Sir John Southworth Knight
- Born: 1526, Samlesbury, Lancastershire, England 157
- Marriage: Mary Asheton on 23 Jul 1547 in St. Leonard's, Middleton, , England 157
- Died: 3 Nov 1595, Samlesbury Hall, Lancastershire, England at age 69 157
 General Notes:
Per Weis' "Ancestral Roots. . ." (9:39), Also mentioned (156:41).
Noted events in his life and other information:
• Dates & Events: 157,160
Sir Thomas was knighted in 1547, and he was commended for valor in the Scottish wars of 1557. He was High sheriff of Lancashire 1562. He owned vast estates but was land poor, and he was imprisoned for harboring Catholic priests.
John married Mary Asheton, daughter of Sir Richard Ashton and Unknown, on 23 Jul 1547 in St. Leonard's, Middleton, , England.157 (Mary Asheton was born about 1526 in Offerton, , Derbyshire, England 116,157.)
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