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Francis Fairfax 1612–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: , Northumberland, , England

Death Date: 4 May 1649

Death Location: , , Maryland, USA

Father: Ferdinando Fairfax

Mother: Mary Sheffield

Spouse(s): Thomas Widdrington

Children(s): Ursula Widdrington, Katherine Widdrington, Samuel Widdrington

Francis Fairfax was born in 1612 in , Northumberland, , England, the child of Ferdinando Fairfax And Mary Sheffield. Francis Fairfax married Thomas Widdrington, and had children including Katherine Widdrington, Samuel Widdrington, Ursula Widdrington. Francis Fairfax passed away in 1649 in , , Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Fairfax was born in 1612 in , Northumberland, , England, the child of Ferdinando Fairfax And Mary Sheffield.
  • Francis Fairfax married Thomas Widdrington, and had children including Katherine Widdrington, Samuel Widdrington, Ursula Widdrington.
  • Francis Fairfax passed away in 1649 in , , Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Francis Fairfax's Ancestors

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Francis Fairfax
1612–1649
Birth Place: , Northumberland, , England
Parents
Ferdinando Fairfax
1584–1648
England
Mary Sheffield
1585–1619
England
Grandparents
Thomas (1st Lord Fairfax of) Cameron
1560–1640
Bilbrough England, Yorkshire, , England
Ellen Aske
1560–1620
Aughton, Yorkshire, , England
Edmund Sheffield
1565–1646
Boston, Lincolnshire, , England
Ursula Tyrwhitt
1553–1618
, Lincolnshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Denton
1521–1600
Dorothy Gale
1532–1595
Robert Aske
1552–
John Sheffield
1538–1568
Douglas Howard
1538–1608
Robert Tyrwhitt
1526–1582
Elizabeth Oxenbridge
1526–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fairfax
1504–1558
Isabel Thwaite
1495–1540
George Gale
1497–1556
Mary Lord
1499–1557
Robert Aske
1525–1567
Eleanor Markenfield
1502–
Edmund Sheffield
1521–1549
Anne Vere
1522–1572
William Howard
1510–1572
Margaret Gamage
1515–1581
William Tyrwhit
1500–1541
Isabell Girlington
1471–1560
Thomas Oxenbridge
1501–1540
Elizabeth Puttenham
1489–1529

Francis Fairfax's Descendants

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Francis Fairfax (1612–4 May 1649) m. Thomas Widdrington (1620–13 May 1664)
  1. 1. Ursula Widdrington 1647–1717
  2. 2. Katherine Widdrington 1642–1676
  3. 3. Samuel Widdrington 1640–1717
    1. 1. William Widdrington 1673–
    2. 2. Grace Widdrington 1671–
    3. 3. William Witherington 1664–
    4. 4. Samuel Witherington 1660–
    5. 5. Mary Widdrington 1658–1748
    6. 6. Barbara Witherington 1657–
    7. 7. Robert Witherington 1665–1722 m. Virginia Dare 1774– m. Elizabeth Dare 1684–1720
      1. 1. Dorcas Witherington 1707–
      2. 2. Mary Witherington 1705–
      3. 3. Solomon Witherington 1703–1766
      4. 4. John Witherington 1703–1779
      5. 5. Robert Witherington 1702–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Widdington 1700–1743 m. Henry Easterling 1696–1742
        1. 1. William Easterling 1735–1810
        2. 2. Allathera Easterling 1725–
        3. 3. John Easterling 1721–1827
        4. 4. Henry Easterling 1733–1800 m. Elizabeth Bennett 1740–1785

Francis Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Francis Fairfax in , Northumberland, , England
, Northumberland, , England
1649
4 May 1649
Age 37
Death of Francis Fairfax in , , Maryland, USA
, , Maryland, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: , Northumberland, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1649
    Event Place: , , Maryland, USA

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