Riches to Rags Family Tree » John Speed (1552-1629)
Personal data John Speed
Sources 1, 2Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10- He was born in the year 1552 in Farrington, County Cheshire, England.Sources 5, 10
- He was baptized on May 4, 1718 in All Hallows The Great,London,London,England.Source 2
- Alternative: He was baptized on May 28, 1667 in Borden, Kent, England.Source 2
- He died on July 28, 1629 in St Giles Cripplegate, London, England, he was 77 years old.Sources 6, 8, 10
Attention: Deceased (July 28, 1629) before baptism (May 4, 1718). Attention: Was deceased 9 months (July 28, 1629) before the baptism (August 18, 1805) of child (James Speed). Attention: Was deceased 9 months (July 28, 1629) before the baptism (September 21, 1820) of child (Sarah Speed). - He is buried on July 31, 1629 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.Sources 8, 10 Attention: Burried (July 31, 1629) before baptized (May 4, 1718). Attention: Had been buried (July 31, 1629) over 9 months before the baptism (August 18, 1805) of child (James Speed). Attention: Had been buried (July 31, 1629) over 9 months before the baptism (September 21, 1820) of child (Sarah Speed).
- A child of John Speed and Elizabeth Cheynye
Household of John Speed
He is married to Susannah Draper.
They got married at Newgate, London, England.
They got married on January 25, 1556 at Newgate, London, England, he was 4 years old. They got married on January 25, 1572 at Newgate, London, England, he was 20 years old. They got married on January 25, 1577 at Newgate, London, England, U.K, he was 25 years old. They got married in the year 1579 at London, London, England, he was 27 years old.Child(ren):
- Sarah Speed 1820-????
- James Speed 1805-????
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- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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/ Ancestry.com - England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Ancestry.com, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1225 / Ancestry.com
- England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69/GIS/A/002/MS06419/002 / Ancestry.com
- Wales, Select Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Christening day May 28, 1667
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1667: Source: Wikipedia
- April 27 » Blind and impoverished, John Milton sells Paradise Lost to a printer for £10, so that it could be entered into the Stationers' Register.
- May 24 » The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.
- June 9 » Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
- June 14 » The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ends. It had lasted for five days and resulted in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
- June 15 » The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
- November 25 » A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.
Day of death July 28, 1629
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1629: Source: Wikipedia
- March 10 » Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
- May 22 » Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II and Danish King Christian IV sign the Treaty of Lübeck ending Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' War.
Day of burial July 31, 1629
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1629: Source: Wikipedia
- March 10 » Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
- May 22 » Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II and Danish King Christian IV sign the Treaty of Lübeck ending Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' War.
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June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P1278.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "John Speed (1552-1629)".