Maurice Johnson, Esq.

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Maurice JOHNSON 1 was born in 1500 in Stamford, Rutland, Eng. He died in 1557. He married Jane LACEY LASSELS in 1524 in , , Eng.

Jane LACEY LASSELS [Parents] 1 was born in 1504 in Of Stamford, Lincolns, Eng. She married Maurice JOHNSON in 1524 in , , Eng.

They had the following children:

     		M 	i 	Robert JOHNSON

F ii Catherine JOHNSON
M iii Francis JOHNSON
Maurice JOHNSON - b. about 1480, England; d. 1551, probably at Stamford. His will, dated Feb. 20, 1551 and proved Oct. 19, 1551, requests that he be buried at All Hallows Parish, Stamford. Maurice served Constable of Stamford (1507-8), chamberlain (1508-9), member of the Second Twelve (1508-1512, member of the First Twelve (1512-1551), mayor (1517-8, 1538-9), and as a Member of Parliament from Stamford (1523, 1529, 1536). He had interests in both the mercantile and maritime trades, and lived in All Hallows Parish, Stamford, where he was assessed for subsidy in 1546. Maurice was Catholic, and had a sister who married Robert SMITH of Standground, Co. Hunts. His will gives the middle name of Morrice to his three sons

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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mikki9&id...

Member of Parliament from Stamford. aka Morris Johnson.

Posted at Rootsweb by Larry R. Alexander: 1 Burial: All Hallows Parish, Stamford, Cambridgeshire, England Religion: Catholic Event: Member 1523 Member of Parliament, from Stamford Event: Member 1529 Member of Parliament, from Stamford Event: Member 1536 Member of Parliament, from Stamford

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From http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/johnsonm.htm#MJohnson

Maurice JOHNSON - b. about 1480, England; d. 1551, probably at Stamford. His will, dated Feb. 20, 1551 and proved Oct. 19, 1551, requests that he be buried at All Hallows Parish, Stamford. Maurice served Constable of Stamford (1507-8), chamberlain (1508-9), member of the Second Twelve (1508-1512, member of the First Twelve (1512-1551), mayor (1517-8, 1538-9), and as a Member of Parliament from Stamford (1523, 1529, 1536). He had interests in both the mercantile and maritime trades, and lived in All Hallows Parish, Stamford, where he was assessed for subsidy in 1546. Maurice was Catholic, and had a sister who married Robert SMITH of Standground, Co. Hunts. His will gives the middle name of Morrice to his three sons.

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• JOHNSON, ROBERT (1540–1625), archdeacon of Leicester, born at Stamford in 1540, was 'third and younger son of Maurice Johnson, of All Saints parish, and Jane, his wife, daughter of Henry Lacey of Stamford, a family which claimed descent from the De Laceys, earls of Lincoln. Maurice Johnson was a Roman catholic, and in 1523 represented the borough in parliament along with David Cecil, the grandfather of Lord Burghley. He died in 1551, leaving six children. ....
• From: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Johnson,_Robert_(1540-1625)_(DNB00)
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• There are some issues with the validity of this reference and the lineage given here.
• 'Maurice Johnson1
• 'M, #146688, b. circa 1500
• ' Maurice Johnson was born circa 1500 at England.1 He married Jane Lacy circa 1533 at England.1
• 'Family Jane Lacy b. c 1510
• Child
  • Rev. Geoffrey (Maurice?) Johnson+1 b. c 1535, d. Sep 1585
• Citations
• 1.[S40] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p4885.htm#...
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