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George Webb 1579 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 August 1579

Birth Location: St Marys, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: July 1656

Death Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Shakespeare)

Mother: Lady Cousin

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In 1579, George Webb entered the world in St Marys, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir Knight Thomas Alexander Webb (1st cousin of William Shakespeare) and Lady Mary Wilson Shakespeare's 1st Cousin. George Webb passed away in 1656 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1579, George Webb entered the world in St Marys, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir Knight Thomas Alexander Webb (1st cousin of William Shakespeare) and Lady Mary Wilson Shakespeare's 1st Cousin.
  • George Webb passed away in 1656 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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George Webb's Ancestors

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George Webb
1579 – 1656
Birth Place: St Marys, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Thomas Alexander Webb (1st cousin of William Shakespeare)
1559 – 1629
Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Mary Wilson Shakespeare's 1st) Cousin
1561 – 1629
Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Thomas Wilsone) Wilson
1540 – 1613
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Ann Guddall Goodall) Caper
1530 – 1587
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Webb's Timeline

2 Records

1579
23 August 1579
Birth of George Webb in St Marys, Staffordshire, England
St Marys, Staffordshire, England
1656
July 1656
Age 77
Death of George Webb in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 August 1579
    Event Place: St Marys, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1656
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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