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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: Robert \Gill

Mother: Margaret Davis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Murry

Children(s): Joane Gyll

The story of Christopher Gyll or Gill began in 1560 in Glastonberry, Somerset, England. Christopher Gyll or Gill married Elizabeth Gracy (Gyll Cyll) Mure Muir Murry, and had children including Joane Gyll. Christopher Gyll or Gill passed away in 1664 in Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Gyll or Gill began in 1560 in Glastonberry, Somerset, England.
  • Christopher Gyll or Gill married Elizabeth Gracy (Gyll Cyll) Mure Muir Murry, and had children including Joane Gyll.
  • Christopher Gyll or Gill passed away in 1664 in Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England.

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Christopher Gill's Ancestors

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Christopher Gill
1560 – 1664
Birth Place: Glastonberry, Somerset, England
Parents
Robert Gyll \Gill
1530 – 1642
Somerset, England
Margaret Davis
1540 – 1601
Nottinghamshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Gill's Descendants

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Christopher (Gyll or) Gill (1560 – 1664) m. Elizabeth (Gracy (Gyll Cyll) Mure Muir) Murry (1553 – 24 Jan 1632)
  1. 1. Joane Gyll (3 Feb 1583 – 29 Oct 1637) m. Richard (John Gay) (Guye) (25 Dec 1580 – c. 1637)
    1. 1. John Gay (13 Jul 1615 – 4 Mar 1688) m. Joanna Borden (12 Apr 1612 – 14 Aug 1691)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Gay (11 Jan 1643 – 20 Feb 1712) m. Lydia Starr (1652 – 6 Aug 1744)
        1. 1. Lydia Gay (12 Aug 1679 – 29 Aug 1748) m. Thomas Eaton (23 Jul 1675 – 14 Aug 1748)

Christopher Gill's Timeline

3 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Christopher Gyll or Gill in Glastonberry, Somerset, England
Glastonberry, Somerset, England
1577
5 Mar 1577
Age 17
Christopher Gyll or Gill was baptized in Taunton St Mary, Somerset, England
Taunton St Mary, 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: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1577
    Event Place: Taunton St Mary, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\tau.m/2/1/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taunton Magdalen, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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