John
Machell
Born in Hackney, Middlesex, England
Ancestors 
Son of Mathew Machell
and Mary (Lewknor) Machell
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Woodruff) Machell
— married
2 Dec 1599 in St Lawrence, Seale, Surrey, England
Husband of
Elizabeth Aungier
— married
21 Feb 1624 in Wonersh, Surrey, England
Descendants 
Father of
Gressell Machell,
John Machell,
Jane (Machell) Gavell,
Nicholas Machell,
Matthew Machell and
Thomas Machell
Died
at about age 68
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2009
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Biography
Presumed baptism 21 Jan 1579, St John, Hackney, London, England. No parents recorded.[1] This is presumably 1580 per the modern calender.
This baptism fits the age of John Machell per the following: "On 1 Feb. 1598 Francis Harvy was granted the wardship and marriage of John Machell, son and heir of Matthew Machell; with an annuity of L10 from 23 August 1593 when Matthew died, to be assigned from lands in Tottenham, Middlesex, in the parish of St. Michael in Quenehithe within the City of London, and in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. On 3 June 1602 license was granted for John Machell, son and heir of Matthew Machell, to enter his lands, he receiving issues from the time he had attained age 21.[2]
On 2 Dec 1599 John married Jane Woodruff,[3] daughter of Sir Nicholas Woodruff Lord Mayor of London (ca 1529-18 May 1598) & Grissell Kirton (ca 1533-15 Jul 1607), in Seale, Surrey. Born ca 1572 in England. Jane was baptized in St. Andrew Undershaft, London, on 4 May 1572.[4]
Children:[5]
- Grissell MACHELL was christened 12 Oct 1600 in Seale, Surrey, England.[6]
- John MACHELL was christened 6 Dec 1601 in Seale, Surrey, England.[7] He died 10 Mar 1667 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England.
- Jane MACHELL was christened 6 Mar 1603 in Seale, Surrey, England.[8]
- Nicholas MACHELL was born 1605 in Seale, Surrey, England.
- Matthew MACHELL was born 1608 in Seale, Surrey, England.
- Thomas MACHELL was born 1608 in Seale, Surrey, England
On 21 Feb 1624, he married Elizabeth Barne[9] nee Aungier who had been twice widowed.
Will
Will of John Machell, Gentleman of Wonersh, Surrey, dated 17 Oct. 1646, codicil dated 14 Jan. 1646/7, proved 16 July 1647[10]
mentions:
John Machell my sonne and heire apparent, Deborah his late wife sithence [since] deceased
Elizabeth my loving wife
John Machell my Grandsonne the only sonne of [Mathew] Machell my sonne by Elizabeth his first wyfe
Jane Gavell my Daughter and Robert Gavell and Mary Gavell my Grandchildren the children of Robert Gavell deceased
my loving Brother in Lawe George Duncombe of Albury in the County of Surrey
my loving sonne in Lawe Roger Heath
Nicholas Machell my Grandsonne the Sonne of Nicholas Machell my late sonne deceased
John Machell my Grandsonne the Sonne of Mathew Machell my sonne
I give to my cosen Jane Cudworth one hundred and twenty pounds to bee payd three monthes after her day of maryage
my Grandson Joseph Machell the sonne of the sayd Mathew Machell by Jane his now loving wife
memorandum mentions:
Jane Cudworth his Kinswomen
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMN6-7ZL : 11 February 2018, John Manshall, 21 Jan 1579); citing SAINT JOHN,HACKNEY,LONDON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 569,924.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Post dated Mar. 23, 2018 at soc.genealogy.medieval
- ↑ "Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database with images, Ancestry.com; marriage record for Mr Jhon Machill and Mrs Jane Woodroffe, 2 Dec 1599, parish of St Lawrence, Seale
- ↑ http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/oldfolks/rr06/rr06_140.html
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg3174.htm
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5LT-L3G : 11 February 2018, Gresell Machell, 12 Oct 1600); citing SEALE,SURREY,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 942.21 S3 V26AL.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5LT-TFZ : 11 February 2018, John Machell, 06 Dec 1601); citing SEALE,SURREY,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 942.21 S3 V26AL.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5LY-H4M : 11 February 2018, Jane Machell, 06 Mar 1603); citing SEALE,SURREY,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 942.21 S3 V26AL.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV3X-T2W : 10 February 2018), John Machill and Elizabeth Barne, 21 Feb 1624; citing Wonersh,Surrey,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,042,346.
- ↑ "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858," database with images, Ancestry.com; Will of John Machell, Gentleman of Wonersh, Surrey, dated 17 Oct. 1646, codicil dated 14 Jan. 1646/7, proved 16 July 1647
- "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858," database with images, Ancestry.com; Will of Nicholas Machell, Skinner of London, proved 02 October 1634, the testator mentions "John Machell gent my dear and welbeloved ffather" (sole excecutor)
- "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858," database with images, Ancestry.com; Will of Elizabeth Machell widowe late the wife of Nicholas Machell late Cittizen & Skynner of London deceased, proved 20 Jun 1638, the testator mentions "my ffather in Lawe Mr John Machell"
- Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856, 1470-1856 (findmypast.com), Will of Robert Woodroffe of Poyle, Seale, esquire, dated 6 Jun 1639, proved 11 Nov 1639, the testator mentions uncle John Machell, gent.
- "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858," database with images, Ancestry.com; Will of Sir Thomas White of Farnham, Surrey, dated 2 Jun. 1635, with codicil of the same date; proved 1 Feb. 1640/41, the testator left legacies to various members of the Woodroffe family, his "good friend and brother-in-law, John Machell, Esq.," was one of the overseers
- W. Harry Rylands, ed., The Visitation of the County of Buckingham Made in 1634 (London: Mitchell, Hughes & Clark, Printers, 1909) p. 88
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It is quite possible John Machell was "John Manshall" baptised 21 Jan 1579, St John, Hackney (no parents recorded). https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMN6-7ZL
From Sussex Notes and Queries vol. 16 (1963): Mathew Machell, the haberdasher, who is described in Harleian MS. 2131 and in three 1592 Chancery Suits (C.2 Eliz. I, M.m. 2/38, 12/33 and 14/61) as of Shacklewell (a hamlet in Hackney, Middx., the register of which has no Machell entries), died 23rd August, 1593 (I.P.M. C.142/240/17, held at Monken Hadley, Middx., 1st Dec. 1593)