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Sir John (Vaughan) Harley 1491–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Bryan Castle, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 06 Aug 1542

Death Location: Herefordshire, England

Father: Richard Harley

Mother: Catherine Vaughan

Spouse(s): Lady Croft, Lady Scull, Ann Croftes

Children(s): Sir Salop

Sir John (Vaughan) Harley was born in 1491 in Bryan Castle, Herefordshire, England, the child of Richard Harley And Catherine Vaughan. Sir John (Vaughan) Harley married Ann Croftes, Lady Ann Croft, Lady Joyce Scull, and had children including Sir John Harley Plantagenet Cornwall Sheriff Of County Salop. Sir John (Vaughan) Harley passed away in 1542 in Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John (Vaughan) Harley was born in 1491 in Bryan Castle, Herefordshire, England, the child of Richard Harley And Catherine Vaughan.
  • Sir John (Vaughan) Harley married Ann Croftes, Lady Ann Croft, Lady Joyce Scull, and had children including Sir John Harley Plantagenet Cornwall Sheriff Of County Salop.
  • Sir John (Vaughan) Harley passed away in 1542 in Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Harley
1460–1529
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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Catherine Vaughan
1465–1497
Birth Location: Tretower, Breconshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Lady Croft
1500–1552
Birth Location: Croft Castle, Hereford, England
LC
Lady Scull
1469–1506
Birth Location: Holt, Worcestershire, England
LS
Ann Croftes
1508–1546
Birth Location: Wiston, Pembrokeshire, England
AC

Children(s)

Sir Salop
1521–1580
Birth Location: Brampton Bryan Castle, Herefordshire, England
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Sir Harley's Ancestors

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Sir Harley
1491–1542
Birth Place: Bryan Castle, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Richard Harley
1460–1529
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Catherine Vaughan
1465–1497
Tretower, Breconshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harley's Descendants

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Sir (John (Vaughan)) Harley (1491–06 Aug 1542) m. Lady (Ann) Croft (1500–1552) m. Lady (Joyce) Scull (1469–1506) m. Ann Croftes (1508–10 Aug 1546)
  1. 1. Sir (John Harley, Plantagenet Cornwall, Sheriff of County) Salop 1521–1580 m. Lady (Maud Warnscombe, Countess of) Hartley 1522–1589
    1. 1. Lady (Katherine Jane) Harley 1539–1623 m. Sir (Thomas Cornwall 11th Baron of) Burford 1538–1615
      1. 1. Mary Cornwall 1575–1636 m. Sir (Thomas Reade Queens College,) Oxford 1569–1637
        1. 1. Col. (Thomas) Read 1600–1663 m. Alsea 1598–1665 m. Alsea ((Alice)) Geering 1604–1631

Sir Harley's Timeline

3 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Sir John (Vaughan) Harley in Bryan Castle, Herefordshire, England
Bryan Castle, Herefordshire, England
1491
1491
Birth of Sir John (Vaughan) Harley
None
1542
06 Aug 1542
Age 51
Death of Sir John (Vaughan) Harley in Herefordshire, England
Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Bryan Castle, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1542
    Event Place: Herefordshire, England
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