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John Blake

Also Known As: "John", "The Elder Blake", "Lord of Plainsfield Manor"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Plainesfield, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
Death: December 01, 1576 (55)
Over Stowery, Somerset, England
Place of Burial: Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Humphrey Blake; Humphrey Blake and Anne Blake
Husband of Jane Blake
Father of Richard Blake; Alice Richards; Elizabeth Selleck; Anne Saunders (Blake); Humphrey Blake and 4 others
Brother of Eleanor Blake; Alice Slocombe; Robert Blake; Humphrey Blake; Thomas Blake and 3 others
Half brother of Robert Blake

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About John Blake

"He(John 'the elder')succeeded to the manor at Plainfield and to other estates. He was buried in the chancel at Over Stowey Church, December 10, 1576. His will was dated November 26, 1576. He left the advowson of the Church at Over Stowey to his son Richard. He married Jane, who was buried June 17, 1595. Children: Humphrey; William; Alice, married, October 2, 1569, James Richards; Annie married, August 3, 1573, Thomas Sanders; Elizabeth, married October 5, 1572, Robert Selleck; Richard, baptized January 1, 1662-63; Robert, baptized May 12, 1566."

Married: Christian Jugg on August 18, 1558. Children: six

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John 'The Elder' Blake was born on October 19 1521, in Manor of Plainfield, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, to Humphrey Lord of Plainfield Manor Blake and Agnes Ann Blake (born Littleton) .
Humphrey was born on October 13 1494, in Old Hall, Eastontown, Andover Parish, Hampshire, England.
Agnes was born on June 24 1501, in Thaxted, Essex, England.
John had 13 siblings: Robert Blake , John Blake , Thomas Blake , Humphrey Blake , John Blake , Robert Blake IV , Thomas Blake , Agnes Manning (born Blake) , Eleanor Langham (born Blake) , Alice Slocombe (born Blake) , Kathren Blake , Vice Admiral Benjamin Blake and Samuel Blake .
John married Jane Joan Blake (born Rawson) in 1544, at age 22 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England.
Jane was born in November 1521, in Plainsfield, Somerset, England.
They had 21 children: William Giles Blake , Humphrey Blake , Anne Saunders (born Blake) , Elizabeth Selleck (born Blake) , Alice Richards (born Blake) , Richard Blake , John Black , William Blake , Robert Black , Helen Cundie (born Black) , Margaret Beattie (born Black) , Alexander Black , Thomas Black , Nicol Black , Marion Wood (born Black) , Mary Langrish (born Blake) , Janet Bowie (born Black) , James Black , Richard Blake , John Blake/Black and one other child.
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John then married Mabel Blake "the Elder" (born Coverte) on August 18 1558, at age 36 in Somerset, England.
Mabel was born in 1563, in Exxex, Englan.
John lived between 1700 and 1912, at Barnstable; Bristol; Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
His occupation was Lord of Plainsfield Manor.
John passed away on November 26 1576, at age 55 in Over, Somerset, England.
He was buried in Chancel of the St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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John Blake's Timeline

1521
October 10, 1521
Plainesfield, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1543
1543
Of, Overstowey, Somerset, England
1546
1546
Over Stowey, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1549
1549
Plainfield, Over Stowey, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1549
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
1553
1553
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
1564
1564
Plainsfield, Somerset, England
1567
March 3, 1567
Wedmore, Somerset, England
1568
1568
Little Baddow, Essex, England