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John Wadham

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Birthplace: Branscombe, Devon, England (United Kingdom)
Death: before December 05, 1476
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Son of Sir William Wadham, Sheriff of Devon and Margaret Chiselden
Husband of Elizabeth Wadham
Father of Elizabeth Fauntleroy; Joan Malet; Sir John Wadham, Kt.; William Wadham; Alice Stukeley (Wadham) and 3 others
Brother of Elizabeth Stawell; William Wadham and Mary Margaret Yard

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About John Wadham

  • Wadhams genealogy, proceded by a sketch of the Wadham family in England.. ([c1913])
  • http://www.archive.org/details/wadhamsgenealogy00stev
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/wadhamsgenealogy00stev#page/4/mode/1up
  • Sir John, the second, left two sons, William and Thomas, the later of Redworthy in Ashreigny. Sir William Sheriff of Devon, married Margaret, daughter of William Cheselden. His heir was John, who became Sir John, third, who married Elizabeth, one of the four daughters of Stephen Popham, the representative of an ancient Hampshire family as well as of Merefield, in Ilton near Ilminster. This John left two sons, John and Edward, also a daughter, Alice, who married Nicholas Stukeley, of Affeton, North Devon. This latter John also became Sir John, the fourth of the name and title, and he married Elizabeth, who was daughter of another Stukeley, Hugh, of Affeton. The heir of this fourth Sir John was Nicholas, and another son was William. Nicholas, like his ancestors, was knighted. He married first, Joan, daughter of Robert Hill, of Halsway, and his heir was another John. Nicholas and Joan had also other children: Andrew; Giles, who married Agnes, daughter of Clauson of Barton; Mary, who married Sir Richard Chudleigh of Ashdon; and Elizabeth, who married first, Sir Edward Bampfield, and second Richard Warr.
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/wadhamsgenealogy00stev#page/n28/mode/1up
    • CHART - PEDIGREE OF WADHAM.
  • 2. Sir John, Justice of Common Pleas, 1388-1397, still living in 1411-12. Buried at Branscombe. mar. Joan Wrothesley. Buried at Ilminster. ch: Sir William, d. 1452 buried at Ilminster.; Thomas, of Redworthy.; Margery m. Sir John Stourton, created 1st Baron Stourton, died 1463.
    • 3. Sir William, d. 1452 buried at Ilminster. mar. Margaret, da. and co-h. of W. Cheselden. ch: Sir John, of Merifield.; Elizabeth mar. Stawel, of Collestone (Cothelestone).; Mary mar. W. Montacute, of Henleigh, n. Crewkerne.; Lawrence of Merifield. mar. Margaret, 3rd d. of Sir W. Hody, ; William of Catherstone. mar. Jane, d. and co-h. of William Payne, of Catherstone, Dorset.
      • 4. Sir John, of Merifield. mar. Elizabeth, d. and co-h. of Stephen Popham. ch: John Wadham, Knt.; Edward, of Pole Anthony, Tiverton.; Alice mar. Nicholas, son of Hugh Stukeley.
        • 5. John Wadham, Knt. mar1. da. of Cheyney, of Pine. mar2. Elizabeth, da. of Hugh Stukeley. ch: Sir Nicholas, of Merifield, Captain of the Isle of Wright, &c. Will proved Jan. 30, 1542.; William.
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  • The history, topography, and antiquities of the isle of Wight By William Henry Davenport Adams Pg.33
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=BuxDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=N...
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   Born in 1402 - Branscombe, Devon, England
   Deceased

Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
Married to Elizabeth POPHAM, born in 1410 - Popham, Hampshire, England, Deceased in 1476 - Chard, Somerset, England age at death: 66 years old (Parents : M ? ? & F ? ?) with

       F Elizabeth Wadham 1425-  married in 1440, Alweston, Dorset, England, to John Fauntleroy 1441-1470 with
           M Peter FAUNTLEROY 1485-1563 married to Jane (Trelawney-Hawkins) FLAMOCK 1488-1536 with :
               F Margaret FAUNTLEROY 1507-1582
       M John Wadham 1435-1481  married in 1460, St. Thomas, Devon, England, to Elizabeth Cheney 1440-1463
       John Wadham 1435-1481  married in 1462 to ? ?
       M Nicholas (SIR) Wadham 1444-1542  married to Jane Hill 1470- with
           ? ? ?
           F Elizabeth Wadham 1489-1528 married in 1515 to Edward Bamfield 1485-1528 with :
               F Catherine Bampfelde 1520-

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John Wadham's Timeline

1402
1402
Branscombe, Devon, England (United Kingdom)
1425
1425
Merifield Manor, Ilminster Chard, Somerset, England
1431
1431
Merrifield, Somersetshire, England
1435
1435
Merifie Ilto, Somerset, England
1436
1436
Merrifield, Ilton, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1476
December 5, 1476
Age 74
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