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Frances Williams 1527 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1657

Death Location: St Andrew Holborn, London, England

Father: Sir Williams

Mother: Lady Cartwright

Spouse(s): Sir Smythe

Children(s): Richard Smythe, Anthony Smith

In 1527, Frances Williams entered the world in Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Richard Thomas Williams and Lady Mary Cartwright. Frances Williams married Sir Anthony Smythe, and had children including Richard Smythe, Anthony William Smith. Frances Williams passed away in 1657 in St Andrew Holborn, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Frances Williams entered the world in Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Richard Thomas Williams and Lady Mary Cartwright.
  • Frances Williams married Sir Anthony Smythe, and had children including Richard Smythe, Anthony William Smith.
  • Frances Williams passed away in 1657 in St Andrew Holborn, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Williams's Ancestors

Self
Frances Williams
1527 – 1657
Birth Place: Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Thomas Williams
1501 – 1570
Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary) Cartwright
1504 – 1550
Ossington, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Williams) I
1482 – 1556
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Lady (Francis) Murfyn
1484 – 1533
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Williams's Descendants

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Frances Williams (1527 – 10 Oct 1657) m. Sir (Anthony) Smythe (1525 – 1549)
  1. 1. Richard Smythe (Jan 1555 – abt 1654) m. Agnes (Hulcocke) Wraske (1555 – 28 Apr 1612)
    1. 1. William (Richard) Smith (1580 – 20 Jan 1653) m. Elizabeth (Carla) Powell (1567 – 4 Sep 1647)
  2. 2. Anthony (William) Smith (1561 – abt 1664) m. Lucy GROBHAM* (1563 – 1631)
    1. 1. Mary (Margarette) Smith (1583 – 1642) m. Edmund Waller (Apr 1580 – 21 Sep 1667)
      1. 1. Thomas Waller (16 Apr 1610 – 30 May 1682) m. Anne Keats (16 Sep 1615 – 06 Jun 1707)
        1. 1. Col. (Dr. John Roberts) WALLER (1645 – 21 August 1716) m. Mary Pomfrett (7 May 1648 – 2 Sep 1735)

Frances Williams's Timeline

9 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Frances Williams in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1527
1527
Birth of Frances Williams in Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
1567
10 October 1567
Age 40
Death of Frances Williams in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
1567
10 Oct 1567
Age 40
Death of Frances Williams in Buckinghamshire, England (St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England--Burial)
Buckinghamshire, England (St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England--Burial)
1567
14 Nov 1567
Age 40
Burial of Frances Williams in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1638
25 Oct 1638
Age 111
Frances Williams was baptized in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1657
10 Oct 1657
Age 130
Death of Frances Williams in St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
1657
10 Oct 1657
Age 130
Death of Frances Williams in St Andrew Holborn, London, England
St Andrew Holborn, London, England
1683
18 Nov 1683
Age 156
Frances Williams was baptized in Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, England
Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1638
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1683
    Event Place: Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 188P/230

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1567
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1657
    Event Place: St Andrew, Holborn, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1567
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England (St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England--Burial)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1657
    Event Place: St Andrew Holborn, London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1567
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 44/1

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