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Sir William John Adams 1518–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Death Date: Sep 1571

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: John VIII

Mother: Margery Squire

Spouse(s): Alice Baker

Children(s): Joan Adams

The story of Sir William John Adams began in 1518 in Lydd, Kent, England. Sir William John Adams married Alice Elizabeth Baker, and had children including Joan Ann Adams. Sir William John Adams passed away in 1571 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William John Adams began in 1518 in Lydd, Kent, England.
  • Sir William John Adams married Alice Elizabeth Baker, and had children including Joan Ann Adams.
  • Sir William John Adams passed away in 1571 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Adams's Ancestors

Self
Sir Adams
1518–1571
Birth Place: Lydd, Kent, England
Parents
John Robert Adams VIII
1502–1548
Beverston, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Margery (Alice Squier) Squire
1504–1543
Barton St David, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John (Lord of Beverston Adams Sr) VII
1472–1557
Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Catharine (Elizabeth) Stebbing
1484–1512
Dartmouth, South Hams District, Devon, England
John Squire
1485–1572
Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
Lady (Margaret Baroness Squire de) Capet
1484–1567
Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John VI
1452–1499
Lady Rennelegh
1454–1500
John Stebbing
1460–1490
Lady Borroridge
1449–1493
Richard Squyre
1454–1528
Lady Sayle
1465–1528
Louis IX
1465–1500
Marie Brabant
1470–1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adams
1422–1452
Marie Upton
1424–1452
Robert Borroridge
1429–1481
Thomas Squyer
1430–1505
Louis Bourbon
1438–1482
Catherine Egmond
1439–1497

Sir Adams's Descendants

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Sir (William John) Adams (1518–Sep 1571) m. Alice (Elizabeth) Baker (1520–15 Nov 1592)
  1. 1. Joan (Ann) Adams 1544–1582 m. James (William) Martin 1547–1583
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin 1563–1610 m. John (James William Bates) 1st 1562–1614
      1. 1. John (Issac) Bates 1598–1667 m. Ann Calvert 1590–1647 m. Elizabeth Winston 1605–1701
        1. 1. William Bates 1646–1683 m. Martha Willard 1650–1697
        2. 2. Alice (Alse) Bates 1626–1672
        3. 3. Alice Bates 1632–
        4. 4. Anne Bates 1630–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Bates 1637–
        6. 6. George Bates 1625–1677
        7. 7. John (Bates) II 1655–1719
        8. 8. Susannah Bates 1635–1655
    2. 2. Margaret (Marie) Martine 1563–1641
    3. 3. Marie (Mayflower) Martine 1575–1621
    4. 4. Alice Martin 1582–
    5. 5. Godfrey Martin –1614
    6. 6. Godfrey Martin 1567–1646
    7. 7. Martha (Patsy) Martin 1563–1597
    8. 8. Mary Martin 1565–1566
    9. 9. Rachel Martin 1565–1647

Sir Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Sir William John Adams in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1571
1571
Age 53
Death of Sir William John Adams in Lydd, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lydd, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1571
Sep 1571
Age 53
Burial of Sir William John Adams in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stoke Gabriel
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1571
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

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