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Sir John I Hand 1505–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Stone, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 4 Jul 1583

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Kent

Mother: Lady Kent

Spouse(s): Helena Smythiman, Elizabeth Smythiman, Lady Hanbury

Children(s): John Hande*

Sir John I Hand was born in 1505 in Stone, Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Hand Glover De Kent And Lady Agnes Kent. Sir John I Hand married Elizabeth Smythiman, Helena Smythiman, Lady Alice Hanbury, and had children including John Thomas Hande. Sir John I Hand passed away in 1583 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John I Hand was born in 1505 in Stone, Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Hand Glover De Kent And Lady Agnes Kent.
  • Sir John I Hand married Elizabeth Smythiman, Helena Smythiman, Lady Alice Hanbury, and had children including John Thomas Hande.
  • Sir John I Hand passed away in 1583 in Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Hand's Ancestors

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Sir Hand
1505–1583
Birth Place: Stone, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Hand Glover de Kent
1462–1511
Benenden, Kent, England
Lady (Agnes) Kent
1466–1568
Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hand's Descendants

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Sir (John I) Hand (1505–4 Jul 1583) m. Helena Smythiman (1540–24 May 1585) m. Elizabeth Smythiman (About 1508–11 Jan 1581) m. Lady (Alice) Hanbury (1502–4 Feb 1577)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Hande* 1563–1583 m. Alice (Ann Buckland) * 1560–1661
    1. 1. Thomas Hande* 1572–1660 m. Margeriam (Elizabeth Dale) * 1562–1676 m. Lady (Ann) Simmons 1582–1625
      1. 1. Alyce (Elizabeth) Hande 1591–1661 m. Sgt (or Sir? William Paddy) polygamist? 1585–1654
        1. 1. Margaret Paddy 1609–1661 m. Gregory Baxter 1606–1659

Sir Hand's Timeline

3 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir John I Hand in Stone, Staffordshire, England
Stone, Staffordshire, England
1583
3 Jul 1583
Age 78
Death of Sir John I Hand in Stafford, England
Stafford, England
1583
4 Jul 1583
Age 78
Burial of Sir John I Hand in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Stone, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1583
    Event Place: Stafford, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P326 in 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1583
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P326 in 11

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