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Martha Church 1541 – 1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Runwell, Essex, England

Death Date: 16 December 1577

Death Location: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England

Father: John Runwell

Mother: Margaret Wyseman

Spouse(s): William Reade

Children(s): Edmund Reade

In 1541, Martha Church entered the world in Runwell, Essex, England, born to John Church, of Runwell and Margaret Wyseman. Martha Church married William Reade, and had children including Edmund Reade. Martha Church passed away in 1577 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1541, Martha Church entered the world in Runwell, Essex, England, born to John Church, of Runwell and Margaret Wyseman.
  • Martha Church married William Reade, and had children including Edmund Reade.
  • Martha Church passed away in 1577 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Church's Ancestors

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Martha Church
1541 – 1577
Birth Place: Runwell, Essex, England
Parents
John Church, of Runwell
1519 – 1577
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Margaret Wyseman
1525 – 1580
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Brock Wiseman Auditor of the Exchequer for King Henry) VIII
1495 – 1558
Great Canfield, Essex, England
Agnes Josselyn
1500 – 1558
Great Canfield Manor, Dunmow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Wiseman
1463 –
Mary Glasscock
1467 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Church's Descendants

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Martha Church (1541 – 16 December 1577) m. William Reade (11 March 1539 – 19 July 1603)
  1. 1. Edmund Reade (23 May 1563 – December 1, 1623) m. Elizabeth Cooke (2 July 1578 – 1638)
    1. 1. Edmund Reade (1595 – 1600)
    2. 2. Mary Reade (1597 – 1602)
    3. 3. Margaret (Elisabeth) Reade (11 Jul 1598 – 24 Sept 1672)
    4. 4. William Reade (1599 – 1600)
    5. 5. Martha Reade (13 July 1602 – 1662) m. Daniel Eppes (About 1590 – June 26, 1630) m. Samuel Symonds (9 Jun 1595 – 12 Oct 1678)
      1. 1. Daniel Eppes (1623 – 8 Jan 1693)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Eppes (About 1625 – Unknown)
      3. 3. Mary Eppes (October 8, 1628 – July 21, 1692)
      4. 4. Martha Eppes ( – May 31, 1628)
      5. 5. Ruth Symonds (1640 – 23 Feb 1702) m. John Emerson (26 Feb 1625 – 2 December 1700)
        1. 1. Martha Emerson (28 Nov 1662 – 14 Apr 1708) m. William Cogswell (4 December 1659 – 14 April 1708)
      6. 6. Martha Symonds (1642 – 15 Feb 1692)
      7. 7. Priscilla Symonds (1648 – 2 Jan 1734)
      8. 8. William Symonds ( – abt 1750)
    6. 6. Thomas Reade (1605 – 1607)
    7. 7. Samuel Reade (1609 – 1643)
    8. 8. Thomas Reade (15 Aug 1612 – 1662)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Reade (27 Nov 1614 – 24 Nov 1672)

Martha Church's Timeline

3 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Martha Church in Runwell, Essex, England
Runwell, Essex, England
1577
16 December 1577
Age 36
Death of Martha Church in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
1577
16 Dec 1577
Age 36
Burial of Martha Church in Wickford, Essex, England
Wickford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Runwell, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1577
    Event Place: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1577
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: AT Norwich city parishes 1748-49

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