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The Elder 1521–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1521

Birth Location: Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 Dec 1576

Death Location: Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Father: Humphrey Blake

Mother: Anne Lyttleton

Spouse(s): Joan Rawson, Margaret Taunton

Children(s): Alice Blake, Edith Blake, Richard Blake, Etbora Blake, William Blake, Elizabeth Blake, Anne Blake, James Blake, John Blake, Humphrey Blake, Alice Blake, Walter Blake, William Blake

The story of The Elder / began in 1521 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. The Elder married Joan Rawson, Margaret Taunton, and had children including Alice Blake, Alice Emma Blake, Anne Blake, Edith Blake, Elizabeth Blake, Etbora Blake, Humphrey Blake, James Blake, John Blake, Richard Blake, Walter Blake, William Blake. The Elder / passed away in 1576 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of The Elder // began in 1521 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
  • The Elder // married Joan Rawson, Margaret Taunton, and had children including Alice Blake, Alice Emma Blake, Anne Blake, Edith Blake, Elizabeth Blake, Etbora Blake, Humphrey Blake, James Blake, John Blake, Richard Blake, Walter Blake, William Blake.
  • The Elder // passed away in 1576 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

The Elder's Ancestors

Self
The Elder
1521–1576
Birth Place: Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Humphrey Blake
1494–1558
Old Hall, Eastontown, Andover, Hampshire, England
Anne Lyttleton
1501–1585
Somersetshire, England
Grandparents
William Blake
1465–1547
Calne, Wiltshire, England
Mary Coles
1469–1560
Calne, Wiltshire, England
Sir (Richard William of Frankley) Littleton
1448–1517
Frankley House, Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Lady (Alice) Winnesburg
1452–1530
Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Blake
1438–1471
Alice Blake
1437–1471
Humphrey Cole
1439–
Agnes Danvers
1444–1469
Thomas Ii
1421–1481
Joan Burley
1426–1505
William Wynnesbury
1426–1502
Alice Corbet
1430–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert M.P.
1412–1474
Avice Wallop
1416–1474
Thomas Westcote-Lyttelton
1384–1471
Elizabeth Gardner
1395–1483
William Burley
1390–1458
Ellen Grendon
1393–1448
Hamlet Wynnesbury
1400–1473
Jane Llanrwst
1404–1450

The Elder's Descendants

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The Elder (Abt 1521–10 Dec 1576) m. Joan Rawson (1520–1595) m. Margaret Taunton (Abt 1525–)
  1. 1. Alice (Emma) Blake 1548–1585 m. James Richards 1546–1608
    1. 1. Mary Richards 1570–1640 m. William Cole 1570–
      1. 1. John Cowles 1598–1675 m. Hannah 1613–1683
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cowles 1655–1696 m. Richard (Lyman) III 1647–1708
        2. 2. Samuel (Cowles) Sr. 1639–1691 m. Abigail Stanley 1639–1734
        3. 3. John (Cowles) Jr. 1641–1711 m. Deborah Bartlett 1645–1711
        4. 4. Hannah Cowles 1645–1689 m. Caleb Stanley 1642–1718
        5. 5. Sarah Cowles 1646–1676 m. Nathaniel Goodwin 1637–1713
        6. 6. Esther Cowles 1649–1691 m. Thomas Bull 1651–1708 m. Thomas Bull 1646–1708
        7. 7. Mary Cowles 1654–1726 m. Nehemiah Dickinson 1643–1723
    2. 2. Thomas Richards 1571–1679 m. Alice Hulins 1573–1613
    3. 3. Frances Richards 1574–1629 m. Martha Coppin –1635
    4. 4. John Richardes 1579– m. Acsham Simmons 1582–
    5. 5. Alice Richards 1580–1634 m. Phillip Torrey 1580–1621
  2. 2. Edith Blake 1539–1601 m. Dionysius Bainbridge –1623 m. Edward Fawkes 1532–1578
  3. 3. Richard Blake 1540–1619 m. Johane Viccarie 1542– m. Margaret Duniness 1550–1621
  4. 4. Etbora Blake 1545–1641 m. Abraham Kevell 1539–1577
  5. 5. William Blake 1545–1663 m. Margaret Robertsone 1541–1600
  6. 6. Elizabeth Blake 1549–1597 m. Robert (Selleck) I 1550–1623
  7. 7. Anne Blake 1549–1601 m. Thomas Saunders 1559–1609
  8. 8. James Blake 1550–1575
  9. 9. John Blake 1553–1588
  10. 10. Humphrey Blake 1553–1619 m. Agnes James 1553–1602 m. Ann 1570–1645
  11. 11. Alice Blake 1554–1615 m. Thomas (Pitchford) I 1550–1615
  12. 12. Walter Blake 1555–1600
  13. 13. William Blake 1562–1642 m. Anne 1564–1644

The Elder's Timeline

4 Records

1521
Abt 1521
Birth of The Elder // in Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1521
19 Oct 1521
The Elder // was christened in Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
1576
10 Dec 1576
Age 55
Death of The Elder // in Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
1576
10 Dec 1576
Age 55
Burial of The Elder // in Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1521
    Event Place: Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John "The Elder" Blake, person ID LB1Q-M1Q.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1521
    Event Place: Over Stowey, Somerset, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John "The Elder" Blake, person ID LB1Q-M1Q.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Over Stowey, Somerset, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John "The Elder" Blake, person ID LB1Q-M1Q.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Over Stowey, Somerset, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John "The Elder" Blake, person ID LB1Q-M1Q.

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