Sir Christopher Hurst: Family History of Ivan Hurst

1539 -

Generation: 1

1.

Sir Christopher Hurst was born in 1539 in Longcombe, Oxfordshire, England.

Family/Spouse: Joan Benchley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Frances Hurst
3. Isabel Hurst
4. Richard Hurst
5. Winifrute Bissell Hurst
6. Jane Bridges Hurst
7. William Hurst
8. Elizabeth Hurst
9. Henry Hurst
10. Susanna Hurst
11. Mary Hurst
12. Sir John Hurst was born in 1567 in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England.

Generation: 2

2. Frances Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
Family/Spouse: Vineyard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Isabel Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
4. Richard Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
5. Winifrute Bissell Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
Family/Spouse: Bissell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Jane Bridges Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
Family/Spouse: Bridges. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. William Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
8. Elizabeth Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
9. Henry Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
10. Susanna Hurst (1.Christopher¹)
11. Mary Hurst (1.Christopher¹)

12.

(1.Christopher¹) was born in 1567 in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England.

Family/Spouse: Isabel Lake. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

13. Tobias Hurst was born in 1596 in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England.

Generation: 3

13.

(12.John², 1.Christopher¹) was born in 1596 in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England.

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Anne Watson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

14. John Hurst was born in 1635 in Elizabeth City, Virginia Colony.

Generation: 4

14.

(13.Tobias³, 12.John², 1.Christopher¹) was born in 1635 in Elizabeth City, Virginia Colony.

Family/Spouse: Dorothy Knight. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

15. John Hurst was born in 1660 in Isle of Wight, Virginia.

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