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Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman 1544 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Alphington, Devon, England

Death Date: Bet Jan 1590 (codicil to will) - 9 May 1590-probate or 1589 or 1592

Death Location: Exeter, Devon, England (1589 deadly Hungarian Fever widespread or bubonic plague)

Father: Sir Chappell

Mother: Catherine Courtenay

Spouse(s): Thomazine Chamberlaine

Children(s): Sir (9thGGF)

In 1544, Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman entered the world in Alphington, Devon, England, born to Sir Thomas Chappell and Catherine Courtenay. Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman married Thomazine Amy Chamberlaine, and had children including Sir Thomas George Chapple (9thGGF). Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman passed away in 1590 in Exeter, Devon, England (1589 deadly Hungarian Fever widespread or bubonic plague).

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Biography

  • In 1544, Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman entered the world in Alphington, Devon, England, born to Sir Thomas Chappell and Catherine Courtenay.
  • Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman married Thomazine Amy Chamberlaine, and had children including Sir Thomas George Chapple (9thGGF).
  • Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman passed away in 1590 in Exeter, Devon, England (1589 deadly Hungarian Fever widespread or bubonic plague).

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Chappell
1510 – 1579
Birth Location: Chittlehampton, Devonshire, England
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Catherine Courtenay
1515 – 1583
Birth Location: Molland, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomazine Chamberlaine
1545 – 1617
Birth Location: Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir (9thGGF)
1577 – 1604
Birth Location: Exeter,Devonshire,England
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Thomas Alderman's Ancestors

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Thomas Alderman
1544 – 1590
Birth Place: Alphington, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Chappell
1510 – 1579
Chittlehampton, Devonshire, England
Catherine Courtenay
1515 – 1583
Molland, Devon, England
Grandparents
Dorothy Periam
1502 – 1576
Molland, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Alderman's Descendants

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Thomas (Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter,) Alderman (1544 – Bet Jan 1590 (codicil to will) - 9 May 1590-probate or 1589 or 1592) m. Thomazine (Amy) Chamberlaine (1545 – 27 December 1617)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas George Chapple) (9thGGF) (5 Feb 1577 – 1604) m. Bridget Ellyet* (abt. 1580 – 14 December 1650)
    1. 1. 10thGGM (Elizabeth) Chapple (1605 – 1660)
      1. 1. Baroness (Elizabeth Eliza Calvert Anne Metford Milford) Ewing (1630 – 1666)
        1. 1. Jonet Ewing (1647 – 1710) m. Sir (David William Ramsey, 4th) Baronet (15 Nov 1646 – 1705)

Thomas Alderman's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman in Alphington, Devon, England
Alphington, Devon, England
1590
Bet Jan 1590 (codicil to will) - 9 May 1590-probate or 1589 or 1592
Age 46
Death of Thomas Chapple, Merchant, Mayor of Exeter, Alderman in Exeter, Devon, England (1589 deadly Hungarian Fever widespread or bubonic plague)
Exeter, Devon, England (1589 deadly Hungarian Fever widespread or bubonic plague)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Alphington, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet Jan 1590 (codicil to will) - 9 May 1590-probate or 1589 or 1592
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England (1589 deadly Hungarian Fever widespread or bubonic plague)
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