gaines)
1522–1604
Birth Location: Caselton (Glamorganshire) Wales
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Children(s)

Lady Popham
1547–1604
Birth Location: Huntworth, Somerset, England
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Lord England's Ancestors

Self
Lord England
1531–1607
Birth Place: Huntsworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Alexander Popham of Huntworth, Esquire, Burgess of Bridgewater,
1504–1556
Huntsworth (Somerset) England
Jane ((Stradling)) Popham'
1505–1555
St Donats Castle, Ogmore, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John Popham of Huntworth, Esquire, Burgess) of
1478–1536
Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabel Mabel) Knowles
1481–1549
Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Arundell
–1513
Landerns (Cornwall) England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord England's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of) England (1531–10 Jun 1607) m. Lady (Joan Ann "Amy" GAMES) (Gaines) (1522–1604)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary 'Amy') Popham 1547–1604 m. Robert Hill 1545–1587
    1. 1. Amy Hill 1565–1625 m. Robert Bird 1561–1622
      1. 1. DOROTHY Bird 1588–1676 m. Thomas Lord 1585–1678
        1. 1. Anne Lord 1614–1688 m. Thomas Stanton 1616–1677
        2. 2. Aymie Gilbert 1626–1691
        3. 3. Richard Lord 1611–1662
        4. 4. William Lord 1618–1678
        5. 5. Thomas Lord 1613–1667
      2. 2. Robert Bird 1590–1633

Lord England's Timeline

8 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England in Huntsworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
Huntsworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
1535
1535
Age 4
Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England was married in Breconshire, Wales
Breconshire, Wales
1540
1540
Age 9
Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England was married in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1546
1546
Age 15
Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England was married in Saint Tathan's, Glamorganshire, Wales
Saint Tathan's, Glamorganshire, Wales
1549
1549
Age 18
Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England was married in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1557
19 JUN 1557
Age 26
Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England was married in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England
Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England
1560
1560
Age 29
Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England was married in St Tathans, Glamorgan, Wales
St Tathans, Glamorgan, Wales
1607
10 Jun 1607
Age 76
Death 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, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Breconshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Saint Tathan's, Glamorganshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1557
    Event Place: Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: St Tathans, Glamorgan, Wales

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Saint Athan, Glamorganshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St. Tathan's, Glamorganshire, Eng.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1607
    Event Place: Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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