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Martha Church 1541–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Runwell, Essex, England

Death Date: 16 Dec 1577

Death Location: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England

Father: John Church

Mother: Margaret (Wyseman)

Spouse(s): Sir Reade

Children(s): Edmund Reade

The story of Martha Church began in 1541 in Runwell, Essex, England. Martha Church married Sir William Reade, and had children including Edmund Sir Reade. Martha Church passed away in 1577 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Church began in 1541 in Runwell, Essex, England.
  • Martha Church married Sir William Reade, and had children including Edmund Sir Reade.
  • Martha Church passed away in 1577 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Church
1520–1577
Birth Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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Margaret (Wyseman)
1525–1585
Birth Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England. or Great Canfield, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Reade
1539–1603
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex County, England
SR

Children(s)

Edmund Reade
1563–1623
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England
ER

Martha Church's Ancestors

Self
Martha Church
1541–1577
Birth Place: Runwell, Essex, England
Parents
John Church
1520–1577
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Margaret (Josselyn Wiseman) (Wyseman)
1525–1585
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England. or Great Canfield, Essex, England
Grandparents
John (Robert) Church
1505–1551
Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England
Joan Henkyn
1505–1530
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
John (Wiseman) (Wyseman)
1495–1558
Great Canfield, Essex, England
Agnes Josselyn
1499–1558
Great Canfield, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Reynold Church
1474–1520
Margaret Greene
1476–1559
William (Wyseman)
1463–1495
Mary Glasscock
1467–1558
Philip Josselyn
1473–1552
Countess Cobham
1478–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Church
1455–1485
Agnes Lehmann
1452–1482
Robert Greene
1450–1479
Margaret Chester
1452–1476
Sir Wiseman
1435–1497
Sir Glasscock
1445–1473
Margery Fitch
1449–1473
John Josselyn
1438–1524
Anne Lavenham
1442–1512
John Brooke
1447–1512
Margaret Neville
1455–1506

Martha Church's Descendants

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Martha Church (1541–16 Dec 1577) m. Sir (William) Reade (11 Mar 1539–19 Jul 1603)
  1. 1. Edmund ((Sir)) Reade 1563–1623 m. Elizabeth Cooke 1578–1637 m. Thomasine Wallenger 1563–1592
    1. 1. Elizabeth Reade 1614–1672 m. Gov (John Winthrop "John the) Younger" 1606–1676
      1. 1. Margaret Winthrop 1641–1697 m. John Corwin 1638–1683
        1. 1. George Corwin 1666–1696 m. Lydia Gedney 1669–1700
      2. 2. Waitstill Winthrop 1642–1717

Martha Church's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Martha Church in Runwell, Essex, England
Runwell, Essex, England
1577
16 Dec 1577
Age 36
Death of Martha Church in Wickford, Essex County, England
Wickford, Essex County, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Runwell, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1577
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex County, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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