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Joseph Wilkes 1635–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Shropshire, England

Death Date: 4 July 1686

Death Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Wilkes

Mother: Barbara Heyward

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Joseph Wilkes was born in 1635 in Shropshire, England, the child of John Wilkes And Barbara Heyward. Joseph Wilkes passed away in 1686 in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Wilkes was born in 1635 in Shropshire, England, the child of John Wilkes And Barbara Heyward.
  • Joseph Wilkes passed away in 1686 in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Joseph Wilkes's Ancestors

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Joseph Wilkes
1635–1686
Birth Place: Shropshire, England
Parents
John Wilkes
1613–1650
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Barbara Heyward
1615–1707
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
William Wilks
1575–1575
Cornwall, England
Barbara
1580–
England
William Heyward
1565–
Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Wenefred Hatton
1564–
William Wilks
1550–
Thomas (Hayward)
1540–1590
Alice Bradley
1543–1594
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hatton
1540–
Elianora Newton
1542–
Thomas Wilkes
1530–
Richard Heyward
1515–1565
Agnes Murcote
1520–1570

Joseph Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Joseph Wilkes in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1686
4 July 1686
Age 51
Death of Joseph Wilkes in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America
Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1653; Page Number: 314

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1686
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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