Ancestry of
John Forbes Nash, Jr.

“A Beautiful Mind” Mathematician

Joshua Child

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• • 8th Great-grandfather of John Forbes Nash, Jr. — 11th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1240 
  • Father:
  • Wolston Child 
  • Mother:
  • Ellen Empson   
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  • Christening Date:
  • 23 Oct 1597 
  • Christening Location:
  • St. Mary Whitechapel, Stepney, London, England 
  • Death Date:
  • ABT 1638 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Sadler
  • Marriage Date:
  • 23 Oct 1628 
  • Marriage Location:
  • London, England 
  • Children:
  
  

  John Child (Ahnentafel No:620 )

  Richard Child

• Sources for Joshua Child

  • ¹ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Baptism record for Josuah Child.
  • ² New England Ancestors Magazine, Holiday 2003, Vol. 4.5, p. 38.
  • ³ The American Genealogist, 1988, Vol. 63, pp. 17-28.
  • ⁴ The American Genealogist, 2010, Vol. 84, p. 189.
  • ⁵ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 500.

John Forbes Nash, Jr. photo by Leon Petrosyan (CC BY-SA 4.0)