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Sir John Woodrow 1525 – 1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: VERIFIED- Nedging, Suffolk, England -A village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district. The nearest town is Hadleigh. There is also the hamlet of Nedging Tye nearby.

Death Date: 1568

Death Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, England -Home to poet Jane Taylor, and it may have been while living here that she wrote the poem 'The Star', from which the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was taken.

Father: Sir Woodrow

Mother: Christian Munning

Spouse(s): Mary Thomas, Willmote Seger

Children(s): Elizabeth (Woodrowe), James Woodyer, Richard (Woodrowe), Bartholomew Woodyer, William Woodrow, Edward Woodrow, Thomas Woodrow, Mary Woodrow

In 1525, Sir John Woodrow entered the world in VERIFIED- Nedging, Suffolk, England -A village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district. The nearest town is Hadleigh. There is also the hamlet of Nedging Tye nearby., born to Sir Robert Woder Woodrow and Christian Munning. Sir John Woodrow married Mary Thomas, Willmote Seger, and had children including Elizabeth (Elisabeth) de Woder (Woodrowe), James Woodyer, Richard de Woder (Woodrowe), Bartholomew Woodyer, William Woodrow, Edward Woodrow, Thomas Woodrow, Mary Woodrow. Sir John Woodrow passed away in 1568 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England -Home to poet Jane Taylor, and it may have been while living here that she wrote the poem 'The Star', from which the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was taken..

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  • In 1525, Sir John Woodrow entered the world in VERIFIED- Nedging, Suffolk, England -A village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district. The nearest town is Hadleigh. There is also the hamlet of Nedging Tye nearby., born to Sir Robert Woder Woodrow and Christian Munning.
  • Sir John Woodrow married Mary Thomas, Willmote Seger, and had children including Elizabeth (Elisabeth) de Woder (Woodrowe), James Woodyer, Richard de Woder (Woodrowe), Bartholomew Woodyer, William Woodrow, Edward Woodrow, Thomas Woodrow, Mary Woodrow.
  • Sir John Woodrow passed away in 1568 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England -Home to poet Jane Taylor, and it may have been while living here that she wrote the poem 'The Star', from which the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was taken..

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Sir Woodrow's Ancestors

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Sir Woodrow
1525 – 1568
Birth Place: VERIFIED- Nedging, Suffolk, England -A village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district. The nearest town is Hadleigh. There is also the hamlet of Nedging Tye nearby.
Parents
Sir Robert Woder Woodrow
1501 – 1610
Nedging, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Christian Munning
1511 – 1596
Nedging Tye, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Woodrow
Elizabeth Woodrow
Thomas Munning
1488 – 1557
Nedging, Suffolk, England
Lady (Agnes) Barker
1492 – 1557
Nedging, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Woodrow's Descendants

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Sir (John) Woodrow (1525 – 1568) m. Mary Thomas (1534 – 22 Oct 1615) m. Willmote Seger (abt 1525 – )
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((Elisabeth) de Woder) (Woodrowe) (1562 x – )
  2. 2. James Woodyer (1564 – 1623)
  3. 3. Richard (de Woder) (Woodrowe) (1564 x – Aft. 1607)
  4. 4. Bartholomew Woodyer (25 May 1571 – 1623)
  5. 5. William Woodrow (06 Jan 1685 – abt 1746) m. Esther Crane (Abt 1689 – Jan 1754)
    1. 1. William Woodrow (30 Jan 1711 – 02 Apr 1712)
    2. 2. John Woodrow (21 Mar 1716 – )
    3. 3. Martha Woodrow (21 Feb 1723 – )
    4. 4. Thomas Woodrow (21 Dec 1726 – 05 Sep 1763)
    5. 5. Joseph Woodrow (11 Jul 1729 – 26 Aug 1729)
    6. 6. Abraham Woodrow (21 Nov 1731 – )
    7. 7. Benjamin Woodrow (15 Feb 1734 – )
  6. 6. Edward Woodrow (16 Oct 1687 – )
  7. 7. Thomas Woodrow (1720 – abt 1729)
  8. 8. Mary Woodrow (Sep 1769 – 8th March 1850)

Sir Woodrow's Timeline

3 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir John Woodrow in VERIFIED- Nedging, Suffolk, England -A village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district. The nearest town is Hadleigh. There is also the hamlet of Nedging Tye nearby.
VERIFIED- Nedging, Suffolk, England -A village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district. The nearest town is Hadleigh. There is also the hamlet of Nedging Tye nearby.
1568
1568
Age 43
Death of Sir John Woodrow in Lavenham, Suffolk, England -Home to poet Jane Taylor, and it may have been while living here that she wrote the poem 'The Star', from which the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was taken.
Lavenham, Suffolk, England -Home to poet Jane Taylor, and it may have been while living here that she wrote the poem 'The Star', from which the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was taken.
1602
14 Apr 1602
Age 77
Burial of Sir John Woodrow in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Nedging, Suffolk, England -A village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district. The nearest town is Hadleigh. There is also the hamlet of Nedging Tye nearby.
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Allington, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [3] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, England -Home to poet Jane Taylor, and it may have been while living here that she wrote the poem 'The Star', from which the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was taken.
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1602
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

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