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Barbara’s family

Margaret Keene Grazebrook

ABT 1556 – ABT 20 NOV 1629 · 12th great-grandmother

Margaret Keene Grazebrook, estimated to have been born about 1556 in Middleton, Warwickshire, England, was the wife of Henry Sewell I. Family Tree Maker notes state that they married in England in 1575 and had four children. She wrote her will on 7 May 1628 and reportedly died in Warwickshire in November 1629.

At a glance

Name: Margaret Keene Grazebrook
Relationship: Barbara’s 12th great-grandmother
Family branch: Barbara’s family
Birth: About 1556, Middleton, Warwickshire, England
Parents: Alverey Grazebrook and Margaret Keene Grazebrook, according to the supplied notes
Parents’ marriage: The supplied notes state that Alverey Grazebrook and Margaret Keene Grazebrook married in 1560
Marriage: Reportedly married Henry Sewell I in England in 1575
Children: Four children are reported in the supplied notes
Will: Wrote her will on 7 May 1628
Death: Reported as 6 November 1629 in Warwickshire, England, in the original notes
Death: Estimated as about 20 November 1629 in the supplied life-date summary
Burial: Reportedly buried with her husband at Draper Hall Church Cemetery
Spouse: Henry Sewell, listed in the notes as 1544–1628
Father: Alverey Grazebrook, listed in the notes as 1540–1575
Mother: Margaret Keene Grazebrook, listed in the notes as born 1534, with death date unknown

Family connection

Doris Helen Sherrell (mother)
Floyd Nelson Sherrell (father)
Nora Leslie Fox (mother)
Phebe Celeste Tuthill (mother)
Celestia D. Plummer (mother)
Ebenezer Huse Plummer (father)
Joseph Dole Plummer (father)
Hannah Woodbridge (mother)
William Woodbridge (father)
Sarah Gerrish (mother)
Jane Sewall (mother)
Henry Sewall (father)
Henry Sewell (father)
Margaret Keene Grazebrook (mother)

Margaret Keene Grazebrook is identified in the supplied family material as Barbara’s 12th great-grandmother. She was reportedly born about 1556 at Middleton, Warwickshire, England.

The Family Tree Maker notes identify her parents as Alverey Grazebrook and Margaret Keene Grazebrook. They also state that her parents married in 1560, although that reported marriage year does not align with Margaret’s stated 1556 birth year.

In 1575, Margaret reportedly married Henry Sewell I in England. The notes say that four children were born to the couple, though their names are not included in the supplied material.

Margaret wrote her will on 7 May 1628. She is reported to have died in Warwickshire in November 1629; the supplied life-date summary gives an approximate date of 20 November 1629, while the original notes give 6 November 1629. The notes further report that she was buried with her husband, Henry, at Draper Hall Church Cemetery.

Historical context

No historical-context information specific to Margaret Keene Grazebrook was included in the supplied material.

Sources & research

Original Family Tree Maker notes supplied for Margaret Keene Grazebrook; no formal citation was provided.

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