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Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest 1527–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Gorven, Hartland, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 18 Nov 1581

Death Location: Hartland, Devon, England

Father: John Priest

Mother: Lady Drew

Spouse(s): Alice Preaste

Children(s): Jane Blessing

The story of Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest began in 1527 in Gorven, Hartland, Devonshire, England. Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest married Alice Flower Newcourt Preaste, and had children including Jane Blessing. Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest passed away in 1581 in Hartland, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest began in 1527 in Gorven, Hartland, Devonshire, England.
  • Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest married Alice Flower Newcourt Preaste, and had children including Jane Blessing.
  • Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest passed away in 1581 in Hartland, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Priest
1490–1527
Birth Location: Hartland of Gorwin, Devon, England
JP
Lady Drew
1494–1582
Birth Location: Gorven or Hartland, Devon, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Alice Preaste
1531–1573
Birth Location: Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
AP

Children(s)

Jane Blessing
1553–1653
Birth Location: Somerleyton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JB

Sir Priest's Ancestors

Self
Sir Priest
1527–1581
Birth Place: Gorven, Hartland, Devonshire, England
Parents
John Silke Priest
1490–1527
Hartland of Gorwin, Devon, England
Lady (Isabell Of Devon) Drew
1494–1582
Gorven or Hartland, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Priest's Descendants

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Sir (Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust) Priest (1527–18 Nov 1581) m. Alice (Flower Newcourt) Preaste (1531–13 Feb 1573)
  1. 1. Jane Blessing 1553–1653 m. John (William Blessing) (Blyssange) 1575–1677
    1. 1. Joanna (Joan) Blessing 1595–1682 m. John (William) Towne 1598–1673
      1. 1. Rebecca Nurse 1620–1692 m. Francis ((Nourse) (Norris) Nurse (Immigrated about 1635)) * 1618–1695
        1. 1. Elizabeth Nurse 1655–1734 m. William Russell 1667–1762 m. William Russell 1650–1733

Sir Priest's Timeline

3 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest in Gorven, Hartland, Devonshire, England
Gorven, Hartland, Devonshire, England
1581
18 Nov 1581
Age 54
Death of Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest in Hartland, Devon, England
Hartland, Devon, England
1625
1625
Age 98
Sir Hugh of Devon Preaste Prust Priest was married in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Gorven, Hartland, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dedham, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1581
    Event Place: Hartland, Devon, England
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