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Humphrey Williams 1558–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Jan 1639

Death Location: Gwithian, Cornwall, England

Father: Nicholas Williams

Mother: Lady Lane

Spouse(s): Margaret Hockin

Children(s): James Williams

In 1558, Humphrey Williams entered the world in Breage, Cornwall, England, born to Nicholas Williams And Lady Anne Margret Lane. Humphrey Williams married Margaret Hockin, and had children including James Jacobi Williams. Humphrey Williams passed away in 1639 in Gwithian, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1558, Humphrey Williams entered the world in Breage, Cornwall, England, born to Nicholas Williams And Lady Anne Margret Lane.
  • Humphrey Williams married Margaret Hockin, and had children including James Jacobi Williams.
  • Humphrey Williams passed away in 1639 in Gwithian, Cornwall, England.

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Humphrey Williams's Ancestors

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Humphrey Williams
1558–1639
Birth Place: Breage, Cornwall, England
Parents
Nicholas Williams
1545–1578
Gwithian, Cornwall, England
Lady (Anne Margret) Lane
1545–1578
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Margaret Metcalfe
1520–1565
Nappa, North Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary) Hawes
1521–1547
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Henry Lane
1530–1563
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Mary Hawes
1521–1555
Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ann Greswold
1505–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Williams's Descendants

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Humphrey Williams (1558–Jan 1639) m. Margaret Hockin (1570–6 Apr 1633)
  1. 1. James (Jacobi) Williams 1588–1626 m. Elizabethae Beare 1591–1641
    1. 1. William Williams 1617–1680 m. Christian Stephens 1621–1646
      1. 1. John Williams 1647–1691 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Whitley 1650–1694
        1. 1. Nicholas Williams 1687–1749 m. Mary (Ann) Lewis 1684–1760

Humphrey Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Humphrey Williams in Breage, Cornwall, England
Breage, Cornwall, England
1639
Jan 1639
Age 81
Death of Humphrey Williams in Gwithian, Cornwall, England
Gwithian, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Breage, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1639
    Event Place: Gwithian, Cornwall, England

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