Birth: 02 FEB 1562 (baptized) Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Lived in: 1562-1617 in Daventry
Note: He became a blacksmith and moved to the parish before his first marriage, which is not recorded.
Birth of Son: 1588
Name: Thomas Bliss
Birth of Son: 1591
Name: George Bliss
Birth of Daughter: 1593
Name: Agnes Bliss
Birth of Daughter: 1595
Name: Joan Bliss
Birth of Daughter: 1597
Name: Constance Bliss
Birth of Daughter: 1599
Name: Elizabeth Bliss
Lived in: 1612-1617 in Little Preston
2nd Marriage: 06 AUG 1614 to Alice Smith in Preston Capes, England
Birth of Son: 1615-1617
Name: John Bliss
Will: 08 SEP 1617
Details: In his will, signed on 8 Sep 1617, John made the following bequests:
– 6d each to his children Thomas, George, Agnes, Joan, Constance, Elizabeth and John
– that his brother-in-law, Peter SMITH and his son Thomas be overseers of his will
– the residue to his wife whom he also named as sole executrix of his estate
Death: SEP 1617 Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Burial: 08 SEP 1617 St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard,
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Probate: 11 OCT 1617
Details: Granted to Alice Bliss
Click here to see parents: William Blisse and Elizabeth ?
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