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Margaretha St John 1490–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 6 Sep 1562

Death Location: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John John

Mother: Phyllis Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Sir RUSSELL, Francis Russell, William Gostwick

Children(s): William RUSSELL, Anne Russell, Edward Russell

Margaretha St John was born in 1490 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John St John And Phyllis Waldegrave. Margaretha St John married Francis Russell, Sir Francis Russell, William Gostwick, and had children including Anne Russell, Edward Russell, William Russell. Margaretha St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaretha St John was born in 1490 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John St John And Phyllis Waldegrave.
  • Margaretha St John married Francis Russell, Sir Francis Russell, William Gostwick, and had children including Anne Russell, Edward Russell, William Russell.
  • Margaretha St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John John
1498–1562
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
JJ
Phyllis Waldegrave
1509–1579
Birth Location: Bures Saint Mary, Suffolk, England
PW

Spouses(s)

Sir RUSSELL
1527–1585
Birth Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
SR
Francis Russell
1503–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
FR
William Gostwick
1524–1545
Birth Location: of Willington, Bedford, England
WG

Children(s)

William RUSSELL
1558–1613
Birth Location: Thornbaugh Castle, Chenries Buckinghamshire, England
WR
Anne Russell
1548–1603
Birth Location: Exeter, Westmoreland, England
AR
Edward Russell
1551–1572
Birth Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
ER

Margaretha John's Ancestors

Self
Margaretha John
1490–1562
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John St John
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Phyllis Waldegrave
1509–1579
Bures Saint Mary, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John (St.) John
1450–1525
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Sybil (verch) Morgan
1463–1529
Langstone, Monmouthshire, Wales
George Waldegrave
1483–1528
Bures Saint Mary, Suffolk, England
Anne Drury
1480–1572
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John John
1426–1514
Alice Bradshagh
1426–1511
Morgan Verch-Morgan
1410–1472
Margred Mathew
1440–
Sir Drury
1456–1456
Anne Calthorpe
1457–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Oliver John
1398–1437
Margaret Beauchamp
1410–
Thomas Bradshaw
1369–1409
Sherburne
1383–1425
Jenkin Philip
1377–1441
Cecily Welsh
1380–1416
Gwenllian Herbert
1411–1456
Roger Drury
1428–1493
Felice Denston
1434–1486
William Calthorpe
1410–1494
Elizabeth Grey
1406–1437

Margaretha John's Descendants

1.
MJ
Margaretha (St) John (1490–6 Sep 1562) m. Sir (Francis) RUSSELL (Apr 1527–Jul 1585) m. Francis Russell (Abt 1503–) m. William Gostwick (Sep 1524–Dec 1545)
  1. 1. William RUSSELL 1558–1613 m. Elizabeth Long 1562–1611
    1. 1. Francis Russell 1587–1641 m. Catherine Brydges 1580–1657 m. Catherine Bridges 1640–1757
      1. 1. Catherine (Ann) Russell 1615–1676 m. Robert Greville 1607–1643
        1. 1. Thamozin Brooke 1644– m. William Alston 1637–1708
        2. 2. Francis Greville 1631–1658
        3. 3. Edward Greville 1635–1655
        4. 4. Robert Greville 1638–1676
        5. 5. Fulke Greville 1643–1710 m. Sarah Dashwood 1645–1705
        6. 6. Thomasin (Thomasina) Greville 1643–1669
        7. 7. Algermon Greville 1645–
      2. 2. John Russell 1608–1686
      3. 3. Catherine Russell 1609–1642
      4. 4. Francis Russell 1609–1698 m. Katherine Grey 1644–1695
      5. 5. Elizabeth Russell 1612–1612
      6. 6. Frances Russell 1612–1612
      7. 7. William Russell 1613–1700 m. Anne (Countess of Bedford) Carr 1615–1684
      8. 8. Margaret Russell 1613–1676 m. James Hay 1612–1669 m. Edward Montague 1602–1671
      9. 9. Anne Russell 1616–1697 m. George Digby 1612–1677 m. Thomas Millington 1620–1703 m. Thomas (Millington) Knight 1628–1704
      10. 10. Margaret Russell 1621–1672 m. Robert Anderson 1600–1670
      11. 11. Edward Russel 1622–1665 m. Penelope Hill. 1625–1694 m. Mary 1626– m. Penelope Hill 1639–
      12. 12. Diana Russell 1624–1696 m. Francis Newport 1620–1708 m. William Newport 1619–1708
      13. 13. Elizabeth Russell –1605
    2. 2. James Russell 1586–1673
  2. 2. Anne Russell 1548–1603 m. Ambrose Dudley 1531–1590
  3. 3. Edward Russell 1551–1572 m. Jane (Sibella) Morrison 1555–1615

Margaretha John's Timeline

3 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Margaretha St John in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
1562
27 Aug 1562
Age 72
Death of Margaretha St John in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
1562
6 Sep 1562
Age 72
Burial of Margaretha St John in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Margaretha St John, person ID LKKM-HKW.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: St John, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Margaretha St John, person ID LKKM-HKW.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1562
    Event Place: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Margaretha St John, person ID LKKM-HKW.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1562
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Margaretha St John, person ID LKKM-HKW.
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