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Nicholas Massey 1509 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 SEP 1553

Death Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Massey

Mother: Jean Beswick

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hyde

Children(s): Alice Massey, Alexander Massey, Richard Massey, Nicholas Massey, William Massey, Thomas Massey, John Massey

In 1509, Nicholas Massey entered the world in Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas de Pontington Massey and Jean Beswick. Nicholas Massey married Elizabeth Hyde, and had children including Alice Massey, Alexander Massey, Richard Massey, Nicholas Massey, William Massey, Thomas Massey, John Massey. Nicholas Massey passed away in 1553 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1509, Nicholas Massey entered the world in Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas de Pontington Massey and Jean Beswick.
  • Nicholas Massey married Elizabeth Hyde, and had children including Alice Massey, Alexander Massey, Richard Massey, Nicholas Massey, William Massey, Thomas Massey, John Massey.
  • Nicholas Massey passed away in 1553 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Massey
1478 – 1528
Birth Location: Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
TM
Jean Beswick
1443 – 1528
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hyde
1510 – 1553
Birth Location: Isle of Ely, England, United Kingdom
EH

Children(s)

Alice Massey
1524 – 1553
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
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Alexander Massey
1527 –
Birth Location: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
AM
Richard Massey
1530 – 1570
Birth Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Nicholas Massey
1532 – 1552
Birth Location: Isle of Ely, England, United Kingdom
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William Massey
1536 – 1553
Birth Location: Isle of Ely, England
WM
Thomas Massey
1538 –
Birth Location: Isle of Ely, England, United Kingdom
TM
John Massey
1540 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
JM

Nicholas Massey's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Massey
1509 – 1553
Birth Place: Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas de Pontington Massey
1478 – 1528
Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Jean Beswick
1443 – 1528
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Nicholas Massey
1443 – 1491
Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Nicholas Massey
1444 –
England
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Massey
1389 – 1456
Anne Bold
1390 – 1443
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Massey
1350 – 1403
Alice Worsley
1352 – 1427
John Bold
1369 –
Catherine Prestwich
1373 –

