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Desborough Surname Origin

Desborough Lineage
John Desborough 1550-1610, father of Isaac Desborough 1589-1660, father of Elizabeth Desborough 1619-1669

Elizabeth Desborough > Elizabeth Relph > James Benton > Joseph Benton Sr > Joseph Benton Jr > Nathan Benton > Eugenius N Benton > Charles Eugenius Benton > Ina Belle Benton > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr.

Desborough Migration
Cambridge, England> Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England > New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Elizabeth Desborough, Bill's 9th Great-Grandmother
3 November 1619 - 23 December 1669
b. Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England
d. New Haven, New Haven Co, Connecticut

Village Green Cemetery
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

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Noteworthy

1. Obituary TBD
2. Tags: Immigrated_to_USA

Parents: 
Isaac Desborough 1589-1660
Mary Ann Stone 1589-1635

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Ann Stone 1589-1635

Spouse 1: Thomas Powhatan Rolfe 1615-1699

Married: 1648
Children:

1. Elizabeth Relph 1647-1713

Spouse 2: John Johnson 1613-1681
Married: 1651
Children:

1. Ruth Johnson 1654
2. Isaac Johnson 1656-1687
3. Abigail Johnson 1659-1660
4. Abigail Johnson 1661-1992

Find a Grave has 2 daughters named Abigail.

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Isaac Desborough, Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1589 - 21 December 1660
b. Elseworth, Cambridgeshire, England
d. Elseworth, Cambridgeshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Parents: 
John Desborough 1550-1610
Johane Kent 1554-1618

Maternal Lineage:
Joanne Kent 1554-1618

Spouse: Mary Ann Stone 1589-1635
Married: 1614
Children: 

1. Isaac Desborough 1615-1658
2. Florence Harriet Desborough 1618-1678
3. Elizabeth Desborough 1619-1669

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John Disbrowe, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1550 - 24 May 1610 (59-60)
b. Eltisley, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
d. Eltisley, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

St Pandionia and St John the Baptist Churchyard
Eltisley, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Johane Kent 1554-1618
Married: 7 April 1567 in Essex, England
Children: 

1.  Isaac Desborough 1589-1660
2. James Disbrowe 1582-1638
3. Others TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 19 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161445811/elizabeth-johnson: accessed November 19, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Desborough Johnson (3 Nov 1619–23 Dec 1669), Find a Grave Memorial ID 161445811, citing Village Green Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159446826/john-disbrowe: accessed December 5, 2025), memorial page for John Disbrowe (1550–24 May 1610), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159446826, citing St Pandionia and St John the Baptist Churchyard, Eltisley, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Dean Clayton Jenkins (contributor 49436277).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 19 November

 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Desborough Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Desborough+Surname+Origin  Accessed 4 December 2025.

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