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Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles 1525 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Bowden, Devon, England

Death Date: 30 November 1606

Death Location: Landulph, Devon, England

Father: William Giles

Mother: Joane giles

Spouse(s): Agnes Stuckley

Children(s): Sir Giles, Christiana yarde, Sir Gyles, John Giles, Agnes Downs, Joan Giles, Ann Giles, Jane Giles

In 1525, Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes entered the world in Bowden, Devon, England, born to William Giles and Joane Blackall giles. Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes married Agnes Stuckley, and had children including Sir James Giles, Christiana Elizabeth Giles yarde, Sir Edward Gyles, John Giles, Agnes Giles Downs, Joan Giles, Ann Giles, Jane Giles. Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes passed away in 1606 in Landulph, Devon, England.

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  • In 1525, Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes entered the world in Bowden, Devon, England, born to William Giles and Joane Blackall giles.
  • Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes married Agnes Stuckley, and had children including Sir James Giles, Christiana Elizabeth Giles yarde, Sir Edward Gyles, John Giles, Agnes Giles Downs, Joan Giles, Ann Giles, Jane Giles.
  • Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes passed away in 1606 in Landulph, Devon, England.

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Sir Giles's Ancestors

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Sir Giles
1525 – 1606
Birth Place: Bowden, Devon, England
Parents
William Giles
1500 – 1581
Totnes, South Hams District, Devon, England
Joane (Blackall) giles
1510 – 1579
Totnes, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Giles of) Bowden
1480 – 1552
Biddenton, Kent, England
Eleanor Towkeman
1480 – 1523
Bowden, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Giles's Descendants

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Sir (John Earl of Devonshire) Giles (1525 – 30 November 1606) m. Agnes Stuckley (1530 – abt 1606)
  1. 1. Sir (James) Giles (1552 – 1602)
  2. 2. Christiana (Elizabeth Giles) yarde (abt 1560 – 9 Feb 1618)
  3. 3. Sir (Edward) Gyles (21 July 1566 – 1635)
  4. 4. John Giles (1569 – 1599)
  5. 5. Agnes (Giles) Downs (Abt. 1569 – 9 Feb 1618) m. Oliver Downes (1560 – abt 1637) m. Umfrye Downes
    1. 1. Margaret (Downes) Cope (Abt. 1598 – 10 Mar 1670) m. Sir (John Cope of Marden,) Wiltshire (1600 – 12 Jun 1656) m. John Downs
      1. 1. John Cope (1622 – 9 Oct 1649) m. Elizabeth Deane (bef 29 Jun 1628 – 1681) m. Elizabeth Deane (1628 – 1681)
        1. 1. Oliver Cope (13 Mar 1647 – 21 May 1697) m. Rebecca (Mayhave) Crooke (1647 – 16 May 1728) m. Rebecca (Harlan Crooke) Cope (1647 – 16 May 1728) m. Mary
        2. 2. John (Hunt) Cope (19 May 1650 – abt 1719)
        3. 3. John Cope (19 May 1650 – abt 1719)
        4. 4. Thomas Cope ( – 1737)
        5. 5. Anthony ( – abt 1699)
        6. 6. John (Hunt) Cope (aft 1647 – abt 1699)
      2. 2. Oliver Cope (abt 1622 – 9 Oct 1649)
      3. 3. William Cope (7 Jun 1624 – 1680)
      4. 4. John (Cope II) 8ggf (7 Jun 1624 – 12 Nov 1673)
      5. 5. Thomas Cope (18 Jan 1626 – 1700)
      6. 6. Richard Cope (1628 – 12 Jun 1656)
      7. 7. Margaret Cope (1630 – 1656)
      8. 8. Lucy (Diane) Cope (1632 – 1680)
      9. 9. Jane Cope (1634 – abt 1670)
      10. 10. Oliver Cope (1647 – 10 JUN 1697)
    2. 2. Margaret (Downes) Cope (1598 – 10 Mar 1670)
  6. 6. Joan Giles (abt 1570 – aft 1637)
  7. 7. Ann Giles
  8. 8. Jane Giles

Sir Giles's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes in Bowden, Devon, England
Bowden, Devon, England
1606
30 November 1606
Age 81
Death of Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes in Landulph, Devon, England
Landulph, Devon, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Bowden, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1606
    Event Place: Landulph, Devon, England

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