Nicholas Massey's Descendants

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Nicholas Massey (1509 – 11 SEP 1553) m. Elizabeth Hyde (1510 – 1553)
  1. 1. Alice Massey (1524 – 2 AUG 1553) m. James Olmsted (12 AUG 1520 – 2 DEC 1595)
    1. 1. John Olmstead (1540 – 2 DEC 1595) m. Palladia Wood (1542 – 11 FEB 1625) m. Elizabeth Davers (ABT 1596 – )
    2. 2. William Olmsted (ABT 1540 – 2 DEC 1595) m. Mary Barker (ABT 1550 – )
    3. 3. John Olmstead (ABT 1545 – 16 NOV 1641) m. Elizabeth Olmstead (ABT 1554 – )
    4. 4. Olmstead (1548 – ) m. Robert Bunkall (ABT 1550 – )
    5. 5. James Olmsted (1550 – 2 DEC 1595) m. Jane Bristow (30 SEP 1551 – 2 DEC 1595)
      1. 1. Thomas Olmstead (7 JUN 1577 – ) m. Margaret Sache (ABT 1578 – )
      2. 2. Richard Olmstead (22 MAR 1578 – 11 NOV 1641) m. Frances Slany (ABT 1587 – 10 SEP 1630)
        1. 1. Parnell Gray (30 JUN 1602 – 25 MAR 1687) m. Parker (ABT 1599 – BEF 1626) m. Increase Nowell (AUG 1593 – 1 NOV 1655)
        2. 2. Rebecca Olmstead (ABT 1605 – ) m. Christopher Rust (24 AUG 1600 – )
        3. 3. Richard Olmstead (29 SEP 1607 – 20 APR 1687) m. Magdaleana (Ellen) Hill (1605 – 30 SEP 1684) m. Elizabeth Hawes (ABT 1614 – )
        4. 4. Nicholas Olmstead (15 FEB 1612 – 31 AUG 1684) m. Sarah Loomis (1 APR 1617 – 1667)
        5. 5. Richard Olmsted (20 FEB 1612 – 20 APR 1687) m. Elisabeth (Whittingham) Haugh (1618 – 1672) m. Magdalena Smith
        6. 6. Mary Olmstead (6 JUL 1615 – Wft Est. 1605-1715)
        7. 7. John Olmsted (15 FEB 1616 – 2 AUG 1686) m. Elizabeth Marvin (15 SEP 1622 – 15 OCT 1689)
        8. 8. Joseph Olmstead (2 DEC 1616 – )
        9. 9. John Olmstead (ABT 1617 – ABT 1686)
        10. 10. Sara Olmstead (1 NOV 1620 – )
        11. 11. Rebecca Olmstead (20 FEB 1624 – 24 FEB 1698) m. Thomas (Wells Or) Atwells (22 MAY 1610 – ) m. Thomas Newell (14 JUN 1611 – 13 SEP 1689) m. Thomas Jeweson (1625 – 7 MAR 1671)
        12. 12. Joseph Olmstead (2 DEC 1627 – 1628)
      3. 3. James Olmstead (4 DEC 1580 – 10 SEP 1640) m. Joyce Cornish (29 SEP 1580 – 21 APR 1621)
        1. 1. Nehemiah Olmstead (1616 – BEF 6 OCT 1657) m. Elizabeth Burr (ABT 1638 – )
        2. 2. Mary Olmstead (18 APR 1621 – 24 APR 1621) m. Olmstead (ABT 1621 – )
        3. 3. Frances Olmstead ( – 14 FEB 1609)
        4. 4. Mabel Olmstead ( – BEF 18 FEB 1621)
        5. 5. James Olmsted ( – BEF 1620)
        6. 6. Faith Olmstead ( – BEF 3 MAR 1627) m. John Olmstead (ABT 1606 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Olmstead (12 SEP 1582 – 8 JAN 1583)
      5. 5. Mary Olmstead (16 OCT 1585 – 22 DEC 1594) m. Thomas Olmstead (ABT 1585 – )
      6. 6. Mabel Olmstead (16 JUL 1587 – 1628) m. Denton Olmstead (ABT 1587 – )
      7. 7. John Olmstead (20 FEB 1592 – 7 MAR 1626) m. Deborah Robinson (18 AUG 1600 – )
      8. 8. Mary Olmstead (15 DEC 1593 – 22 DEC 1594)
      9. 9. Thomas Olmstead (15 DEC 1593 – 22 DEC 1594)
    6. 6. Jane Olmstead (1552 – ) m. John Brand
    7. 7. James Olmstead (ABT 1554 – ) m. Jane Bristow (30 SEP 1551 – 2 DEC 1595)
      1. 1. Anna (Agnes) Olmstead (1566 – 11 FEB 1624) m. Thomas French (ABT 1568 – 27 JAN 1613) m. Thomas French (1532 – 27 JAN 1613)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Olmstead (1580 – 19 JUL 1643) m. Hugh Middleton (ABT 1560 – 10 DEC 1631)
      3. 3. Nicholas Olmstead (24 NOV 1583 – 7 MAR 1679) m. Rachel Graves (1583 – ) m. Hannah Thurston (ABT 1610 – ABT 1689)
  2. 2. Alexander Massey (ABT 1527 – )
  3. 3. Richard Massey (1530 – 12 JUL 1570) m. Theodocia Thimblethorpe (SEP 1535 – 1570) m. Hester Prynne (1512 – )
  4. 4. Nicholas Massey (1532 – 1552) m. Anne Hubbert (ABT 1532 – )
  5. 5. William Massey (1536 – BEF 1553)
  6. 6. Thomas Massey (1538 – )
  7. 7. John Massey (1540 – )

Nicholas Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1509
1509
Birth of Nicholas Massey in Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1553
11 SEP 1553
Age 44
Death of Nicholas Massey in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1553
    Event Place: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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