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Increase Sumner 1642–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 FEB 1642

Birth Location: Dorchester, MA, USA

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Dorchester, Dorchester Co., SC, USA

Father: William Sumner

Mother: Mary Swift

Spouse(s): Sarah Staples

Children(s):

The story of Increase Sumner began in 1642 in Dorchester, MA, USA. Increase Sumner married Sarah Staples. Increase Sumner passed away in 1696 in Dorchester, Dorchester Co., SC, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Increase Sumner began in 1642 in Dorchester, MA, USA.
  • Increase Sumner married Sarah Staples.
  • Increase Sumner passed away in 1696 in Dorchester, Dorchester Co., SC, USA.

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Children(s)

Increase Sumner's Ancestors

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Increase Sumner
1642–1696
Birth Place: Dorchester, MA, USA
Parents
William Sumner
1604–1688
Bicester, Oxford, ENGLAND
Mary Swift
1606–1676
Bicester, Oxford, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Roger Sumner
1589–1608
Bicester, Oxford, ENGLAND
Joane Franklin
1583–1657
Bicester, Oxford, ENGLAND
Robert Swift
1563–1625
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Ursula Barnham
1582–1632
London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1531–1596
Mary Mercer
1548–1604
William Franklin
1524–1594
Katherine Denryte
1530–1579
John Swift
1520–1568
Margaret Worrell
1522–1569
Stephen Barnham
1549–1608
Anne Patrick
1550–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1500–1559
Grace Jones
1505–1573
John Franklin
1505–1582
Elizabeth Hall
1507–1540
Robert Swift
1476–1561
Agnes Taylor
1480–1539
Hugh Worrell
1500–1558
Ann Knotsforth
1500–1560
Francis Barnham
1516–1576
Alice Bradbridge
1523–1604
Richard Patrick
1530–

Increase Sumner's Timeline

3 Records

1642
23 FEB 1642
Birth of Increase Sumner in Dorchester, MA, USA
Dorchester, MA, USA
1642
26 FEB 1642
Increase Sumner was christened in Dorchester, MA, USA
Dorchester, MA, USA
1696
1696
Age 54
Death of Increase Sumner in Dorchester, Dorchester Co., SC, USA
Dorchester, Dorchester Co., SC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1642
    Event Place: Dorchester, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1642
    Event Place: Dorchester, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorchester Co., SC, USA

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