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Katherine Wills 1505–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1505

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 1599

Death Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England

Father: John Wills

Mother: Amris Dawbney

Spouse(s): John Downe

Children(s): John Downe, Done Downe, John Downe, James Downe, Henry Downe

Katherine Wills was born in 1505 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of John Wills And Amris Dawbney. Katherine Wills married John Downe, and had children including Done Downe, Henry Downe, James 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, Devon, England, the child of John Wills And Amris Dawbney.
  • Katherine Wills married John Downe, and had children including Done Downe, Henry Downe, James Downe, John Downe.
  • Katherine Wills passed away in 1599 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.

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Katherine Wills's Ancestors

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

Katherine Wills's Descendants

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Katherine Wills (ABT 1505–1599) m. John Downe (1501–9 NOV 1561)
  1. 1. John Downe 1535–1620 m. Maria Phillips 1537–1626 m. Katherine Downe 1538–1587
    1. 1. Joan (Phillips) Downe 1568–1639 m. Richard Goode 1562–1628
      1. 1. Dorothy Goode 1588–1676
      2. 2. Isabel Goode 1584–1670
      3. 3. Walter Goode 1585–1625 m. Alice (De La) More 1588–1625
      4. 4. Robert (Downe) Goode 1586–1651 m. Mary (Frances) Whitley 1590–1670
      5. 5. John Goode 1590–1642 m. Dorothy Penkevell 1626–1680
      6. 6. Richard Goode 1587–1651 m. Margaret Parnell 1578–1675 m. Joan Downe 1592–
    2. 2. John Downe 1560–
    3. 3. Philipp Downe 1595–
    4. 4. William Downe 1598–
    5. 5. Robert Downe 1602–
    6. 6. Joan Downe 1592– m. Richard Goode 1587–1651
      1. 1. Samuel Goode 1618–1678
      2. 2. Marmaduke Goode 1616–1678 m. Amy Palmer 1618–
      3. 3. William Goode 1620–1675
      4. 4. Anne Goode 1625–1678
      5. 5. Mary Goode 1623–1703 m. Thomas Haines –1707
      6. 6. Richard Goode 1629–1704 m. Sarah Parker 1640–1706
      7. 7. John Goode 1632–1709 m. Frances Mackerness 1624–1658 m. Anne Bennett 1640–1708
        1. 1. Frances Goode 1657–1708 m. Samuel Bridgwater 1637–1708 m. Matthew Branch 1661–1722
        2. 2. Samuel (Edward) Goode, 1656–1735 m. Martha Jones 1667–1740
  2. 2. Done Downe 1520–1619
  3. 3. John Downe 1525–1620 m. Maria Phillips 1525–1625
  4. 4. James Downe 1528–1560 m. Elizabeth (Barritt) Booth 1517–1582 m. Elizabeth Trafford 1530–1556 m. Elizabeth Trafford 1519–1582
  5. 5. Henry Downe 1536–1595 m. Cicely Jewell 1540–1594

Katherine Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1505
ABT 1505
Birth of Katherine Wills in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, 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: ABT 1505
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

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

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