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Samuel Wilbur 1597–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Sible, Hedingham, Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 24 Jul 1656

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nicholas Wilbur

Mother: Elizabeth Harrington

Spouse(s): Anne Bradford

Children(s): Dorothy Wilbur

In 1597, Samuel Wilbur entered the world in Sible, Hedingham, Colchester, Essex, England, born to Nicholas Wilbur And Elizabeth Harrington. Samuel Wilbur married Anne Bradford, and had children including Dorothy Wilbur. Samuel Wilbur passed away in 1656 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1597, Samuel Wilbur entered the world in Sible, Hedingham, Colchester, Essex, England, born to Nicholas Wilbur And Elizabeth Harrington.
  • Samuel Wilbur married Anne Bradford, and had children including Dorothy Wilbur.
  • Samuel Wilbur passed away in 1656 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Wilbur
1562–1611
Birth Location: Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Harrington
1566–1622
Birth Location: Black Notley, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Bradford
1598–1639
Birth Location: Bentley, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Dorothy Wilbur
1616–1696
Birth Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
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Samuel Wilbur's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Wilbur
1597–1656
Birth Place: Sible, Hedingham, Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
Nicholas Wilbur
1562–1611
Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
Elizabeth Harrington
1566–1622
Black Notley, Essex, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Wilbore
1520–1583
Halford, Essex, England
Ann Goodaye
1526–1610
Halford, Essex, England
John (William Harrington Poet of Keystone, Inventor of the) Toilet
1525–1582
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Isabell Markham
1522–1579
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilbore
1482–1564
Alice Smythe
1484–1564
John Harrington
1495–1589
Elizabeth Moton
1503–1551
John Markham
1500–1564
Anne Strelly
1500–1532
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilbure
1447–1510
Margaret Wilbure
1450–1419
Richard Smythe
1460–1510
Robert Moton
1470–1509
Phillippa Willoughby
1470–1517

Samuel Wilbur's Descendants

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Samuel Wilbur (1597–24 Jul 1656) m. Anne Bradford (13 Jan 1598–1639)
  1. 1. Dorothy Wilbur 1616–1696 m. Nathaniel Potter 1616–1644
    1. 1. Nathaniel (John) Potter 1637–1704 m. Elizabeth Stokes 1638–1704
      1. 1. Samuel Potter 1675–1748 m. Mary Benton 1681–1748
        1. 1. Elizabeth Potter 1711–1756 m. Jonathan Gifford 1704–1757

Samuel Wilbur's Timeline

2 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Samuel Wilbur in Sible, Hedingham, Colchester, Essex, England
Sible, Hedingham, Colchester, Essex, England
1656
24 Jul 1656
Age 59
Death of Samuel Wilbur in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Sible, Hedingham, Colchester, Essex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1656
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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