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Sir John Boswell 1574–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1574

Birth Location: Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 12 Jul 1659

Death Location: Lavendon Parish, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Anthony Boswell

Mother: Esabella HOLLOWES

Spouse(s): Dorothy Clarke, Katharin Clarke

Children(s): Edmund Boswell, Thomas Boswell, John Boswell, Richard Boswell, Rebecca Boswell

Sir John Boswell was born in 1574 in Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Anthony Boswell And Esabella Hollowes. Sir John Boswell married Dorothy Clarke, Katharin Clarke, and had children including Edmund Boswell, John Boswell, Rebecca Boswell, Richard Boswell, Thomas Boswell. Sir John Boswell passed away in 1659 in Lavendon Parish, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Boswell was born in 1574 in Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Anthony Boswell And Esabella Hollowes.
  • Sir John Boswell married Dorothy Clarke, Katharin Clarke, and had children including Edmund Boswell, John Boswell, Rebecca Boswell, Richard Boswell, Thomas Boswell.
  • Sir John Boswell passed away in 1659 in Lavendon Parish, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Sir Boswell's Ancestors

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Sir Boswell
1574–1659
Birth Place: Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Anthony Boswell
1546–1591
Ravenstone, Buckingham, England
Esabella HOLLOWES
1553–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Boswell's Descendants

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Sir (John) Boswell (18 Apr 1574–12 Jul 1659) m. Dorothy Clarke (Bef. 24 Jun 1604–) m. Katharin Clarke (1613–1712)
  1. 1. Edmund Boswell 1636–1689 m. Rebeccah Phillips 1642–
    1. 1. Henry Boswell 1688–1756 m. Katherine Elson 1687–1744
      1. 1. Henry (Perri) Boswell 1731–1827 m. Jane (Lepenny) Draper 1732–1799
        1. 1. Remembrance Lock 1780–1869 m. Matthew (Ryles Locke) *Roma* 1785–1871
        2. 2. Dorothy (Boswell) \Baswell 1792–
        3. 3. Susannah Boswell 1785–
        4. 4. Dorothy Boswell 1766–1776
        5. 5. Henry Boswell 1765–
      2. 2. Katherine Boswell 1728–
    2. 2. Mary Boswell 1677–1768
    3. 3. William Boswell 1686–
    4. 4. Alice Boswell 1683–1714
    5. 5. Edmund Boswell 1670–1737
    6. 6. Lewis (de) Boswell 1680–
    7. 7. Thomas Boswell 1672–1736
  2. 2. Thomas Boswell 1625–1735
  3. 3. John Boswell 1632–1686
  4. 4. Richard Boswell 1638–
  5. 5. Rebecca Boswell 1628–

Sir Boswell's Timeline

4 Records

1574
18 Apr 1574
Birth of Sir John Boswell in Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire, England
Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire, England
1574
18 Apr 1574
Sir John Boswell was baptized in Ravenstone,Buckingham,England
Ravenstone,Buckingham,England
1659
Abt. 1659
Age 85
Death of Sir John Boswell in Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England
Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England
1659
12 Jul 1659
Age 85
Burial of Sir John Boswell in Lavendon Parish, Buckinghamshire, England
Lavendon Parish, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1574
    Event Place: Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1574
    Event Place: Ravenstone,Buckingham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shyeron, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 295

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1659
    Event Place: Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 295
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1659
    Event Place: Lavendon Parish, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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