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Dorothy Boys 1580–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1580

Birth Location: Of, Kent, England

Death Date: 30 Nov 1617

Death Location: Nonington, Kent, England

Father: Edward Boys

Mother: Mary Wentworth

Spouse(s): Francis Swann

Children(s): Lady Swann, William Swann, Henry Swann, Samuel Swann, John Sheene, Edward Swann, Francis Swann, Peter Swann

Dorothy Boys was born in 1580 in Of, Kent, England, the child of Edward Boys And Mary Wentworth. Dorothy Boys married Francis Swann, and had children including Edward Swann, Francis Swann, Henry Swann, John Sheene, Lady Priscilla Swann, Peter Swann, Samuel Swann, William Swann. Dorothy Boys passed away in 1617 in Nonington, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Boys was born in 1580 in Of, Kent, England, the child of Edward Boys And Mary Wentworth.
  • Dorothy Boys married Francis Swann, and had children including Edward Swann, Francis Swann, Henry Swann, John Sheene, Lady Priscilla Swann, Peter Swann, Samuel Swann, William Swann.
  • Dorothy Boys passed away in 1617 in Nonington, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Boys's Ancestors

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Dorothy Boys
1580–1617
Birth Place: Of, Kent, England
Parents
Edward Boys
1556–1599
Nonington, Kent, England
Mary Wentworth
1539–1616
Lillingston, Lovell, England
Grandparents
Edward Boys
1528–1598
Nonington, Kent, England
Clara Wentworth
1537–1631
Buckinghamshire, England
Peter Wentworth
1529–1596
Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Walsingham
1533–1596
Horton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wentworth
1490–1557
Jane Josselyn
1504–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Boys's Descendants

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Dorothy Boys (23 May 1580–30 Nov 1617) m. Francis Swann (1578–1622)
  1. 1. Lady (Priscilla) Swann 1605–1623 m. Sir (Thomas) Browne 1609–1663
    1. 1. William Browne 1620–1705 m. Mary Browne 1615–1640 m. Elizabeth Woodhouse 1635–1692
      1. 1. Katherine Browne 1640–1705 m. John Vinson 1620–1698 m. Francis Sowerby 1632–1678
        1. 1. Thomas Vincent 1662–1713 m. Sarah Jones 1655–1710
        2. 2. John Vinson 1635–1727
        3. 3. Elizabeth Vinson 1678–
        4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Vinson 1678–
        5. 5. Peter VINSON 1698–1728
        6. 6. Francis Sowerby 1650–1679
        7. 7. Jane Sowersby 1651–1712
        8. 8. Thomas Sowerby 1652–1938
        9. 9. William Sowersby 1652–1738
        10. 10. Sarah Sowersby 1653–
        11. 11. John Sowerby 1665–1727
        12. 12. Elizabeth Sowerby 1670–1712
        13. 13. Francis SOWERBY 1674–1717
      2. 2. William Browne 1670–
    2. 2. Anne Browne 1630–1670
  2. 2. William Swann 1585–1638
  3. 3. Henry Swann 1526–1578
  4. 4. Samuel Swann 1536–1590
  5. 5. John Sheene 1560–1633
  6. 6. Edward Swann 1596–
  7. 7. Francis Swann 1598–
  8. 8. Peter Swann 1600–

Dorothy Boys's Timeline

2 Records

1580
23 May 1580
Birth of Dorothy Boys in Of, Kent, England
Of, Kent, England
1617
30 Nov 1617
Age 37
Death of Dorothy Boys in Nonington, Kent, England
Nonington, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1580
    Event Place: Of, Kent, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2921.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1617
    Event Place: Nonington, Kent, England

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