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Christopher Gyll or Gill 1560–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Glastonberry, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England

Father: Richard Gyll

Mother: Mary Bonion

Spouse(s): Elisabeth (Murry)

Children(s): Joan Cyll, Arthur Gyll, Ralph Gill, Benjamin Gill, Walter Gyll, Joane Gyll, Thomas Gyll, Thomas Gill, Roberte Gyll, Margarett Gyll

Christopher Gyll or Gill was born in 1560 in Glastonberry, Somerset, England, the child of Richard Gyll And Mary Bonion. Christopher Gyll or Gill married Elisabeth Gracy Muir Of Rowallan Murry, and had children including Arthur Gyll, Benjamin Gill, Joan Cyll, Joane Gyll, Margarett Gyll, Ralph Gill, Roberte Gyll, Thomas Gill Gyll, Thomas Gyll Gill, Walter Gyll. Christopher Gyll or Gill passed away in 1664 in Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Gyll or Gill was born in 1560 in Glastonberry, Somerset, England, the child of Richard Gyll And Mary Bonion.
  • Christopher Gyll or Gill married Elisabeth Gracy Muir Of Rowallan Murry, and had children including Arthur Gyll, Benjamin Gill, Joan Cyll, Joane Gyll, Margarett Gyll, Ralph Gill, Roberte Gyll, Thomas Gill Gyll, Thomas Gyll Gill, Walter Gyll.
  • Christopher Gyll or Gill passed away in 1664 in Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Gyll
1550–1638
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Mary Bonion
1560–1650
Birth Location: Maulden, Bedfordshire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Elisabeth (Murry)
1553–1632
Birth Location: Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Joan Cyll
1584–1637
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Arthur Gyll
1575–
Birth Location: England
AG
Ralph Gill
1575–1621
Birth Location: Battersea, Surrey, , England
RG
Benjamin Gill
1587–
Birth Location: England
BG
Walter Gyll
1577–
Birth Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
WG
Joane Gyll
1589–
Birth Location: Loudham,Nottinghamshire,England
JG
Thomas Gyll
1586–1690
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Thomas Gill
1582–1690
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Roberte Gyll
1582–
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Margarett Gyll
1592–1624
Birth Location: Lowdham, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
MG

Christopher Gill's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Gill
1560–1664
Birth Place: Glastonberry, Somerset, England
Parents
Richard Gyll
1550–1638
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Mary Bonion
1560–1650
Maulden, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (of Buckland, Hertfordshire) Gyll
1513–1575
Buckland, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (of Kempston, Bedfordshire) Gill
1511–1599
Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
Richard Bonyon
1520–1579
of Chalgrave, Bedford, Eng.
Joan (Elbes) Elbers
1524–1575
Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Gyll
1488–1546
Agnes Giles
1499–1567
JOHN SHAPLAND
1490–1532
EDNA WRENGHAM
1495–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Giles
1443–1475
Agnes Hopper
1447–1530

Christopher Gill's Descendants

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Christopher (Gyll or) Gill (1560–1664) m. Elisabeth (Gracy Muir of Rowallan) (Murry) (1553–24 Jan 1632)
  1. 1. Joan Cyll 1584–1637 m. Richard (John Gay) (Guye) 1580–1637
    1. 1. John ((Guy)) Gay 1615–1688 m. Joanna Gay 1612–1691 m. Joanna Borden 1612–1691
      1. 1. Samuel Gaye 1639–1718 m. Mary Bridge 1637–1718
        1. 1. Timothy Gay 1674–1719 m. Patience Lewis 1668–1768
        2. 2. Nancy Gay 1755–1806
        3. 3. Edward Gay 1696–
        4. 4. Samuel Gay 1687–1772
        5. 5. Timothy Gay 1703–1793
        6. 6. Edward Gay 1666–1730
        7. 7. John Gay 1668–1758
        8. 8. Samuel Gay 1663–1753
        9. 9. Rebecca Gay 1690–
        10. 10. Mary Gay 1689–
        11. 11. Thomas Gay 1692–1750
        12. 12. Hannah Gay 1694–
        13. 13. Hezekiah Gay 1670–1758
      2. 2. John (Gay) II 1635–1684
      3. 3. Abiel (Gay) Hawes 1649–1718
      4. 4. Judith (Gay) Fuller 1649–1718
      5. 5. Joanna (Gay Whiting) Ware 1644–1708 m. Nathaniel (Whiting) Jr. 1644–1676 m. John Weare 1646–1718
        1. 1. Hezekiah Whiting 1673–1673
        2. 2. Joanna Whiting 1665–1739
        3. 3. John Whiting 1669–1669
        4. 4. Nathaniel Whiting 1667–1693
        5. 5. Samuel Whiting 1671–1704
        6. 6. Joseph (Ware) Cpt. 1681–1754
        7. 7. Abigail Ware 1680–1740
        8. 8. Zachariah Ware 1683–1684
        9. 9. Mary Ware 1684–1747
        10. 10. Hannah Ware 1686–1730
        11. 11. Benjamin Ware 1688–1744
      6. 6. Eleazer Gay 1647–1724 m. Lydia Hawes 1649–1717
        1. 1. Eleazer Gay 1677–1750 m. Mary* Nutting? 1689–1745
        2. 2. Ebenezer Gay 1676–1750
        3. 3. John Gay 1687–1754
        4. 4. Lydia Gay 1685–1717
      7. 7. Nathaniel Gay 1642–1712
      8. 8. Elizabeth Borden 1632–1689
      9. 9. John (Henry) Gay 1651–1731
      10. 10. Hezekiah Gay 1640–1669
      11. 11. Jonathan Gay 1653–1713
      12. 12. Hannah Gay 1656–1660
      13. 13. Ebenezer Gay 1646–1726
      14. 14. Abiel (Abigail) Gay 1649–1718
      15. 15. Lydia Gay 1685–1717
      16. 16. Hannah Gay 1640–1656
      17. 17. Edward Gay 1637–
      18. 18. Timothy Gay 1638–
    2. 2. Samuell Gay –1741
    3. 3. Robert (Guy) 1610- 1610–1662
    4. 4. Richard Gay –1736
  2. 2. Arthur Gyll 1575–
  3. 3. Ralph Gill 1575–1621
  4. 4. Benjamin Gill 1587–
  5. 5. Walter Gyll 1577–
  6. 6. Joane Gyll 1589–
  7. 7. Thomas (Gill) Gyll 1586–1690
  8. 8. Thomas (Gyll) Gill 1582–1690
  9. 9. Roberte Gyll 1582–
  10. 10. Margarett Gyll 1592–1624

Christopher Gill's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Christopher Gyll or Gill in Glastonberry, Somerset, England
Glastonberry, Somerset, England
1664
1664
Age 104
Death of Christopher Gyll or Gill in Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England
Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Glastonberry, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England
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