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Sir William Johnson 1496 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: 09 Jun 1576

Death Location: Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Johnson

Mother: Wylmyn George

Spouse(s): Lady Foreflode

Children(s): Sir Johnson

The story of Sir William Johnson began in 1496 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Sir William Johnson married Lady Alice Foreflode, and had children including Sir John William Johnson. Sir William Johnson passed away in 1576 in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Johnson began in 1496 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
  • Sir William Johnson married Lady Alice Foreflode, and had children including Sir John William Johnson.
  • Sir William Johnson passed away in 1576 in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Johnson's Ancestors

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Sir Johnson
1496 – 1576
Birth Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Gerard Ryxe (Gerrard) Johnson
1465 – 1506
Canterbury, Kent, England
Wylmyn George
1474 – 1506
Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Ira Johnson
1434 – 1478
Canterbury, Kent, England
Lady (Ambrosia SmithSmyth) Smythe
1440 – 1530
Putney, Surrey, England
Robert (James) George
1425 – 1500
Canterbury Kent, England
Sarah Elliott
1425 –
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Johnson
1410 – 1455
Lady Bird
1410 – 1502
Sir Throckmorton
1412 – 1472
Margaret Carlton
1418 – 1467
Isaac George
1400 – 1470
Hester Fawden
1400 – 1459
John Elliott
1400 – 1425
Sibella Higgins
1400 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Johnston
1385 –
Lady Samson
1387 – 1410
John Bird
1382 – 1437
Katherine DeMalpas
1388 – 1437
John George
1370 – 1410
Eliza
1372 –
George Fawden
1369 – 1435
Anne Smythe
1375 – 1445
Higgins

Sir Johnson's Descendants

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Sir (William) Johnson (1496 – 09 Jun 1576) m. Lady (Alice) Foreflode (1500 – 1576)
  1. 1. Sir (John William) Johnson (25 Jun 1522 – 10 May 1598) m. Joanne (Joan) Humphrey (1526 – 15 May 1584)
    1. 1. Joanne Johnson (11 Apr 1552 – 1 Feb 1629) m. Dr. (Richard) Vaughan (1550 – 30 March 1607)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Vaughan (1570 – 9 Feb 1644) m. Rev. (Dr Thomas Mallory, Dean of) Chester (1566 – 3 April 1644)
        1. 1. Rev. (Thomas) Mallory (29 August 1605 – 6 September 1671) m. Grace Neal (1605 – 1671)

Sir Johnson's Timeline

4 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Sir William Johnson in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1576
09 Jun 1576
Age 80
Death of Sir William Johnson in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1576
9 Jun 1576
Age 80
Burial of Sir William Johnson in St. Georges, Kent, England
St. Georges, Kent, England
1730
1730
Age 234
Sir William Johnson was married in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1576
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/DUN2/A/001/MS010342
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1576
    Event Place: St. Georges, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/DUN2/A/001/MS010342
    [2] Millennium File

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