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Capt. William Eyre 1609–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 March 1655

Death Location: (Battle of Severn), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Father: Thomas Eyre

Mother: Ann Joyce

Spouse(s): Sarah Severance, Sarah None

Children(s): Anne Chew, Sarah Bright, Anne Chew, Sarah Bright, Anne Ayres, William Ayres

Capt. William Eyre was born in 1609 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Eyre And Ann Jaye Joyce. Capt. William Eyre married Mrs William Ayres, Sarah, Sarah Severance, and had children including Anne Ayres, Anne Chew, Sarah E Bright, William Ayres. Capt. William Eyre passed away in 1655 in (Battle of Severn), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. William Eyre was born in 1609 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Eyre And Ann Jaye Joyce.
  • Capt. William Eyre married Mrs William Ayres, Sarah, Sarah Severance, and had children including Anne Ayres, Anne Chew, Sarah E Bright, William Ayres.
  • Capt. William Eyre passed away in 1655 in (Battle of Severn), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Eyre
1580–1633
Birth Location: Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Ann Joyce
1578–1661
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Severance
1608–1652
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia (or England due to Immigration records)
SS
Sarah None
1613–1652
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Anne Chew
1635–1695
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Bright
1858–
Birth Location: Portsmouth, VA
SB
Anne Chew
1635–1695
Birth Location: Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
AC
Sarah Bright
1858–
Birth Location: Portsmouth, VA
SB
Anne Ayres
1635–1695
Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA, Virginia, USA
AA
William Ayres
1640–1705
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Capt. Eyre's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Eyre
1609–1655
Birth Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Eyre
1580–1633
Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Ann ((Jaye)) Joyce
1578–1661
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
JOHN (THOMAS EYRE) II
1549–1628
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Rogers
1549–1612
Poole, Poole Unitary Authority, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
MAJOR EYRE
1519–1576
Jane Turney
1519–1606
Adriana Deweyden
1507–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Ireton
1478–1577
Jane Cusse
1504–1614
George Tourney
1503–1603
Jane Landry
1503–1607

Capt. Eyre's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (William) Eyre (1609–25 March 1655) m. Sarah Severance (1608 or 1613–1652) m. Sarah (1613–1652)
  1. 1. Anne Chew 1635–1695 m. Samuel Chew 1630–1676
    1. 1. Sarah (Mary) Chew 1662–1740
      1. 1. Sarah (Chew Burgess) Gaither 1694–1769
        1. 1. John Gaither 1713–1784 m. Agnes (Rogers Gaither) Williams 1723–1802
    2. 2. Benjamin Chew 1671–1700
    3. 3. Caleb Chew 1675–1698
    4. 4. Anne Chew 1662–1699
    5. 5. Francis Chew 1658–
    6. 6. Totgeburt Chew 1677–1677
    7. 7. William Chew 1671–1709
  2. 2. Sarah (E.) Bright 1858–
  3. 3. Anne Chew 1635–1695 m. Colonel (Judge Samuel) Chew 1625–1676
    1. 1. Sarah Chew 1673–1740
    2. 2. Nathaniel Chew 1666–1728
    3. 3. Benjamin Chew 1671–
    4. 4. Caleb Chew 1674–1698
    5. 5. Sarah Burgess 1662–1740
    6. 6. Samuel Chew 1660–1718
    7. 7. Elizabeth Chew 1659–
    8. 8. Anne Chew 1676–
    9. 9. William Chew 1668–
    10. 10. John Chew 1672–
    11. 11. Nathaniel Chew 1666–
    12. 12. Larkin Chew 1661–1729
    13. 13. Samuel Chew 1683–1718
    14. 14. Joseph Chew 1662–
    15. 15. Francis Chew 1658–1704
  4. 4. Sarah (E.) Bright 1858–
  5. 5. Anne Ayres 1635–1695
  6. 6. William Ayres 1640–1705

Capt. Eyre's Timeline

12 Records

1609
1609
Birth of Capt. William Eyre in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1612
January 1612
Age 3
Birth of Capt. William Eyre in Baynton, Wiltshire, England
Baynton, Wiltshire, England
1620
7 Sep 1620
Age 11
Capt. William Eyre was married in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
1629
11 OCT 1629
Age 20
Capt. William Eyre was married in Oving, Sussex, England
Oving, Sussex, England
1634
1634
Age 25
Capt. William Eyre was married in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1637
1637
Age 28
Capt. William Eyre was married in Nansemond, VA
Nansemond, VA
1637
1637
Age 28
Capt. William Eyre was married
None
1639
30 May 1639
Age 30
Capt. William Eyre was married in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1649
1649
Age 40
Capt. William Eyre was married
None
1653
About 1653
Age 44
Capt. William Eyre was married
None
1655
25 Mar 1655
Age 46
Death of Capt. William Eyre in Battle of Severn (Spa Creek), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Battle of Severn (Spa Creek), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
1655
25 March 1655
Age 46
Death of Capt. William Eyre in (Battle of Severn), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
(Battle of Severn), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1612
    Event Place: Baynton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 925.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SGK
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1620
    Event Place: Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1629
    Event Place: Oving, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Nansemond, VA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1637

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1639
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1649

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: About 1653

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Richmond and Essex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1636; Page Number: 7

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1649
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yorke, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Battle of Severn (Spa Creek), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1655
    Event Place: (Battle of Severn), Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland
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