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Henry Cunningham 1540 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1570

Death Location: Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Argyll

Mother: Agnes Gavin

Spouse(s): Mary Wales

Children(s): Marcella Cunningham

Henry Cunningham was born in 1540 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Cunninngham Bishop of Argyll and Agnes Gavin. Henry Cunningham married Mary Ann Wales, and had children including Marcella Cunningham. Henry Cunningham passed away in 1570 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Cunningham was born in 1540 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Cunninngham Bishop of Argyll and Agnes Gavin.
  • Henry Cunningham married Mary Ann Wales, and had children including Marcella Cunningham.
  • Henry Cunningham passed away in 1570 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Argyll
1513 – 1562
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
WA
Agnes Gavin
1513 – 1540
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
AG

Spouses(s)

Mary Wales
1545 – 1641
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
MW

Children(s)

Marcella Cunningham
1570 – 1645
Birth Location: West Yorkshire, England
MC

Henry Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Henry Cunningham
1540 – 1570
Birth Place: Beeston, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Cunninngham Bishop of Argyll
1513 – 1562
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Gavin
1513 – 1540
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Cunningham's Descendants

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Henry Cunningham (1540 – Abt. 1570) m. Mary (Ann) Wales (1545 – 7 May 1641)
  1. 1. Marcella Cunningham (1570 – 1645) m. Francis (Beaucham) BEESTON (1566 – 1635)
    1. 1. Thomas (Phillipp) Besson (26 Jul 1611 – 27 Apr 1679) m. Anne (Hester Talbot-Sutton-Caplin-Besson (DNA match,) Immigrant) (March 26 1620 – 10/19/1692)
      1. 1. Anne (Hester Besson) Gassoway (1638 – 1692) m. Nicholas Gassaway (11 Mar 1634 – 10 January 1691)
        1. 1. Rachel Gassaway (1665 – 16 Oct 1697)
        2. 2. Johanna (Hudson) Gassaway (1666 – 30 Mar 1742) m. George (William) Jones (1673 – 28 June 1698) m. Richard Jones (1651 – 30 March 1714) m. John Watkins (1660 – 26 February 1696)
        3. 3. Captain (Nicholas) Gassaway (1669 – 10 March 1699)
        4. 4. Anne Gassaway (1670 – 1742)
        5. 5. Captain (John) Gasaway (1674 – 2 Sep 1697)
        6. 6. Hester Gassaway (1676 – 30 Mar 1742)
        7. 7. Jane Gassaway (1678 – May 1736)
        8. 8. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gassaway (1680 – 27 Jan 1691)
        9. 9. Susanna Gasaway (8 Feb 1682 – 27 Jan 1691)
        10. 10. Captain (Thomas) Gassaway (20 Feb 1683 – 10 Sep 1739)

Henry Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Henry Cunningham in Beeston, Yorkshire, England
Beeston, Yorkshire, England
1570
Abt. 1570
Age 30
Death of Henry Cunningham in Beeston, Yorkshire, England
Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Beeston, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1570
    Event Place: Beeston, Yorkshire, England
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