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Sir John ll, Lord Wells 1487–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Nazeing, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 May 1529

Death Location: Nazeing, Essex, England

Father: Sir husband

Mother: Princess GGM)

Spouse(s): Lady Holister, Mary Caerlaverock

Children(s): Elisabeth Norton, Marjorie Wells, John Wells

The story of Sir John ll, Lord Wells began in 1487 in Nazeing, Essex, England. Sir John ll, Lord Wells married Lady Mary Holister, Mary De Maxwell Wells Of Caerlaverock, and had children including Elisabeth Norton, John Wells, Marjorie Wells. Sir John ll, Lord Wells passed away in 1529 in Nazeing, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John ll, Lord Wells began in 1487 in Nazeing, Essex, England.
  • Sir John ll, Lord Wells married Lady Mary Holister, Mary De Maxwell Wells Of Caerlaverock, and had children including Elisabeth Norton, John Wells, Marjorie Wells.
  • Sir John ll, Lord Wells passed away in 1529 in Nazeing, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir husband
1450–1499
Birth Location: Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Sh
Princess GGM)
1469–1507
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
PG

Spouses(s)

Lady Holister
1500–1590
Birth Location: Nazeing, Essex, England
LH
Mary Caerlaverock
1491–1530
Birth Location: Of, Nazeing, Essex, England
MC

Children(s)

Elisabeth Norton
1518–1596
Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, , England
EN
Marjorie Wells
1519–1585
Birth Location: Nazeing, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
MW
John Wells
1515–1640
Birth Location: Darcy, Essex, England
JW

Sir Wells's Ancestors

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Sir Wells
1487–1529
Birth Place: Nazeing, Essex, England
Parents
Sir John 1st Viscount & Knight of Garter de Welles (14th GGF) 2nd husband
1450–1499
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Princess (Cicely Cecilia Lady of York, of Eng, Lady of the Garter, Viscountess, Lady of Welles Plantagenet (14th) GGM)
1469–1507
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Edward IV
1442–1483
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wells's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John ll, Lord) Wells (1487–4 May 1529) m. Lady (Mary) Holister (1500–1590) m. Mary (de Maxwell (Wells) of) Caerlaverock (1491–1530)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Norton 1518–1596 m. John Pontus 1514–1561
    1. 1. John (12GGF Pond Pont) Pontus 1540–1573 m. Elizabeth (12GGM Eliza Barry Pontus) Pont 1540–1561
      1. 1. John Pontus 1560–1657 m. Isabella Bold 1562–1650
        1. 1. William (Rickard, immigrant (arrived) 1632) 1586–1653 m. Wybra (Hansen,) immigrant 1590–1690
    2. 2. John Ponder 1550–1620
    3. 3. Roger Pondyr 1542–1563
    4. 4. John (Ponder \) Pond 1539–1620
    5. 5. Joane Ponder 1542–1589
    6. 6. Sara Ponder 1544–
    7. 7. Prudence Ponder 1546–
    8. 8. Grace Ponder 1548–
    9. 9. William Pond 1550–1637
    10. 10. Joan Pownde 1532–1594
  2. 2. Marjorie Wells 1519–1585
  3. 3. John Wells 1515–1640

Sir Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Sir John ll, Lord Wells in Nazeing, Essex, England
Nazeing, Essex, England
1529
4 May 1529
Age 42
Death of Sir John ll, Lord Wells in Nazeing, Essex, England
Nazeing, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1529
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England
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