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Matthew Watts 1616–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 AUG 1616

Birth Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Matthew Watts

Mother: Ann Brace

Spouse(s): Dorothy Cotton

Children(s): Robert Watts

Matthew Watts was born in 1616 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Matthew Watts And Ann Brace. Matthew Watts married Dorothy Cotton, and had children including Robert Watts. Matthew Watts passed away in 1659 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Matthew Watts was born in 1616 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Matthew Watts And Ann Brace.
  • Matthew Watts married Dorothy Cotton, and had children including Robert Watts.
  • Matthew Watts passed away in 1659 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England.

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Matthew Watts's Ancestors

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Matthew Watts
1616–1659
Birth Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Matthew Watts
1590–
Ann Brace
1600–
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Watts's Descendants

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Matthew Watts (12 AUG 1616–1659) m. Dorothy Cotton (13 NOV 1611–30 JUL 1699)
  1. 1. Robert Watts 1643–1705 m. Hannah Partridge 1657–1703
    1. 1. Robert Watts 1692–1767 m. Mary Cooper 1688–1742
      1. 1. Hannah Watts 1729–1792 m. William Groom 1730–1773
        1. 1. James Groomes 1765–1841 m. Eleanor Fish 1778–1848

Matthew Watts's Timeline

3 Records

1616
12 AUG 1616
Birth of Matthew Watts in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
1616
13 AUG 1616
Matthew Watts was baptized in Cople,Bedford,England
Cople,Bedford,England
1659
1659
Age 43
Death of Matthew Watts in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1616
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1616
    Event Place: Cople,Bedford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

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