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John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir 1520–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1520

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 26 May 1579

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Cromwell)

Mother: Joan Wykys

Spouse(s): Judythe (Theobalde)

Children(s): Elizabeth Williams, William Williams, Frances Williams, Hugh Williams, John Williams, Joseph Williams, Lady Williams, Margaret Williams, Robert Williams, Wiligford Williams, Edmund Williams, Mathilda William, Richard Williams, James Tailor, Elizabeth Williams\Hopkins\Groves

John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir was born in 1520 in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Wesley Williams Alias Cromwell And Joan Wykys. John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir married Judythe Theobald Theobalde, and had children including Edmund Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams Hopkins Groves, Frances Williams, Hugh Williams, James William Oscar Joseph Williams Of Huntingdon Merchant Tailor, John Williams, Joseph Williams, Lady Agnes Williams, Margaret Williams, Mathilda William, Richard Williams, Robert Williams, Wiligford Williams, William Williams. John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir passed away in 1579 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir was born in 1520 in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Wesley Williams Alias Cromwell And Joan Wykys.
  • John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir married Judythe Theobald Theobalde, and had children including Edmund Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams Hopkins Groves, Frances Williams, Hugh Williams, James William Oscar Joseph Williams Of Huntingdon Merchant Tailor, John Williams, Joseph Williams, Lady Agnes Williams, Margaret Williams, Mathilda William, Richard Williams, Robert Williams, Wiligford Williams, William Williams.
  • John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir passed away in 1579 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sir's Ancestors

Self
John Sir
1520–1579
Birth Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Wesley Williams (Alias Cromwell)
1487–1559
Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Joan Wykys
1489–1540
Bolleys Park, Chertney, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sir's Descendants

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John (Williams (aka Cromwell) III) Sir (Jan 1520–26 May 1579) m. Judythe (Theobald) (Theobalde) (1533–25 January 1579)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Williams 1552–1593 m. Captain (John Nicholas Hopkins of) Winchester 1543–1593
    1. 1. Stephen Hopkins 1582–1644 m. Elizabeth (FISHER -) Hopkins 1596–1638
      1. 1. Giles Hopkins 1607–1690 m. Catherine Whelden 1617–
        1. 1. Deborah (Hopkins) 9x 1648–1727 m. Josiah (Cooke) 9x 1643–1731
        2. 2. Abigail Hopkins 1644–
        3. 3. Stephen Hopkins 1641–1718
        4. 4. Mary Smith 1640–1700
        5. 5. John Hopkins 1643–1643
        6. 6. Joshua Hopkins 1657–1738
      2. 2. Oceanus ((Born on the Mayflower, during the 1st voyage)) Hopkins 1620–1627
      3. 3. Caleb Hopkins 1623–1651
      4. 4. Deborah Hopkins 1624–1659
      5. 5. Damaris (Hopkins) MAYFLOWER 1618–1666
      6. 6. Ruth Hopkins 1629–1651
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hopkins 1632–1659
      8. 8. Constance (HOPKINS [1620) Mayflower] 1606–1677
      9. 9. Elizabeth HOPKINS 1604–1613
      10. 10. Bethia (HOPKINS [1620) Mayflower] 1610–1680
      11. 11. William HOPKINS 1605–1688
      12. 12. Egidinus HOPKINS 1607–
      13. 13. Edward ("Servant of Stephen Hopkins") Doty 1609–1609
    2. 2. Susanna Hopkins 1584–
    3. 3. William Hopkins –1787
  2. 2. William Williams 1555–1618
  3. 3. Frances Williams 1562–1580
  4. 4. Hugh Williams 1559–1642
  5. 5. John Williams 1557–1642
  6. 6. Joseph Williams 1557–1603
  7. 7. Lady (Agnes) Williams 1547–1635
  8. 8. Margaret Williams 1568–1620
  9. 9. Robert Williams 1554–1609
  10. 10. Wiligford Williams 1555–1613
  11. 11. Edmund Williams 1544–1618
  12. 12. Mathilda William 1554–1579
  13. 13. Richard Williams 1555–1635
  14. 14. James (William Oscar Joseph Williams Of Huntingdon, Merchant) Tailor 1555–1620
  15. 15. Elizabeth (Ann) Williams\Hopkins\Groves 1552–1593

John Sir's Timeline

6 Records

1520
Jan 1520
Birth of John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
1540
1540
Age 20
John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir was married in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1554
1554
Age 34
John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir was married in St Mary, Wotton under Edge, Gloustershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
St Mary, Wotton under Edge, Gloustershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1559
28 Jun 1559
Age 39
John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir was baptized in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1579
27 Aug 1579
Age 59
Death of John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir in Wotton-Under-Edg, Gloucestershire, England
Wotton-Under-Edg, Gloucestershire, England
1579
26 May 1579
Age 59
Burial of John Williams (aka Cromwell) III Sir in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1520
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 May
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Bishop Transcripts of Parish Registers; Reference: EPV41064

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1559
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P244 in 1/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Knockfergus London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Calendar to the Sessions Records, 1615-1616
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Knockfergus London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Calendar to the Sessions Records, 1615-1616
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: St Mary, Wotton under Edge, Gloustershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Mary's-on-the-Hill, Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1579
    Event Place: Wotton-Under-Edg, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Parlin Genealogy : The descendants of Nicholas Parlin of Cambridge, Massachusetts
    [4] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 May 1579
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

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