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John Underhill

early settler of American colonies, Captain of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Militia
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John Underhill
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
October 7, 1597, 1609[7]
Date of death
July 21, 1672
Place of birth
Warwickshire
Place of death
Killingworth
Country of citizenship
United States[15]
Occupation
magistrate, commandant
Father
John Edward Underhill[8]
Mother
Honora Pawley[9]
Spouse
Helena de Hooch[10]
Child
Nathaniel Underhill, Deborah Underhill, Hannah Underhill, John Underhill[11][12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19]
Family name
Underhill[17]
Given name
John[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Captain John Underhill en Fighting John en John Underhill es John Underhill ru Джон Андерхилл
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000081141059
VIAF cluster ID
34805457
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr92035340
GND ID
1051467713
American National Biography ID
0100906
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01959065
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
db3b25a1-a1fe-414d-8161-1d1d41ecefd8
FAST ID
1852196
Freebase ID
/m/0257lk
Genealogics.org person ID
I00337558
Geni profile ID
6000000000387506388
J9U entity ID
987007361723205171
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NLA Trove people ID
996267
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
140287396
Online Books Page author ID
Underhill, John, 1597-1672
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
27999
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10012212
The Peerage person ID
p28077.htm#i280770
WeRelate person ID
John_Underhill_(66)
WikiTree person ID
Underhill-12
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxrtYqpRpWX8H8xRKPQq
Yale LUX ID
person/100716f4-281b-4af7-8ab5-8113594c9dbb

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
magistrate
Place of birth 1
Warwickshire
Place of death 1
Killingworth
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Underhill was born on October 7, 1597[1], in Warwickshire[2]. He died on July 21, 1672[3], in Killingworth[4]. He worked as a magistrate[5] and commandant[6].

FAQs

Where was John Underhill born?

John Underhill's place of birth was Warwickshire[2].

Where did John Underhill die?

John Underhill passed away in Killingworth[4].

Who were John Underhill's parents?

John Underhill's father was John Edward Underhill[8]. John Underhill's mother was Honora Pawley[9].

Who was John Underhill married to?

John Underhill's spouses include Helena de Hooch[10].

What did John Underhill do for work?

John Underhill worked as a magistrate[5] and commandant[6].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263732"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → magistrate, commandant
    Sex or gender → male
    Spouse → Helena de Hooch
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31725: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
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