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Abraham Stansfield 1574–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: February 1643

Death Location: Wadsworth or Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Sowerbie

Mother: Elizabeth Foxcroft

Spouse(s): Maria Dean

Children(s): Gideon Stansfield

The story of Abraham Stansfield began in 1574 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Abraham Stansfield married Maria Dean, and had children including Gideon Stansfield. Abraham Stansfield passed away in 1643 in Wadsworth or Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Abraham Stansfield began in 1574 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Abraham Stansfield married Maria Dean, and had children including Gideon Stansfield.
  • Abraham Stansfield passed away in 1643 in Wadsworth or Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Sowerbie
1540–1591
Birth Location: Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
LS
Elizabeth Foxcroft
1544–1591
Birth Location: Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
EF

Spouses(s)

Maria Dean
1564–1611
Birth Location: Wadsworth,,Yorkshire,England
MD

Children(s)

Gideon Stansfield
1601–1658
Birth Location: Wadsford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
GS

Abraham Stansfield's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Stansfield
1574–1643
Birth Place: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Lawrence Stansfield de Sowerbie
1540–1591
Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Nichols) Foxcroft
1544–1591
Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Stanfield
1529–1564
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Alice Mitchell
1523–1618
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
James (Nichols) Foxcroft
1510–1569
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Ann) Woodhead
1520–1587
Barkisland, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Stansfield
1507–1534
Isabell Stansfield
1505–1590
John Mitchell
1500–1521
John Foxcroft
1500–1539
Thomas Woodhead
1505–1578
Mary Rhodes
1504–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanfield
1481–1509
Blanch
1485–
Richard Horsfall
1480–1557
Blanche Stanfield
1478–
Edmund Mitchell
1482–1512
Mary Stafford
1484–1517

Abraham Stansfield's Descendants

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Abraham Stansfield (1574–February 1643) m. Maria Dean (18 Jun 1564–25 January 1611)
  1. 1. Gideon Stansfield 1601–1658 m. Grace Eastwood 1603–1682
    1. 1. Miriam Stansfield 1625–1701 m. James (Jacobus Draper Sgt.) Sr 1618–1697
      1. 1. James (Draper) JR 1654–1698 m. Abigail (Mehitable) Whiting 1663–1721
        1. 1. Gideon Draper 1694–1750 m. Abigail Aldis 1693–1750

Abraham Stansfield's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Abraham Stansfield in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1643
February 1643
Age 69
Death of Abraham Stansfield in Wadsworth or Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wadsworth or Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1643
    Event Place: Wadsworth or Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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