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Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller 1540 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1540

Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Death Date: 26 Jun 1596

Death Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Father: Sir Waller

Mother: Catherine Sharpeigh

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Waller

Children(s): John Waller

The story of Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller began in 1540 in Cranbrook, Kent, England. Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller married Elizabeth Ann Dence Waller, and had children including John Waller. Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller passed away in 1596 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller began in 1540 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.
  • Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller married Elizabeth Ann Dence Waller, and had children including John Waller.
  • Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller passed away in 1596 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Waller
1515 – 1578
Birth Location: Goodnestone, Kent, England
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Catherine Sharpeigh
1515 – 1573
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Waller
1540 – 1607
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Children(s)

John Waller
1569 – 1619
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Alexander Waller's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Waller
1540 – 1596
Birth Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Knight Richard Waller
1515 – 1578
Goodnestone, Kent, England
Catherine Sharpeigh
1515 – 1573
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard (Dence) Waller
1500 – 1545
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Lady (Anne) Symmons
1500 – 1542
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Laurence Sharpeigh
1480 – 1552
Goodnestone, Kent, England
Elizabeth Roberts
1502 – 1543
Brenchley, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Symmons
1462 – 1524
Alicia Crisp
1476 – 1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Waller's Descendants

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Alexander ('Brass Beard') Waller (Abt. 1540 – 26 Jun 1596) m. Elizabeth (Ann Dence) Waller (1540 – 3 Mar 1607)
  1. 1. John Waller (24 Oct 1569 – 1619) m. Jone Hovenden (25 July 1569 – 1619)
    1. 1. Katherine Waller (1601 – 1617) m. William Austin (Dec 1598 – Aft. 1625)
      1. 1. Samuel (FitzFrancis) Austin (1630 – 1702) m. Elizabeth Rogers (1632 – 7 Mar 1703) m. Elizabeth Gooch (1629 – 1707)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances) Austin (12 Feb 1650 – Dec 1719) m. Capt (Richard) Littlepage (1639 – 20 March 1717)
      2. 2. Samuel Austin (1625 – 23 Jun 1716) m. Mary (Cecillia) Waller (26 Jan 1699 – 23 Feb 1781) m. Elisabeth Gooch (29 Sep 1639 – 1667) m. Ursala Richardson (abt 1650 – Aft. 1680)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances) Austin (12 February 1677 – 13 Mar 1730) m. Capt (Richard) Littlepage (1639 – 20 March 1717) m. Captain (Richard Samuel) Littlepage (14 Mar 1662 – 20 Mar 1717) m. Col. (John) Pemberton (1659 – 1702) m. Maj (Lewis) Holladay (22 Aug 1751 – 20 Oct 1820) m. Richard (Edmund) Littlepage (1639 – 20 March 1717)

Alexander Waller's Timeline

2 Records

1540
Abt. 1540
Birth of Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1596
26 Jun 1596
Age 56
Death of Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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