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Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley 1547–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1547

Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1 Aug 1609

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Captain Elder

Mother: Mary Holte

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Sympsion), Dorothy Willoughby

Children(s): Symon Whatley, William Whatley, James "Wheatleigh", Timothie Whatley, John Whitley, Nathaniel Wheatleigh, Samuel Wheatley

In 1547, Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley entered the world in Tingsboro, Somerset, England, born to Captain John Wheatley The Elder And Mary Holte. Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley married Dorothy Willoughby, Elizabeth Simpson Sympsion, and had children including Andrew Wheatley, Elizabeth Wheatley, Israel Wheatley, James Whitley Wheatley Wheatleigh, John Whitley, Margaret Wheatley, Mary Wheatley, Nathaniel Wheatleigh, Samuel Wheatley, Symon Robert Whatley, Timothie Whatley, William Whatley. Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley passed away in 1609 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1547, Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley entered the world in Tingsboro, Somerset, England, born to Captain John Wheatley The Elder And Mary Holte.
  • Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley married Dorothy Willoughby, Elizabeth Simpson Sympsion, and had children including Andrew Wheatley, Elizabeth Wheatley, Israel Wheatley, James Whitley Wheatley Wheatleigh, John Whitley, Margaret Wheatley, Mary Wheatley, Nathaniel Wheatleigh, Samuel Wheatley, Symon Robert Whatley, Timothie Whatley, William Whatley.
  • Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley passed away in 1609 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Wheatley's Ancestors

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Sir Wheatley
1547–1609
Birth Place: Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Parents
Captain John Wheatley, the Elder
1521–1594
Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England
Mary Holte
1525–1595
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wheatley
1485–1540
Timsbury, Somerset, England
Mary ("Muriel" b, Lacey) Wheatley
1490–1595
York, Yorkshire, England
Lord (Thomas Fiennes ll, 8th Baron) Dacre
1495–1528
Hurstmonceux, Sussex, England
Countess (Jane Joan) Sutton
1490–1555
Dudley Castle, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Willoughby
1482–1526
Elizabeth Talboys
1490–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Tailboys
1467–1538
Lady Gascoigne-Borough-Talboys\Tailboys\Taleboys\Talbois\Talbot
1473–1553

Sir Wheatley's Descendants

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Sir (John (Brackett)) Wheatley (31 May 1547–1 Aug 1609) m. Elizabeth (Simpson) (Sympsion) (05 May 1550–Sep 1613) m. Dorothy Willoughby (–1609)
  1. 1. Symon (Robert) Whatley 1571–1619 m. Anne Hewlet 1574–1655
    1. 1. Symon (Robert) Whatley 1598–1644 m. Charity James 1593–1628
      1. 1. John Whatley 1626–1668 m. Elizabeth Morgan 1628–1674
        1. 1. George Whatley 1665–1712 m. Elizabeth Robbins 1675–1742
  2. 2. William Whatley 1575–1599
  3. 3. James (Whitley "Wheatley") "Wheatleigh" 1586–1611
  4. 4. Timothie Whatley 1591–
  5. 5. John Whitley –1714
  6. 6. Nathaniel Wheatleigh 1571–
  7. 7. Samuel Wheatley –1614

Sir Wheatley's Timeline

3 Records

1547
31 May 1547
Birth of Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley in Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1609
15 May 1609
Age 62
Death of Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley in Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
1609
1 Aug 1609
Age 62
Burial of Sir John (Brackett) Wheatley in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1547
    Event Place: Tingsboro, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Box, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1609
    Event Place: Tingsboro, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1609
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

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