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Sir James Thomas Church 1540–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 November 1596

Death Location: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Manor

Mother: Catherine Swan

Spouse(s): Lydia Streetinge

Children(s): Esther Church

In 1540, Sir James Thomas Church entered the world in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Knight John Church Of Runwell Manor And Catherine Kitty Swan. Sir James Thomas Church married Lydia Alice Streetinge, and had children including Esther Church. Sir James Thomas Church passed away in 1596 in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir James Thomas Church entered the world in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Knight John Church Of Runwell Manor And Catherine Kitty Swan.
  • Sir James Thomas Church married Lydia Alice Streetinge, and had children including Esther Church.
  • Sir James Thomas Church passed away in 1596 in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Manor
1520–1577
Birth Location: Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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Catherine Swan
1526–1593
Birth Location: Sanford, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Streetinge
1544–1629
Birth Location: Bekesbourne, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Esther Church
1560–1625
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
EC

Sir Church's Ancestors

Self
Sir Church
1540–1596
Birth Place: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Knight John Church of Runwell Manor
1520–1577
Runwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Catherine ((Kitty)) Swan
1526–1593
Sanford, Essex, England
Grandparents
John Church
1507–1559
Cambridge, Essex, England
Sir (Thomas) Swann
1500–1538
Wye, Kent, England
Lady (Catherine Elizabeth) Matthews
1504–1526
Wye, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Reynold Church
1474–1520
Margaret Greene
1476–1559
Josiah Swan
–1822
Elizabeth White
1747–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Church's Descendants

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Sir (James Thomas) Church (1540–2 November 1596) m. Lydia (Alice) Streetinge (1544–23 Dec 1629)
  1. 1. Esther Church 1560–1625 m. William (Robert Reynolds) *immigrant* 1560–1625
    1. 1. William (Job) Reynolds 1613–1675 m. Alice (Lione) Kitson 1610–1675
      1. 1. Job (Runnels) Sr 1645–1722 m. Sarah Crawford 1652–1696
        1. 1. Job (Runnells) Jr 1685–1765 m. Hannah Huckins 1695–1764

Sir Church's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir James Thomas Church in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1596
2 November 1596
Age 56
Death of Sir James Thomas Church in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1596
    Event Place: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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