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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

According to available records, Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England was born in 1531 in Huntsworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Alexander Popham of Huntworth, Esquire, Burgess of Bridgewater, and Jane (Stradling) Popham'. Following those early years, Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England married Lady Joan Ann "Amy" GAMES (Gaines), and their family grew to include Lady Mary 'Amy' Popham. In the later years of life, Lord Sir Knight John (Johannis) Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England died in 1607 in Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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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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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1531
    Event Place: Huntsworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 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 Year: 10 Jun 1607
    Event Place: Wellington, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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