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Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham 1588 – 1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

Birth Location: Durham, England

Death Date: 3 Dec 1641

Death Location: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Father: Lord Belasyse

Mother: Mergaret Leigh

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Timothea Bellassis

The story of Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham began in 1588 in Durham, England. Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham had children including Timothea Belayse Bellassis. Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham passed away in 1641 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham began in 1588 in Durham, England.
  • Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham had children including Timothea Belayse Bellassis.
  • Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham passed away in 1641 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Belasyse
1559 – 1608
Birth Location: Newborough, Yorkshire, England
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Mergaret Leigh
1559 – 1608
Birth Location: East Brandon, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Timothea Bellassis
1616 – 1695
Birth Location: Morton House, Durham, England
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Sir Durham's Ancestors

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Sir Durham
1588 – 1641
Birth Place: Durham, England
Parents
Lord Bryan Belasyse
1559 – 1608
Newborough, Yorkshire, England
Mergaret (Lee, DE Leigh OR) Leigh
1559 – 1608
East Brandon, Durham, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Belasyes Viscount) Fauconbridge
1523 – 1604
Newborough Hall, Yorkshire, England
Sir (William Leigh De) Durham
1542 – 1598
East Brandon Durham England
Elizabeth Lawson
1539 – 1579
East Brandon, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Majorie Errington
1497 – 1587
Margery Swynhowe
1520 – 1568
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Swynhowe
1501 – 1525
Lady Horton
1510 – 1564

Sir Durham's Descendants

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Sir (William Belassis High Sheriff of) Durham (1588 – 3 Dec 1641)
  1. 1. Timothea (Belayse) Bellassis (7 Dec 1616 – 29 Sep 1695) m. Capt. (William Ralph Davidson) (Davison) (11 Jul 1609 – 15 Aug 1684)
    1. 1. William (Ralph) Davison (1640 – 30 Jul 1705) m. Grissell Crawford (1656 – 1710)
      1. 1. Coronet (William Maxwell Davidson (Civil) War) (13 Feb 1682 – 23 Aug 1723) m. Elspet Reid (1670 – 1723)
        1. 1. William Davidson (1 Jan 1693 – 1762) m. Jean WILSON (Aug 22, 1693 – About 1760)

Sir Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1588
1588
Birth of Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham in Durham, England
Durham, England
1641
3 Dec 1641
Age 53
Death of Sir William Belassis High Sheriff of Durham in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1641
    Event Place: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
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