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Sir John Edward Dunn 1565–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Kirk Merrington, Durham, England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1601

Death Location: Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Dunn

Mother: Lady Cowley

Spouse(s): Lady Scantham

Children(s): Thomas Dunn

Sir John Edward Dunn was born in 1565 in Kirk Merrington, Durham, England, the child of Sir Thomas John Dunn And Lady Jane Joane Cole Or Cowley. Sir John Edward Dunn married Lady Mary Jane Scantham, and had children including Thomas E Dunn. Sir John Edward Dunn passed away in 1601 in Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Edward Dunn was born in 1565 in Kirk Merrington, Durham, England, the child of Sir Thomas John Dunn And Lady Jane Joane Cole Or Cowley.
  • Sir John Edward Dunn married Lady Mary Jane Scantham, and had children including Thomas E Dunn.
  • Sir John Edward Dunn passed away in 1601 in Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Dunn's Ancestors

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Sir Dunn
1565–1601
Birth Place: Kirk Merrington, Durham, England
Parents
Sir Thomas John Dunn
1545–1621
Parkham, Devon, England
Lady (Jane "Joane" Cole or) Cowley
1547–1579
Parkham, Devon, England
Grandparents
David Dunn
1510–1580
Parkham, Devon, England
Katherine Crambery
1510–
Parkham, Devon, England
George Cowley
1522–1548
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Mabel Batchelor
1527–1579
Castle Donnington, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dunn's Descendants

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Sir (John Edward) Dunn (1565–24 Mar 1601) m. Lady (Mary Jane) Scantham (1560–1 Mar 1601)
  1. 1. Thomas (E.) Dunn 1586–1648 m. Ann Greene 1586–1667
    1. 1. Anna Dunn 1613–1687 m. Robert (Burgess) II 1600–1683
      1. 1. Obedience (Ann) Burgess 1641–1675 m. John (Thomas) Dunn 1606–1699
        1. 1. William Dunn 1665–1732 m. Alice Gray 1670–1732

Sir Dunn's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Sir John Edward Dunn in Kirk Merrington, Durham, England
Kirk Merrington, Durham, England
1601
24 Mar 1601
Age 36
Death of Sir John Edward Dunn in Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England
Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Kirk Merrington, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1601
    Event Place: Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England

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