John Bartholomew

John Bartholomew owned the Westall Hill Manor in Flubrooke, England. His descentdants lived in the Manor house for 200 years. He most likely was the son of John Bartholomew who was born in 1472 in Warborough, Oxfordshire, England. A John Bartholomew of Warborough was an envoy to Henry VIII.

Either Alice was John's second wife or he married her after their eldest son, John was born (in 1528). Perhaps his first wife died in childbirth?

The following is from "The Bartholomew Family Page," written and copyrighted by Margaret Sypniewski, and is reprinted with her permission. Please see http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/BartholomewTable.html :

"John Bartholomew was born about 1500 in Warborough, Oxfordshire, England. John was the owner of Westall Hill Manor in Fulbrooke where his descendants lived for 200 years. John could be the son of John Bartholomew of Warborough, who was born in 1472. It is not known, at this point, whether the John Bartholomew, envoy to Henry VIII, is the same John Sr. of Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, but it looks likely.

John Bartholomew II married Alice Skutter (Scudder?) Either Alice was his second wife or he married her after their eldest son, John was born (in 1528). Perhaps his first wife died in childbirth? John and Alice were recorded as being married on November 22, 1531 in Warborough, Oxfordshire, England.

The LDS records show 1551 and so does The Bartholomew Family, however, this could have been a misread of the records since 3 and 5 can be mistaken in older writing. Given the time period, anything is possible. Alice Skutter Bartholomew was thought to have married John Weller on September 29, 1568 (LDS microfiche shows Alice Weller marrying John Bartholomew on November 22, 1531). If there was a first wife her name is unknown to us. This generation remains in controversy.

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