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Sir John James Kent 1575 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Westmininster, St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 17 Oct 1617

Death Location: St Sepulchre, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Kent

Mother: Lady Pile

Spouse(s): Mary Goodwin

Children(s): Humphrey Kent

In 1575, Sir John James Kent entered the world in Westmininster, St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England, born to Thomas William Van Princes of Kent and Lady Ellen Pyle or Pile. Sir John James Kent married Mary Goodwin, and had children including Humphrey William Kent. Sir John James Kent passed away in 1617 in St Sepulchre, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1575, Sir John James Kent entered the world in Westmininster, St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England, born to Thomas William Van Princes of Kent and Lady Ellen Pyle or Pile.
  • Sir John James Kent married Mary Goodwin, and had children including Humphrey William Kent.
  • Sir John James Kent passed away in 1617 in St Sepulchre, London, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Kent's Ancestors

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Sir Kent
1575 – 1617
Birth Place: Westmininster, St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England
Parents
Thomas William Van Princes of Kent
1556 – 1605
Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England
Lady (Ellen Pyle or) Pile
1560 – 1605
Over Wallop, Hampshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Kent's Descendants

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Sir (John James) Kent (1575 – 17 Oct 1617) m. Mary Goodwin (1585 – 21 May 1666)
  1. 1. Humphrey (William) Kent (1602 – 04 Jun 1655)
    1. 1. Mary Kent (1628 – 1722) m. Lt. (Col. John) Eppes (19 Nov 1626 – 16 Oct 1679)
      1. 1. Capt. (Daniel) Epps (1671 – 6 Jan 1753) m. Mary (A) Jordan (1674 – 13 June 1755)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Epps (1717 – 1758) m. Colonel (James) Littlepage (14 Jul 1714 – 10 Nov 1776)
        2. 2. Sarah Winston (1740 – 1786) m. Colonel (James) Littlepage (14 Jul 1714 – 10 Nov 1776)

Sir Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Sir John James Kent in Westmininster, St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England
Westmininster, St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England
1617
17 Oct 1617
Age 42
Death of Sir John James Kent in St Sepulchre, London, Middlesex, England
St Sepulchre, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Westmininster, St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1617
    Event Place: St Sepulchre, London, Middlesex, England

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