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Captain William King 1544–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: On return trip to U.S. was shipwrecked off the coast England, ship: Diamond

Father: William King

Mother: Margaret Ferrers

Spouse(s): Blanche Mainwaring

Children(s): John King, Ralph King, Francis King, Cecily King, Thomas King, William King

Captain William King was born in 1544 in Chester, Cheshire, England, the child of William King And Margaret Ferrers. Captain William King married Blanche Mainwaring, and had children including Cecily King, Francis King, John King, Ralph King, Thomas King, William King. Captain William King passed away in 1609 in On return trip to U.S. was shipwrecked off the coast England, ship: Diamond.

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Biography

  • Captain William King was born in 1544 in Chester, Cheshire, England, the child of William King And Margaret Ferrers.
  • Captain William King married Blanche Mainwaring, and had children including Cecily King, Francis King, John King, Ralph King, Thomas King, William King.
  • Captain William King passed away in 1609 in On return trip to U.S. was shipwrecked off the coast England, ship: Diamond.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain King's Ancestors

Self
Captain King
1544–1609
Birth Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
Parents
William King
1520–1594
England
Margaret Ferrers
1526–1590
England
Grandparents
John King
1500–1560
Thame, Oxfordshire, England
Ann Daniel
1500–1560
GREAT GRIMSLEY, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM KING
1470–1530
Ann FIELD
1470–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kinge
1440–1503
Ann Fields
1445–1505

Captain King's Descendants

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Captain (William) King (1544–1609) m. Blanche Mainwaring (1548–1601)
  1. 1. John King 1570–1669 m. Ann Daniel 1574–1668
    1. 1. Francis King 1589–1654 m. Dorothy Aston 1593–1653
      1. 1. Robert King 1625–1680 m. Hannah Scarborough 1630–1650 m. Hannah Scarborough 1630–1676
        1. 1. William (Alfred King) II 1657–1702 m. Judith Peyton 1662–1716
        2. 2. Dorothy King 1675–1759
        3. 3. Robert King 1662–1690
    2. 2. Robert King 1600–1650
    3. 3. Michael King 1594–1662
  2. 2. Ralph King 1574–
  3. 3. Francis King 1572–
  4. 4. Cecily King 1562–1641
  5. 5. Thomas King 1575–
  6. 6. William King 1576–

Captain King's Timeline

4 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Captain William King in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England
1546
29 Nov 1546
Age 2
Captain William King was baptized in All Saints, Laleham, Surrey, England
All Saints, Laleham, Surrey, England
1588
24 Jun 1588
Age 44
Captain William King was baptized in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
1609
1609
Age 65
Death of Captain William King in On return trip to U.S. was shipwrecked off the coast England, ship: Diamond
On return trip to U.S. was shipwrecked off the coast England, ship: Diamond

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1546
    Event Place: All Saints, Laleham, Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, All Saints, Laleham, Composite register: baptisms Nov 1538 - Apr 1690, marriages Jan 1539 - Jul 1682, burials Nov 1538 - Aug 1643, DRO021001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1588
    Event Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England; Collection: Holy Trinity; -; Date Range: 1578 - 1596; Film Number: 1279361

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1642; Page Number: 197

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England; Collection: Holy Trinity; -; Date Range: 1578 - 1596; Film Number: 1279361

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: On return trip to U.S. was shipwrecked off the coast England, ship: Diamond

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