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Katherine Wills 1505–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Plymouth, England

Death Date: 1599

Death Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England

Father: John (Downe)

Mother: Amris Dawbney

Spouse(s): pp1501 MP14+,MM14

Children(s): John Downe, Herry Downe

Katherine Wills was born in 1505 in Plymouth, England, the child of John Wills Downe And Amris Dawbney. Katherine Wills married Pp1501 John Downe Mp14 Mm14, and had children including Herry Downe, John Downe. Katherine Wills passed away in 1599 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine Wills was born in 1505 in Plymouth, England, the child of John Wills Downe And Amris Dawbney.
  • Katherine Wills married Pp1501 John Downe Mp14 Mm14, and had children including Herry Downe, John Downe.
  • Katherine Wills passed away in 1599 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.

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Katherine Wills's Ancestors

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Katherine Wills
1505–1599
Birth Place: Plymouth, England
Parents
John WILLS (Downe)
1480–1550
Pilton, Devon, England
Amris Dawbney
1485–1551
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Wills's Descendants

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Katherine Wills (1505–1599) m. pp1501 (JOHN DOWNE) MP14+,MM14 (1505–9 Nov 1561)
  1. 1. John Downe 1525–1619 m. Marla Phillips 1525–1625
    1. 1. Joan Downe 1540–1571 m. Henry Goode 1540–1584
      1. 1. Anne Goode 1568–1621 m. Francis Wakeman 1565–1626
        1. 1. Hester ((Esther)) Wakeman 1617–1693 m. Thomas Selden 1616–1655 m. Richard Hubbell 1596–1662 m. Henry (Glover) * 1603–1689
        2. 2. Samuell Wakeman 1591–1641
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wakeman 1590–1677
        4. 4. Isaac (Wakeman) ** 1606–1609
        5. 5. Martha (Wakeman) Davies 1596–1664
        6. 6. Sarah (Wakeman) Hubbell 1593–1634
        7. 7. Capt. (John) Wakeman 1601–1661
        8. 8. Child (John Wakeman) ** 1594–1595
        9. 9. Isaac Wakeman 1590–1609
        10. 10. Priscilla (Richards Warner Selden) Wakeman 1610–1659
        11. 11. Mary (Wakeman (marries: Wowen)) ** 1591–1626
        12. 12. HELENA WAKEMAN 1607–1698
        13. 13. Rev. (Samuel Wakeman) ** 1603–1641
        14. 14. Elizabeth Wakeman 1605–1689
        15. 15. Sarah Wakeman 1604–1635
        16. 16. Joseph Wakeman 1609–1661
        17. 17. Esther (or Hester) Wakeman 1617–1692
        18. 18. Anne Wakeman 1614–1699 m. Adam NICHOLS 1614–1682
  2. 2. Herry Downe 1536–1565

Katherine Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Katherine Wills in Plymouth, England
Plymouth, England
1599
1599
Age 94
Death of Katherine Wills in Redruth, Cornwall, England
Redruth, Cornwall, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Plymouth, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Redruth, Cornwall, England

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