John Machell (1574)

Born May 1574 in Homerton, Middlesex, England

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Biography

John Machell was born in Middlesex, England.

This profile is part of the Machell Name Study.

John Machell was the son of John Machell and Frances Cotton. ^[1]

The pedigree chart of "Machell of Kendal", at the end of Bellasis's "The Machells of Crackenthorpe," states that Frances' mother died in the home of her father, William Cotton, in Homerton, Middlesex, giving birth to John and his twin sister, Frances, in May 1574, so John was born at that time. ^[2]

The 1634 Machell pedigree in the Essex Visitation shows that John Machell married Catharin, daughter of Jaspar Leeke of Wyer, in Edmonton, Essex. Their marriage was recorded in the names of "Katherina Leeke" and "John Manchell", and took place on the 24th of November, 1595, in All Saints, Edmonton. ^[3]

Research Notes

John's father was christened in 1546, and married by 1568; and his mother died in 1574. ^[4]

The 1634 Machell pedigree in the Essex Visitation shows John Machell's son, John of Chigwell, Essex, had children James, Thomas, Edmond, and Ann.

The Leeke pedigree, in the Middlesex Pedigrees, shows that Jasper Leeke's wife was Mary, the daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Colshill, of Chigwell, Essex.

Sources

1. ↑ John Stow. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster ... brought down from the year 1633 ... to the present time by J. Strype. To which is prefixed the life of the author by the editor, etc. Volume 2. Pg.786. Google Books : (accessed 31 Jan 2024).
2. ↑ Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. ART. XXXIX. Machell of Crackenthorpe. By E. Bellasis, Lancaster Herald. Read at Appleby, September 24th, 1885. Appended pedigree chart, Pg. 468. Pedigree of Machell of Kendal, Etc.
3. ↑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, database on-line, Citing: London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Dro/040/A/01/00. Image: Marriage Ancestry : (accessed 31 Jan 2024).
4. ↑ Parents' profiles on Wikitree.