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Prowse, John

Prowse, John

Male 1436 - 1526  (90 years)

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  • Name Prowse, John  [1
    Birth 1436  Chagford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1526  Chagford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I2212  Shane and Beck
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

    Father Prouz, Richard,   b. 1430 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Norton, Margaret,   b. 1434, Chagford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1435 
    Family ID F912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Orchard, Joan,   b. 1458, Chagford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1480 (Age 22 years) 
    Marriage 1479  [1
    Children 
     1. Prowse, William  [Father: natural]
    +2. Prowse, Robert,   b. Abt 1475   d. 6 Aug 1529 (Age ~ 54 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Prouz, Laurence,   b. 1480, Chagford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1526, Chagford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1436 - Chagford, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1526 - Chagford, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 37. JOHN PROWSE, s. & h., h. ca. 1436, d. 1526, lord of Chagford, m. ca. 1467 Joan Orchard, dau. of John Orchard, d. 1480, 'custos rotularum' for Devon under Edward IV. Three published Inq.P.M.'s cover his heritage, and that of his other wife Joan Calwoodley, and son William, who d.s.p. The ultimate heir to N. Devon holdings in Northam, Bydeford, Abbottesham, and Dodescomb in Bampton was John Prowse's s. & h. Lawrence. (The Gen., cit., pp. 11-12).

  • Sources 
    1. [S210] Weis, Frederick L, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who came to America before 1700, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co; Location: Baltimore MD; Date: 2004;), Line 246G-37.