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Cecily Shirley 1581 – 1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1581

Birth Location: Winston, Sussex, England

Death Date: 31 Jul 1662

Death Location: Wherwell, Southampton, Hampshire, England

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Anne Kempe

Spouse(s): Thomas West, John, West

Children(s): Henry West, Lucy West, William West, Martha West, Robert West, Cecily West, Jane West

Cecily Shirley was born in 1581 in Winston, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Shirley and Anne Kempe. Cecily Shirley married Thomas Kerry West, John, Governor of Virginia, West, and had children including Henry West, Lucy West, William West, Martha West, Robert West, Cecily West, Jane West. Cecily Shirley passed away in 1662 in Wherwell, Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Cecily Shirley was born in 1581 in Winston, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Shirley and Anne Kempe.
  • Cecily Shirley married Thomas Kerry West, John, Governor of Virginia, West, and had children including Henry West, Lucy West, William West, Martha West, Robert West, Cecily West, Jane West.
  • Cecily Shirley passed away in 1662 in Wherwell, Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Cecily Shirley's Ancestors

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Cecily Shirley
1581 – 1662
Birth Place: Winston, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Shirley
1542 – 1612
Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Anne Kempe
1544 – 1622
Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Kempe, Sheriff of) Kent
1513 – 1590
Olintigh Towers, Wye, Kent, England
Mary Kempe
1515 – 1553
Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cecily Shirley's Descendants

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Cecily Shirley (1581 – 31 Jul 1662) m. Thomas (Kerry) West (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun or 29/30 Sep 1618) m. John, (Governor of Virginia,) West (14 Dec 1590 – 1659)
  1. 1. Henry West (3 Oct 1603 – 1 Jun 1628)
  2. 2. Lucy West (1609 – 1660)
  3. 3. William West (Nov 5, 1616 – 17 Mar 1696) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Morris (1622 – 5 Oct 1684)
    1. 1. Thomas West (1642 – 11 Jan 1696)
    2. 2. William West (1643 – 9 Feb 1708) m. Rebecca Braswell (1647 – 1700)
      1. 1. Robert West (1667 – 7 Jun 1712)
      2. 2. Sarah West (1684 – 1718)
      3. 3. Rebecca (Skillington) West (1686 – 1 Jul 1750) m. John Dickinson (1693 – 1727)
        1. 1. Sarah (Rebecca) Dickinson (Dec 1708 – 23 Feb 1755) m. John (Michael) McDaniel (1704 – 10 Nov 1754) m. William (Thomas) Daniel (1690 – 1750)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Gregory) West (25 Nov 1657 – 19 Jul 1686)
  4. 4. Martha West
  5. 5. Robert West
  6. 6. Cecily West
  7. 7. Jane West (1605 – 1650)

Cecily Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1581
1581
Birth of Cecily Shirley in Winston, Sussex, England
Winston, Sussex, England
1662
31 Jul 1662
Age 81
Death of Cecily Shirley in Wherwell, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Southampton, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Winston, Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestry and descendants of Sir Richard Saltonstall : first associate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and patentee of Connectic

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1662
    Event Place: Wherwell, Southampton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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