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Sir John Whitfield 1584 – 1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1584

Birth Location: Grinstead, Sussex, England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1636

Death Location: Worth, Sussex, England

Father: Sir Whitfield

Mother: Lady Manning

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Culpepper

Children(s): Elizabeth Whitfield

The story of Sir John Whitfield began in 1584 in Grinstead, Sussex, England. Sir John Whitfield married Elisabeth Culpepper, and had children including Elizabeth Whitfield. Sir John Whitfield passed away in 1636 in Worth, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Whitfield began in 1584 in Grinstead, Sussex, England.
  • Sir John Whitfield married Elisabeth Culpepper, and had children including Elizabeth Whitfield.
  • Sir John Whitfield passed away in 1636 in Worth, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Whitfield
1545 – 1629
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Lady Manning
1560 – 1627
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Culpepper
1584 – 1624
Birth Location: Wakehurst, Ardingly, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Whitfield
1615 – 1664
Birth Location: Wakehurst, Sussex, England
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Sir Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Sir Whitfield
1584 – 1636
Birth Place: Grinstead, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Whitfield
1545 – 1629
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Mildred Fortun\Foxtuna) Manning
1560 – 1627
Ockley, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert VII Whitfield, Baron Whitfield of) Worth
1518 – 1597
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Agnes (Anne Cecil) Whitfield
1522 – 1591
Kent, England
Thomas Manninge
1501 – 1583
Greenwich, Kent, England
Catherine (Kate Kirkener Kerkener - Manning , Lady of East) Greenwich
1535 – 1596
Downe, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wadhurst
1451 – 1541
Agnes Giles
1475 – 1567
Baron Wood
1500 – 1526
Baroness Petley
1502 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Whitfield's Descendants

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Sir (John) Whitfield (1584 – 20 Aug 1636) m. Elisabeth Culpepper (13 Dec 1584 – 23 May 1624)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Whitfield (28 Jan 1615 – 1664) m. John (Boyer) (Bowyer) (30 July 1612 – 1659)
    1. 1. Marie (Frances) Bowyer (1639 – 1706) m. John (Wesley Hardouin) Hardin (1635 – 1721)
      1. 1. Dr (Marcus "Mark" Hardin (was Hardouin in French, or) Hardewyn) (26 March 1681 – 1 May 1735) m. Mary Hogue (1684 – 24 March 1735)
        1. 1. Major (John) Hardin (1710 – 13 Oct 1789) m. Catherine (Marr) (Hardin) (1711 – 1786)

Sir Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1584
1584
Birth of Sir John Whitfield in Grinstead, Sussex, England
Grinstead, Sussex, England
1636
20 Aug 1636
Age 52
Death of Sir John Whitfield in Worth, Sussex, England
Worth, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Grinstead, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1636
    Event Place: Worth, Sussex, England
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