JOHN CHURCH (JOHN CHURCH6, ROBERT CHURCH5, REYNOLD CHURCH4, JOHN CHURCH3, JOHN CHYRCH2, JOHN at CHURCH1) was born ABT 1548 in Sampford, Essex, England, and died BEF 4 NOV 1593 in England.

family

JOHN CHURCH was the son of JOHN CHURCH and CATHERINE SWAN.

He married JOAN TITERELL.

Children of JOHN CHURCH and JOAN TITERELL are:

1. Henry Church died BEF 15 DEC 1592 in Essex, England.
2. Ruke Church.
3. Sampson Church was christened 2 OCT 1575 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
4. Arnold Church was christened 20 SEP 1576 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
5. RICHARD CHURCH was born 9 MAY 1570 in England, was christened 6 SEP 1579 in Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire, England, and died 1623 in Braintree, Essex, England.

biography

From Simeon Church of Chester, Connecticut, 1708-1792, and His Descendants by Charles Washburn Church Mattatuck Press, Waterbury, CT 1914 page 6 - 7

John Church, son of Robert Church of Castell Camps, of Sanford, Co. Essex, as appears from a Harleian manuscript, married Catherine Swan, probably in 1547, and was made freeman in that year. He had an armory. Their children were John and Thomas.

John Church born about 1548, son of John Church of Samford, Co Essex, married Joan Titerell. The distress of the poor during this time was very great and he was appointed by the officers of the church one of "two hable person  to be gatherers for the poor." He died before Nov. 4  1593.

Their children were: i, Richard; 2 Ruke; 3, Sampson; 4, Arnold; 5, Henry.

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GEDCOM Note

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.