Brief Life History of John
When John Wythe was born about 1537, in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wythe, was 21 and his mother, Isabell More, was 18. He married Jane Jorden on 22 January 1554, in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 15 February 1591, in his hometown, at the age of 55, and was buried in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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- John Wieth, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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Name Meaning
English (Suffolk): topographic name for someone who lived by a willow tree or in an area where willow trees grew, from Middle English wythe (Old English withthe). Alternatively, a variant of White or Wight .
History: American bearers of the surname Wythe trace their ancestry to Thomas Wythe, who emigrated from England to VA in 1680. One of his descendants was the statesman and jurist George Wythe (1726–1806), mentor of Thomas Jefferson and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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