Person:John Gilbert (132)

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Sir John Gilbert, of Greenway
b.Abt 1535 Devonshire, England
bur. Exeter, Devon, England
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m. Est 1534
  1. Sir John Gilbert, of GreenwayAbt 1535 -
  2. Sir Humphrey GilbertAbt 1539 - 1583
  3. Adrian Gilbert, of SandridgeAbt 1545 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Sir John Gilbert, of Greenway
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1535 Devonshire, England
Marriage Englandto Elizabeth Chudleigh
Burial[1] Exeter, Devon, EnglandSt. Peter's Cathedral
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1915)
    1:13.

    Gilbert, Sir John, of Greenway, eldest son of Otho Gilbert and Katherine Champernoun, his wife, and brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert; knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Westminster, 1571; vice-admiral of Devon, 1585; mayor of Plymouth,1589; married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Chudleigh, and was buried in St. Peter's Cathedral, Exeter, where an elegant monument remains to his memory. Interested in the expeditions of his brother Sir Humphrey.

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