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Edward Hensley 1563–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1563

Birth Location: Hensley, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 27 FEB 1664

Death Location: Southward, Newington, St. Mary, England

Father: Edward Hensley

Mother: Elizabeth Maynor

Spouse(s): Dorothy Hewyshe

Children(s): William Hensley

Edward Hensley was born in 1563 in Hensley, Norfolk, England, the child of Edward Hensley And Elizabeth Maynor. Edward Hensley married Dorothy Hewyshe, and had children including William Hensley. Edward Hensley passed away in 1664 in Southward, Newington, St. Mary, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Hensley was born in 1563 in Hensley, Norfolk, England, the child of Edward Hensley And Elizabeth Maynor.
  • Edward Hensley married Dorothy Hewyshe, and had children including William Hensley.
  • Edward Hensley passed away in 1664 in Southward, Newington, St. Mary, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Hensley
1530–1560
Birth Location: Hensley Parish, Tiverton, Devon, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Maynor
1530–1560
Birth Location: Hensley, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Hewyshe
1565–
Birth Location: St Decumans Parish, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

William Hensley
1583–1654
Birth Location: Hemsley,Norfolk, England
WH

Edward Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Edward Hensley
1563–1664
Birth Place: Hensley, Norfolk, England
Parents
Edward Hensley
1530–1560
Hensley Parish, Tiverton, Devon, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Maynor
1530–1560
Hensley, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Edward (Hensley) II
1510–1530
Hensley Parish, Tiverton, Devon, Norfolk, England
Rebecca Line
1510–
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward I
1480–1555
Hensley
1480–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hensley
1480–1556
Margaret Chichester
1460–1549

Edward Hensley's Descendants

1.
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Edward Hensley (1563–27 FEB 1664) m. Dorothy Hewyshe (ABT 1565–)
  1. 1. William Hensley 1583–1654 m. Mary Elliot 1591–1621
    1. 1. John Hensley 1609–
    2. 2. Patrick Hensley 1607–
    3. 3. James Hensley 1605–1665 m. Sarah Lyttle 1606–1665
      1. 1. John Hensley 1635–1691 m. Mary (Louise) Essix 1634–1720
        1. 1. Benjamin (Francis) Hensley 1691–1757
        2. 2. Hensley 1675–
        3. 3. William (Henry) Hensley 1673–1734
        4. 4. Samuel (Thomas) Hensley 1683–1735 m. Elizabeth Waller 1664–1734
      2. 2. Leonard Hensley 1630–1665
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hensley 1625–1651
      4. 4. James Hensley 1642–1705 m. Susanna Newcomb 1665–1730
        1. 1. Robert Hensley 1683–
        2. 2. Susanna Hensley 1688–1750
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hensley 1688–1774
        4. 4. Benjamin (Henrico) Hensley 1694–1788 m. Martha (Ann) Ellis 1704–1752
      5. 5. Robert Hensley 1635–
      6. 6. William Hensley 1633–1694
    4. 4. William Hensley 1611–1654
    5. 5. Robert Hensley 1610–

Edward Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1563
1563
Birth of Edward Hensley in Hensley, Norfolk, England
Hensley, Norfolk, England
1664
27 FEB 1664
Age 101
Death of Edward Hensley in Southward, Newington, St. Mary, England
Southward, Newington, St. Mary, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Hensley, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1664
    Event Place: Southward, Newington, St. Mary, England
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