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Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes 1636–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1636

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 May 1687

Death Location: King William, King William, Virginia, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Catherine Sheppey

Spouse(s): Lt. Claiborne

Children(s): Ursula Claiborne

The story of Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes began in 1636 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA. Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes married Lt Col William Claiborne, and had children including Ursula Lucy Claiborne. Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes passed away in 1687 in King William, King William, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes began in 1636 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA.
  • Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes married Lt Col William Claiborne, and had children including Ursula Lucy Claiborne.
  • Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes passed away in 1687 in King William, King William, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1619–1700
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
JI
Catherine Sheppey
1619–1672
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
CS

Spouses(s)

Lt. Claiborne
1636–1682
Birth Location: York or James City (later New Kent), Colony of Virginia, Virginia, USA
LC

Children(s)

Ursula Claiborne
1650–1710
Birth Location: Scotts Comfort, Charles, Maryland, United States
UC

Catherine Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Wilkes
1636–1687
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Parents
John W Wilkes II
1619–1700
London, Middlesex, England
Catherine (Elizabeth Shippey) Sheppey
1619–1672
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John (Johannes Wilkes Sr) Wylkes
1592–1653
St. Martin's-in-The-Fields, Middlesex, England
Magdalen Wight
1603–1658
Middlesex, London, England
Thomas Shippey
1603–1655
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Abraham 16
1575–1625
Jennett Lister
1580–1630
Henry Wright
1573–1641
Barbara Chauncey
1581–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Raphe 17
1548–1598
Alice Lewis
1560–1617
Thomas Lister
1540–1598
Maud Houghton
1551–1599
George GGFF*
1544–1624
Jane (Cornwall)
1546–1582

Catherine Wilkes's Descendants

1.
CW
Catherine (Elizabeth) Wilkes (23 June 1636–3 May 1687) m. Lt. (Col. William) Claiborne (17 August 1636–7 Oct 1682)
  1. 1. Ursula (Lucy) Claiborne 1650–1710 m. Maj. (William Gooch) 12 1656–1714
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gooch 1685–1756 m. Col. (Thomas) Avent 1671–1757
      1. 1. Sarah Avent 1713–1779 m. William Fox 1710–1764 m. William (Henry Fox) (III?) 1710–1764
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Fox 1730–1769 m. Peter Rives 1721–1790

Catherine Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1636
23 June 1636
Birth of Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
1687
3 May 1687
Age 51
Death of Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes in King William, King William, Virginia, USA
King William, King William, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1636
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1687
    Event Place: King William, King William, Virginia, USA
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