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Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper 1520–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1603

Death Location: Leicestershire, England

Father: Thomas I

Mother: Alice Kettleby

Spouse(s): Sarah James

Children(s): Thomas Draper

In 1520, Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper entered the world in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, born to Thomas Draper I And Alice Alicia Kettleby. Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper married Sarah James, and had children including Thomas Draper. Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper passed away in 1603 in Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper entered the world in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, born to Thomas Draper I And Alice Alicia Kettleby.
  • Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper married Sarah James, and had children including Thomas Draper.
  • Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper passed away in 1603 in Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas I
1500–1558
Birth Location: Flintingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Alice Kettleby
1500–1550
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah James
1520–1630
Birth Location: London
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Children(s)

Thomas Draper
1538–1589
Birth Location: Of London, Middlesex, England
TD

Sir Draper's Ancestors

Self
Sir Draper
1520–1603
Birth Place: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Draper I
1500–1558
Flintingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Alice (Alicia) Kettleby
1500–1550
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Kettleby
1470–
Margaret Tracye
1473–
Of, Toddington, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Draper's Descendants

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Sir (John Thomas of Melton Mowbry) Draper (1520–1603) m. Sarah James (1520–abt 1630)
  1. 1. Thomas Draper 1538–1589 m. Lady (Mary) Carey 1538–1569
    1. 1. Susanna (Susan) Draper 1558–1628
      1. 1. John (Speed Jr,) Dr 1595–1640 m. Margaret ("Mary") Warner 1595–1628
        1. 1. Dr. (John Leslie Speed,) III 1628–1711 m. Philadelphia (Knollys -) Speed 1628–1711
        2. 2. Samuel Speed 1631–1682

Sir Draper's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
1596
28 Nov 1596
Age 76
Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper was married in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
1603
1603
Age 83
Death of Sir John Thomas of Melton Mowbry Draper in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
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