John Du+ Vassal 
John Du+ was born in 1544 in Caen, Normandy, France. John Du+'s father is Jean Du+ Vassal and his mother is Nm+ X. His paternal grandparents are Jean Du+ Vassal and Nm+ X. He was an only child. He died due to the plague at the age of 81 on September 13th, 1625 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.General Notes
Descends from the house of Du Vassal, Barons de Guerden, in Querci, Perigord
John Vassal was an alderman of London and in 1588 fitted out and commanded two ships of war, with which he joined the Royal Navy to oppose the Spanish Armada. He was a descendant of an ancient French family, traced back, it is claimed, to the eleventh century, of the house of Du Vassal, Barons de Guerden, in Querci, Perigord (Source: English Orgins of New England Families, 1st Series, Vol 3, pp 220-231.)
SOURCES: LDS FHL Ancestal File # B6D4-SN (familysearch.org)
<a href=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/ODTs/RUSSELL.shtml#RU SS205>Vassal and Russell Lineages</a>
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John Du+ and Anne+ were married in a religious ceremony on September 25th, 1580 in Stepney Parish, Middlesex England. They had three sons and two daughters, named Samuel, John, William+, Judith and Ann Du.
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Children
Judith Vassal
Judith was born on March 25th, 1582 in Ratcliffe, Devonshire, England. She died in Stepney, Middlesex, England.
Samuel Vassal
Samuel was born on June 5th, 1586 in Ratcliffe, Devonshire, England. He died at the age of 81 in 1667 in New England.
John Vassal
John was born on March 14th, 1589 in Ratcliffe, Devonshire, England. He died at the age of 2 on August 30th, 1591 in Ratcliffe, Devonshire, England.
William+ Vassal
William+ was born on August 27th, 1592 in Ratcliffe, Devonshire, England and his baptism took place in Stepney, London, England. He died at the age of 62 on July 13th, 1655 in Barbados, Lesser Antilles, West Indies. He was buried in St. Michael Parish, Barbados, West Indies.
John Du+ and Judith were married in a religious ceremony on March 23rd, 1595 in Ratcliffe, Stepney, Middlesex, England.