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Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter 1504–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Leominster

Death Date: 28 Sep 1545

Death Location: Kempston, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Hertfordshire

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady Thorndike

Children(s): Sir Carter

The story of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter began in 1504 in Leominster. Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter married Lady Mary Ann Thorndike, and had children including Sir Henry Carter. Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter passed away in 1545 in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter began in 1504 in Leominster.
  • Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter married Lady Mary Ann Thorndike, and had children including Sir Henry Carter.
  • Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter passed away in 1545 in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hertfordshire
1475–1521
Birth Location: Chipperfield, Kings Langly, Hertfordshire, England
SH

Spouses(s)

Lady Thorndike
1500–1580
Birth Location: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
LT

Children(s)

Sir Carter
1542–1567
Birth Location: Badgworth, Gloucestershire, England
SC

Reverend Carter's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Carter
1504–1545
Birth Place: Leominster
Parents
Sir John William Carter , of Kings Hertfordshire
1475–1521
Chipperfield, Kings Langly, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Carter's Descendants

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Reverend (John "The Martyr") Carter (1504–28 Sep 1545) m. Lady (Mary Ann) Thorndike (1500–7 Nov 1580)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry) Carter 1542–1567 m. Lady (Joan) Copsy 1543–1601
    1. 1. Lady (Beatrix) Carter 1565–1610 m. Henry Quenell 1560–1615
      1. 1. Ferris Quynnell 1587–1628 m. Francis Bushnell 1580–1646
        1. 1. Ann Bushnell 1610–1643 m. William Beamsley 1607–1658

Reverend Carter's Timeline

8 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
1504
1504
Birth of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter in Leominster
Leominster
1515
1515
Age 11
Birth of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
1545
28 Sep 1545
Age 41
Death of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter in Rickmansworth, England
Rickmansworth, England
1545
28 Sep 1545
Age 41
Death of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1545
1545
Age 41
Death of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
1545
28 Sep 1545
Age 41
Death of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
1545
28 Sep 1545
Age 41
Death of Reverend John "The Martyr" Carter in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
Kempston, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Leominster
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Feb
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: AT Frettenham

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Oct
    Event Place: Martock, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\MART21/3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jul
    Event Place: Blandford-Forum, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1545
    Event Place: Rickmansworth, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1545
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Kempston, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1545
    Event Place: Kempston, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1545
    Event Place: Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
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