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John William 1617–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: Gwinear, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Virginia, United States

Father: John Williams

Mother: Mary Billington

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Children(s):

John William was born in 1617 in Gwinear, Cornwall, England, the child of John Rice Williams And Mary Billington. John William passed away in 1697 in Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John William was born in 1617 in Gwinear, Cornwall, England, the child of John Rice Williams And Mary Billington.
  • John William passed away in 1697 in Virginia, United States.

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John William's Ancestors

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John William
1617–1697
Birth Place: Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Rice Williams
1596–1667
London, London, Middlesex, England
Mary Billington
1608–
New Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John (Billington) Jr
1580–1630
Spaulding, Lincolnshire, England
Elinor Lockwood
1582–1643
All Hallows Parish, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Billington
1546–1598
Anne Proctor
1551–1605
Thomas Newton
1560–1601
Hester Flack
1560–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger, Proctor
1530–1601
Barbara, DeGrey
1536–1613

John William's Timeline

2 Records

1617
1617
Birth of John William in Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Gwinear, Cornwall, England
1697
1697
Age 80
Death of John William in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Gwinear, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

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