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Dorothy Boys 1580–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAY 1580

Birth Location: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 NOV 1617

Death Location: Nonington, Kent, England

Father: Edward Boys

Mother: Mary Wentworth

Spouse(s): Francis Swan

Children(s): William Swann, Frances Swann, Edward Swann, Amy Swan, William Swann, Richard Swann, Priscilla Swann, Paul Swann

Dorothy Boys was born in 1580 in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Boys And Mary Wentworth. Dorothy Boys married Francis Swan, and had children including Amy Or Anna Swan, Anne Swann, Dorothy Swann, Edward Swann, Elizabeth Or Elizabetha Swan, Frances Swann, Francis Swann, John Swan, Mary Swan, Paul Swann, Peter Swann, Priscilla Swann, Richard Swann, Robert Swan, William Swann. Dorothy Boys passed away in 1617 in Nonington, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Boys was born in 1580 in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Boys And Mary Wentworth.
  • Dorothy Boys married Francis Swan, and had children including Amy Or Anna Swan, Anne Swann, Dorothy Swann, Edward Swann, Elizabeth Or Elizabetha Swan, Frances Swann, Francis Swann, John Swan, Mary Swan, Paul Swann, Peter Swann, Priscilla Swann, Richard Swann, Robert Swan, William Swann.
  • Dorothy Boys passed away in 1617 in Nonington, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Dorothy Boys's Ancestors

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Dorothy Boys
1580–1617
Birth Place: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Boys
1540–1635
Nonington, Kent, England
Mary Wentworth
1550–1616
Toddington, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Edward Boys
1528–1598
Nonington, Kent, England
Clara Wentworth
1537–1631
Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England
Peter Wentworth
1530–1596
Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Walsingham
1533–1596
Horton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bois
1500–1545
Mary Ringeley
1502–1557
Nicholas Wentworth
1500–1557
Joan Jocelyn
1509–1569
Nicholas Wentworth
1500–1557
Joan Jocelyn
1509–1569
William Walsingham
1447–
Elizabeth Williams
1449–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Boys's Descendants

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Dorothy Boys (23 MAY 1580–30 NOV 1617) m. Francis Swan (–17 DEC 1622)
  1. 1. William Swann 1585–1637 m. Judith Greene 1588–1636
    1. 1. Thomas Swann 1616–1680 m. Sarah Cod 1629–1655 m. Margaret Delton 1614–1646 m. Sarah CHANDLER 1634–1662 m. Ann Fludd 1602–1668 m. Mary Mansfield 1644–1700
      1. 1. Samuel SWANN 1653–1707 m. Elizabeth (Lillington) Moore 1679–1725 m. Elizabeth Lillington 1679–1725 m. Sarah Drummond 1654–1696
        1. 1. Elizabeth Swann 1699–1729 m. John (Baptista) Ashe 1695–1734
      2. 2. Sarah Swann 1651–1652
      3. 3. Sampson Swann 1654–1668
    2. 2. John Swann 1618–1708 m. Rebecca Palfrey 1630–1654 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Pratt 1632–1702
    3. 3. Samuel Swann 1620–1671
    4. 4. Matthew Swann 1620–1702 m. Mary (Harris) Splittimber 1602–1665 m. Mary (Sarah) Harris 1633–1753
    5. 5. John Swann 1625–
    6. 6. James Swann 1631– m. Ann Burch 1631–
    7. 7. Edward Swann 1633–1706 m. Susannah Heath 1632–1676
  2. 2. Frances Swann 1599–
  3. 3. Edward Swann –1707 m. Leah Swan 1605– m. Sarah Swann 1604–
  4. 4. Amy (or Anna) Swan 1606–
  5. 5. William Swann 1607–
  6. 6. Richard Swann 1608–
  7. 7. Priscilla Swann 1605–1653 m. THOMAAS BROWN 1601– m. Henry (Thomas) Browne 1609–1663
  8. 8. Paul Swann 1612–

Dorothy Boys's Timeline

3 Records

1580
23 MAY 1580
Birth of Dorothy Boys in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1580
23 MAY 1580
Dorothy Boys was christened in Nonington, Kent, England
Nonington, Kent, England
1617
30 NOV 1617
Age 37
Death of Dorothy Boys in Nottington, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
Nottington, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1580
    Event Place: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Dorothy Boys, person ID LVZ8-8FN.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1580
    Event Place: Nonington, Kent, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Dorothy Boys, person ID LVZ8-8FN.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1617
    Event Place: Nottington, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Dorothy Boys, person ID LVZ8-8FN.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nonington, Kent, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Dorothy Boys, person ID LVZ8-8FN.

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