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Stephen Austin 1520 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 April 1520

Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England

Death Date: 17 November 1557

Death Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England

Father: Stephen Austin

Mother: Dorothy Peckham

Spouse(s): Margaret Wrigley

Children(s): Richard Austin

Stephen Austin was born in 1520 in Staplehurst, Kent, England, the child of Stephen Austin and Dorothy Peckham. Stephen Austin married Margaret Wrigley, and had children including Richard Austin. Stephen Austin passed away in 1557 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Stephen Austin was born in 1520 in Staplehurst, Kent, England, the child of Stephen Austin and Dorothy Peckham.
  • Stephen Austin married Margaret Wrigley, and had children including Richard Austin.
  • Stephen Austin passed away in 1557 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Austin
1484 – 1556
Birth Location: Yalding, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
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Dorothy Peckham
1488 – 1550
Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Wrigley
1522 – 1550
Birth Location: Tenderton, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Richard Austin
1544 – 1623
Birth Location: Titchfield, Hampshire, England
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Stephen Austin's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Austin
1520 – 1557
Birth Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Parents
Stephen Austin
1484 – 1556
Yalding, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Dorothy Peckham
1488 – 1550
Staplehurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Austin
1458 – 1500
Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
James PECKHAM
1450 – 1532
Wrotham, Kent, England
Margaret Burgoine
1421 – 1479
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Austin's Descendants

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Stephen Austin (22 April 1520 – 17 November 1557) m. Margaret Wrigley (1522 – 2 May 1550)
  1. 1. Richard Austin (1544 – 1623) m. Anne (Annis) Littlefield (1554 – 1 June 1623)
    1. 1. Francis Austin (13 Jul 1594 – 1642) m. Isabella (Bland Alias) "Smith" (1614 – 19 February 1700)
      1. 1. Isabella Austen (6 Apr 1633 – 8 December 1719) m. Philip Towle (1616 – 1696)
        1. 1. Caleb Towle (14 April 1678 – 20 Sept. 1763) m. Zipporah Brackett (28 Sep 1680 – 14 Aug 1757)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Austin (1596 – Abt 1674) m. Henricus (Nicolai) Tibbetts (4 July 1596 – 27 January 1676)
      1. 1. Jeremiah Tibbetts (1631 – 5 May 1677) m. Mary (Jane) Canney (1637 – 17 July 1706)
        1. 1. Samuel Tibbetts (1666 – 1738) m. Dorothy Tuttle (1662 – 1708)
        2. 2. Henry Tibbetts (1675 – 6 September 1727) m. Joyce (N.) Otis (1678 – 1707)
    3. 3. Richard Austin (16 May 1598 – 1638) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Littlefield (1610 – )
      1. 1. Matthew Austin (1620 – 1684) m. Sarah Canney (1635 – 1664)
        1. 1. Matthew Austin (1659 – 25 Feb 1718) m. Mary Littlefield (1659 – 1701)

Stephen Austin's Timeline

2 Records

1520
22 April 1520
Birth of Stephen Austin in Staplehurst, Kent, England
Staplehurst, Kent, England
1557
17 November 1557
Age 37
Death of Stephen Austin in Staplehurst, Kent, England
Staplehurst, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1520
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1557
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
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