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Capt. William King 1544 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 28 Sep 1609

Death Location: Shipwreck off coast, Ushant, England

Father: William I

Mother: Margaret Ferrers

Spouse(s): Blanche Mainwaring

Children(s): Cecily Pettus

The story of Capt. William King began in 1544 in Chester, Cheshire, England. Capt. William King married Blanche Mainwaring, and had children including Cecily King Pettus. Capt. William King passed away in 1609 in Shipwreck off coast, Ushant, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. William King began in 1544 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
  • Capt. William King married Blanche Mainwaring, and had children including Cecily King Pettus.
  • Capt. William King passed away in 1609 in Shipwreck off coast, Ushant, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William I
1520 – 1594
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
WI
Margaret Ferrers
1504 – 1594
Birth Location: Baddesley Clinton Manor, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Blanche Mainwaring
1548 – 1601
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Cecily Pettus
1561 – 1641
Birth Location: Hempstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
CP

Capt. King's Ancestors

Self
Capt. King
1544 – 1609
Birth Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
Parents
William Kinge I
1520 – 1594
Cheshire, England
Margaret (Anne De) Ferrers
1504 – 1594
Baddesley Clinton Manor, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John (Daniel) Kinge
1500 – 1558
Thame, Oxfordshire, England
Ann (Daniel) (Kinge)
1500 – 1560
Great Grrimsly, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. King's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (William) King (1544 – 28 Sep 1609) m. Blanche Mainwaring (1548 – 9 Aug 1601)
  1. 1. Cecily (King) Pettus (1561 – 1641) m. THOMAS (* Sir Knight) PETTUS (17 Sep 1552 – 6 Jun 1620)
    1. 1. Thomas Pettus (19 Feb 1598 – 20 Sep 1663) m. Ka (Okee Powhatan) Stream (1612 – 1670)
      1. 1. John Pettus (1619 – )
      2. 2. Stephen Pettus (1619 – 1686) m. Mary Dabney
        1. 1. Mary Pettus
      3. 3. Christian Pettus (1636 – 2 May 1701) m. Francis Waddington (1635 – 1723)
        1. 1. Francis (E. Waddington) Jr (1675 – 23 Jan 1723)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Pettus (1650 – 2 May 1701)
      5. 5. Thomas Pettus (1656 – 2 May 1701)
      6. 6. Ann Pettus (1657 – )
      7. 7. Mary Pettus (1657 – 8 Mar 1705)

Capt. King's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Capt. William King in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England
1609
28 Sep 1609
Age 65
Death of Capt. William King in Shipwreck off coast, Ushant, England
Shipwreck off coast, Ushant, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1609
    Event Place: Shipwreck off coast, Ushant, England
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