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Prudence Bird 1548–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 22 Dec 1606

Death Location: Belstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: William Bird

Mother: Jane Wilbur

Spouse(s): John lll

Children(s): Stephen Jordan, Nathaniel Merrill, John Merrill, Michael Merrill, Thomas Merrill

Prudence Bird was born in 1548 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, the child of William H Bird And Jane Wilbur. Prudence Bird married John Jordan Lll, and had children including John Merrill, Michael Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Stephen Jordan, Thomas Merrill. Prudence Bird passed away in 1606 in Belstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Prudence Bird was born in 1548 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, the child of William H Bird And Jane Wilbur.
  • Prudence Bird married John Jordan Lll, and had children including John Merrill, Michael Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Stephen Jordan, Thomas Merrill.
  • Prudence Bird passed away in 1606 in Belstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Prudence Bird's Ancestors

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Prudence Bird
1548–1606
Birth Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Parents
William H Bird
1510–1586
Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Wilbur
1511–1575
Thorley, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Bird
1482–
South Croxton, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
Thomas Wilbur
1482–1562
Royston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Bull
1484–1564
Wingrave, Buckingham County, or Colchester, Co., Essex, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Prudence Bird's Descendants

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Prudence Bird (1548–22 Dec 1606) m. John (Jordan) lll (22 December 1545–22 December 1609)
  1. 1. Stephen Jordan 1589–1670 m. Susannah Wolterton 1610–1673
    1. 1. Anna Jordan 1617–1669
      1. 1. Mary Herrick 1640–1700 m. Ephraim Herrick 1637–1693
        1. 1. Ephraim Herrick 1664–1746 m. Judith Woodbury 1667–1746
  2. 2. Nathaniel Merrill 1571–1626
  3. 3. John Merrill 1576–1650
  4. 4. Michael Merrill 1578–1616
  5. 5. Thomas Merrill 1572–1626

Prudence Bird's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Prudence Bird in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1606
22 Dec 1606
Age 58
Death of Prudence Bird in Belstead, Suffolk, England
Belstead, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1606
    Event Place: Belstead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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