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Lt. Col. Walter Chiles I 1572–1653

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Born 01 May 1572 · Wrington Parish, County Somerset, England

Died 06 Jul 1653 · Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father Lord William Chiles Of Crowle

Mother Lady Alice Margaret Payne

Spouse Elizabeth Saunders (1589–1653)

Children Lady Alice Chiles, Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ii Chiles

Siblings Agnes Chiles, Ann Chiles, Constance Chiles, Hercules Chiles, Hester Chiles, Jone Chiles, Mary Chiles, Richard Chiles, Samuel Chiles, William Chiles

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Immediate Family

Parents

Lord William Chiles Of Crowle

Lady Alice Margaret Payne

Spouse(s)

Elizabeth Saunders

Children

Lady Alice Chiles

Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ii Chiles

Biography

Lt. Col. Walter Chiles I was born in 1572 in Wrington Parish, County Somerset, England, the child of lord william chiles of crowle and lady alice margaret payne. Lt. Col. Walter Chiles I married elizabeth eliza saunders, and had children including lady alice chiles, lieutenant colonel walter ii chiles. Lt. Col. Walter Chiles I passed away in 1653 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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1572

Birth of Lt. Col. Walter Chiles I in Wrington Parish, County Somerset, England

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1653

Death of Lt. Col. Walter Chiles I in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Lt. I

This ancestor line traces from Saint Mary Redcliff Parish, Bristol, Somerset, England (1529) to Wrington Parish, County Somerset, England (1572) across 2 generations.

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: Lt. I (1572–1653) was born in Wrington Parish, County Somerset, England and died in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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