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Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard 1603–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1603

Birth Location: Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 31 Dec 1665

Death Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Bernard

Mother: Mary (Woodhouse)

Spouse(s): Lucy Higginson

Children(s): Elizabeth Bernard, George Bernard, Thomas Barnard, Thomas Bernard, Margaret Bernard, William Bernard, Elizabeth Burwell

In 1603, Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard entered the world in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Francis Of Kingsthorpe Bernard And Mary Woodhouse. Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard married Lucy Tokesay Higginson, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Burwell, Elizabeth Tokesay Bernard, George Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Thomas Barnard, Thomas Bernard, William Bernard. Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard passed away in 1665 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1603, Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard entered the world in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Francis Of Kingsthorpe Bernard And Mary Woodhouse.
  • Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard married Lucy Tokesay Higginson, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Burwell, Elizabeth Tokesay Bernard, George Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Thomas Barnard, Thomas Bernard, William Bernard.
  • Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard passed away in 1665 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

Colonel Bernard's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Bernard
1603–1665
Birth Place: Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis of Kingsthorpe Bernard
1556–1630
Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Mary (Woodhouse)
1579–1656
Glasswell, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Francis Bernard
1530–1609
Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Alice Habry
1535–1608
Northhampton, England
Sir (Henry Woodhouse,) Knight
1540–1623
Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire CO., England
Lady (Anne) Bacon
1546–1580
Redgrave Hall, Redgrave, Hartismere, Diss, Suffolk, East Anglia
Great-Grandparents
William Wodehouse
1515–1563
Elizabeth Calthorpe
1521–1578
Sir Seal
1509–1579
Jane Ferneley
1518–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kimberley
1497–1560
Elizabeth Radcliffe
1496–1578
Sir Calthrop
1496–1549
Jane Boleyn
1485–1543

Colonel Bernard's Descendants

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Colonel (William Woolhouse) Bernard (Apr 1603–31 Dec 1665) m. Lucy (Tokesay) Higginson (Jan 1626–6 November 1675)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Tokesay) Bernard 1663–1710 m. Major (Thomas) Todd 1655–1724
    1. 1. Lucy (Todd) O'Brien 1681–1730 m. John Baylor 1650–1721
      1. 1. Robert Baylor 1690–1732 m. Hannah Gregory 1698–1719
        1. 1. Frances (Brooke) Baylor 1708–1802 m. Colonel (Humphrey) Hill 1706–1775
        2. 2. Elizabeth Baylor 1711–1741
        3. 3. Gregory Baylor 1710–1785
        4. 4. Robert Baylor 1712–1762
    2. 2. Colonel (William) Todd 1684–1734
    3. 3. Frances Todd 1710–1745
    4. 4. Captain (Christopher) Todd 1690–1743
    5. 5. Anne Todd 1682–1720
    6. 6. Elizabeth Todd 1686–1797
    7. 7. Thomas Todd 1682–1715
    8. 8. Jane Todd 1699–1731
    9. 9. Philip Todd 1684–1740
    10. 10. Frances Todd 1692–1703
    11. 11. Philip Todd 1684–1761
    12. 12. Richard Todd 1681–1715
    13. 13. Phillip Todd 1698–1738
    14. 14. William (Gorsuch) Todd 1690–1734
    15. 15. Thomas (Todd,) Jr. 1706–1739
    16. 16. * (John) Todd 1672–1733
    17. 17. Ann Cooke 1682–1720
    18. 18. Lucy Todd 1681–1730
    19. 19. Mary Todd 1695–1718
  2. 2. George Bernard 1658–
  3. 3. Thomas Barnard 1660–1694
  4. 4. Thomas Bernard 1612–1651
  5. 5. Margaret Bernard 1636–1690
  6. 6. William Bernard 1630–1704
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Frances) Burwell 1645–1715

Colonel Bernard's Timeline

2 Records

1603
Apr 1603
Birth of Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England
1665
31 Dec 1665
Age 62
Death of Colonel William Woolhouse Bernard in Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Nansemond, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1603
    Event Place: Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1665
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

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