Ancestry of
DuBose Heyward

Author of Porgy (Porgy & Bess)

John Bronson

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• • 7th Great-grandfather of DuBose Heyward — 10th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 526 
  • Father:
  • John Bronson 
  • Mother:
  • Frances Hills   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1643 
  • Birth Location:
  • prob. Hartford County, Connecticut 
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  • Death Date:
  • from 11 JAN 1711/1712 to 28 APR 1712 
  • Death Location:
  • prob. Craven County, South Carolina 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Hannah Scott
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Oct 1664 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut 
  • Child:

  Grace Bronson (Ahnentafel No:263 )

  • Notes: 

  • John Bronson should not be confused with his cousin of the same name, son of Richard Bronson, and of similar age.

• Sources for John Bronson

  • ¹ The American Genealogist, 1962, Vol. 38, p. 204.
  • ² The American Genealogist, 1962, Vol. 39, pp. 116-122.