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Margery Thayer 1543–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 18 Jul 1636

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: John Thayer

Mother: Mary Roberts

Spouse(s): Sir IV

Children(s): Margaret Knight

The story of Margery Thayer began in 1543 in London, Middlesex, England. Margery Thayer married Sir Thomas Knight Iv, and had children including Margaret Knight. Margery Thayer passed away in 1636 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Margery Thayer began in 1543 in London, Middlesex, England.
  • Margery Thayer married Sir Thomas Knight Iv, and had children including Margaret Knight.
  • Margery Thayer passed away in 1636 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thayer
1531–1584
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
JT
Mary Roberts
1535–1611
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MR

Spouses(s)

Sir IV
1560–1633
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, , England
SI

Children(s)

Margaret Knight
1611–1676
Birth Location: Thornbury, England, United Kingdom
MK

Margery Thayer's Ancestors

Self
Margery Thayer
1543–1636
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
John Thayer
1531–1584
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Roberts
1535–1611
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Thayer) I
1503–1561
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Constance Johana
1503–1561
Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margery Thayer's Descendants

1.
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Margery Thayer (1543–18 Jul 1636) m. Sir (Thomas Knight) IV (1560–10 OCT 1633)
  1. 1. Margaret Knight 1611–1676 m. William Hayward 1604–1659
    1. 1. Huldah Hayward 1636–1690 m. Ferdinando Thayer 1625–1713
      1. 1. Jonathan Thayre 1657–1690 m. Elizabeth French 1655–1703
        1. 1. Hudak Thayer 1682–1739 m. Benjamin Wheelock 1678–1746
      2. 2. Josiah Thayer 1670–1728
      3. 3. Sarah Thayer 1654–1677
      4. 4. Samuel Thayer 1666–1721
      5. 5. David Thayer 1677–1678
      6. 6. David Thayer 1660–1674
      7. 7. Naomi Thayer 1662–1718
      8. 8. Israel Thayer 1668–
      9. 9. Hulda Thayer 1657–1699
      10. 10. Ebenezer Thayer 1672–1695
      11. 11. Isaac Thayer 1664–1754
      12. 12. Thomas Thayer 1664–1738
      13. 13. Benjamin Thayer 1674–1728

Margery Thayer's Timeline

10 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Margery Thayer in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1562
1562
Age 19
Birth of Margery Thayer in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1573
1573
Age 30
Margery Thayer was married
None
1575
11 Sep 1575
Age 32
Margery Thayer was married in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
1580
1580
Age 37
Margery Thayer was married in London, Middlesex, , England
London, Middlesex, , England
1582
1582
Age 39
Margery Thayer was married in En
En
1633
10 Oct 1633
Age 90
Margery Thayer was married in Stepney, Middlesex, England
Stepney, Middlesex, England
1633
10 October 1633
Age 90
Margery Thayer was married in London, Middlesex
London, Middlesex
1636
18 Jul 1636
Age 93
Death of Margery Thayer in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1651
29 Jan 1651
Age 108
Margery Thayer was married in Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey, London, London, England
Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey, London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1573

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1575
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: En

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1633
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 October 1633
    Event Place: London, Middlesex

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1651
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St. Osyth, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1636
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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