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SIMON WATTS 1539–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Cockfield, Durham, England

Death Date: 19 October 1584

Death Location: Parish Church, Cockfield, Durham, England

Father: Sir Watts

Mother: Lady Arnold

Spouse(s): Jone Johnson

Children(s): RALPH WATTS

SIMON WATTS was born in 1539 in Cockfield, Durham, England, the child of Sir Walter G Watts And Lady Elizabeth Arnold. SIMON WATTS married Jone Jane Johnson, and had children including Ralph Watts. SIMON WATTS passed away in 1584 in Parish Church, Cockfield, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • SIMON WATTS was born in 1539 in Cockfield, Durham, England, the child of Sir Walter G Watts And Lady Elizabeth Arnold.
  • SIMON WATTS married Jone Jane Johnson, and had children including Ralph Watts.
  • SIMON WATTS passed away in 1584 in Parish Church, Cockfield, Durham, England.

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SIMON WATTS's Ancestors

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SIMON WATTS
1539–1584
Birth Place: Cockfield, Durham, England
Parents
Sir Walter G Watts
1510–1578
Cockfield, Durham, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Arnold
1498–1588
Flanthony, Monmouth, England
Grandparents
Francis Watts
1490–1510
Shropshire, England
Watts
–1510
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

SIMON WATTS's Descendants

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SIMON WATTS (1539–19 October 1584) m. Jone ((Jane)) Johnson (1540–1600)
  1. 1. RALPH WATTS 1560–1616 m. Jane (Ferch-Fycham) Watts 1570–1605
    1. 1. Henry Watts 1604–1687 m. Cicely Barlow 1604–1663
      1. 1. John Watts 1625–1698 m. Elizabeth Walton 1625–1705 m. Eader James 1618–1654
        1. 1. John Watts 1645–1703 m. Alice English 1645–1697
      2. 2. Lt. (Samuel Watts) (Mercer) 1650–1721

SIMON WATTS's Timeline

3 Records

1539
1539
Birth of SIMON WATTS in Cockfield, Durham, England
Cockfield, Durham, England
1558
23 OCT 1558
Age 19
SIMON WATTS was married in Offham,Kent,England
Offham,Kent,England
1584
19 October 1584
Age 45
Death of SIMON WATTS in Parish Church, Cockfield, Durham, England
Parish Church, Cockfield, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Cockfield, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 OCT 1558
    Event Place: Offham,Kent,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1584
    Event Place: Parish Church, Cockfield, Durham, England

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