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John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
b.1602
d.28 Aug 1678
  1. Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge1599 - 1668
  2. John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton1602 - 1678
  3. Sir William BerkeleyAbt 1605 to 1610 - 1677
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Name John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1602
Marriage to Christiana Riccard
Death[1] 28 Aug 1678
Reference Number? Q3181045?


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John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602 – 26 August 1678) was an English royalist soldier, politician and diplomat, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family. From 1648 he was closely associated with James, Duke of York, and rose to prominence, fortune, and fame. He and Sir George Carteret were the founders of the Province of New Jersey, a British colony in North America that would eventually become the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.