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Thomas (Sir) Josselyn 1506–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1506

Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Downham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Father: John Joslin

Mother: Philippa Bradsbury

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gates

Children(s): Mary Jocelyn\Josselyn

The story of Thomas (Sir) Josselyn began in 1506 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England. Thomas (Sir) Josselyn married Dorothy Lady Gates, and had children including Mary Jocelyn Josselyn. Thomas (Sir) Josselyn passed away in 1562 in Downham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas (Sir) Josselyn began in 1506 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Thomas (Sir) Josselyn married Dorothy Lady Gates, and had children including Mary Jocelyn Josselyn.
  • Thomas (Sir) Josselyn passed away in 1562 in Downham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Josselyn's Ancestors

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Thomas Josselyn
1506–1562
Birth Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
John Joslin
1460–1525
Lillingstone Lovell (Buckinghamshire) England
Philippa Bradsbury
1476–1530
Braughing (Hertfordshire) England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Josselyn's Descendants

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Thomas ((Sir)) Josselyn (Apr 1506–1562) m. Dorothy ((Lady)) Gates (Apr 1508–11 Feb 1581)
  1. 1. Mary Jocelyn\Josselyn 1545–1610 m. John Glascock 1510–1575
    1. 1. Martha Glascock 1563–1593 m. Edmund Aleyne\Allen 1558–1616
      1. 1. Mary Allen 1578–1636 m. John Woode 1578–1697
        1. 1. John (Sampson) Wood 1594–1659 m. Olivia (Janet Hixson Atwood,) Wood 1593–1658

Thomas Josselyn's Timeline

3 Records

1506
Apr 1506
Birth of Thomas (Sir) Josselyn in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
1562
24 Oct 1562
Age 56
Death of Thomas (Sir) Josselyn in High Roding, Dunmow, Essex, England
High Roding, Dunmow, Essex, England
1562
1562
Age 56
Burial of Thomas (Sir) Josselyn in Downham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Downham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1506
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1562
    Event Place: High Roding, Dunmow, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Downham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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