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Margaret Countess of Bedford St John 1533–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1533

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 August 1562

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John John

Mother: Margaret Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Frans Bedfordshire

Children(s): Lady Vassell, John Bridpo, William Thornhaugh, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, Henry Russell, Margaret Russell

Margaret Countess of Bedford St John was born in 1533 in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Bletsoe St John And Margaret Waldegrave. Margaret Countess of Bedford St John married Frans Lord Russell Earl Van Bedford Sherriff Van Buckinghamshire En Bedfordshire, and had children including Elizabeth Russell Bourchier, Francis 5Th Baron Of Bedford Russell, Henry Russell, John 3Rd Baron Of Bedford Russell Lord Russell Burgess Of Bridpo, Lady Anne Russell Vassell, Margaret Russell, William Francis Russell 1St Baron Of Thornhaugh. Margaret Countess of Bedford St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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  • Margaret Countess of Bedford St John was born in 1533 in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Bletsoe St John And Margaret Waldegrave.
  • Margaret Countess of Bedford St John married Frans Lord Russell Earl Van Bedford Sherriff Van Buckinghamshire En Bedfordshire, and had children including Elizabeth Russell Bourchier, Francis 5Th Baron Of Bedford Russell, Henry Russell, John 3Rd Baron Of Bedford Russell Lord Russell Burgess Of Bridpo, Lady Anne Russell Vassell, Margaret Russell, William Francis Russell 1St Baron Of Thornhaugh.
  • Margaret Countess of Bedford St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Margaret John's Ancestors

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Margaret John
1533–1562
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Bletsoe St. John
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Waldegrave
1485–1567
Smallbridge Manor, Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret John's Descendants

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Margaret (Countess of Bedford St) John (Apr 1533–27 August 1562) m. Frans (Lord Russell Earl van Bedford Sherriff van Buckinghamshire en) Bedfordshire (Apr 1527–28 Jul 1585)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne Russell) Vassell 1548–1603 m. *Major (John Vassall "Alderman of London" (Builder and Owner of the Mayflower. Jamestown Founder-Virginia Trading) Company.) 1544–1625
    1. 1. William ((from England)) Vassall 1592–1655
      1. 1. Judith Vassall 1619–1670 m. Resolved White 1615–1687
        1. 1. Anna (White) Hayward 1649–1714
        2. 2. Elizabeth White 1652–
        3. 3. John White 1644–
        4. 4. Josiah White 1654–1710
        5. 5. Resolved White 1647–1670
        6. 6. Samuel (Sylvannus) White 1645–1720 m. Rebecca Green 1646–1711
        7. 7. Susanna White 1656–1670
        8. 8. William White 1642–1695
  2. 2. John (3rd Baron of Bedford Russell, Lord Russell, Burgess of) Bridpo 1553–1584
  3. 3. William (Francis Russell, 1st Baron of) Thornhaugh 1557–1613
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Russell) Bourchier 1555–1605 m. William Bourchier 1557–1623
    1. 1. Edward Bourchier 1590–1637
  5. 5. Francis (5th Baron of Bedford) Russell 1554–1585
  6. 6. Henry Russell 1551–1572
  7. 7. Margaret Russell 1560–1616

Margaret John's Timeline

2 Records

1533
Apr 1533
Birth of Margaret Countess of Bedford St John in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1562
27 August 1562
Age 29
Death of Margaret Countess of Bedford St John in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1533
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1562
    Event Place: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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