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Sir William Harper 1574–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1607

Death Location: St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Cecilia Collier

Spouse(s): Susan Pickering

Children(s): Martha Harper, Ethel Harper

Sir William Harper was born in 1574 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Harper And Cecilia Collier. Sir William Harper married Susan Pickering, and had children including Ethel May Harper, Martha Harper. Sir William Harper passed away in 1607 in St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Harper was born in 1574 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Harper And Cecilia Collier.
  • Sir William Harper married Susan Pickering, and had children including Ethel May Harper, Martha Harper.
  • Sir William Harper passed away in 1607 in St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Harper's Ancestors

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Sir Harper
1574–1607
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Harper
1534–1608
St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Cecilia Collier
1538–1612
St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harper's Descendants

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Sir (William) Harper (1574–1607) m. Susan Pickering (1574–1611)
  1. 1. Martha Harper 1607–1659 m. John Proctor 1594–1672
    1. 1. John (Proctor ON) Mayflower 1631–1692
    2. 2. Sarah Proctor 1646–1692
    3. 3. Gershom Proctor 1632–
    4. 4. Giddens Proctor 1648–
    5. 5. Benjamin Proctor 1638–1705
    6. 6. Abigail (Proctor) (Varney) 1637–1732
    7. 7. Hannah (Proctor) (Weden) 1635–1659
    8. 8. Martha (Proctor) (White) 1637–1658
    9. 9. Sarah PROCTOR 1636–1672
    10. 10. Mary (Marie Proctor) Hadley 1634–1666
    11. 11. Joseph Proctor 1636–1705
    12. 12. Hannah Proctor 1647–1670
  2. 2. Ethel (May) Harper 1594–

Sir Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Sir William Harper in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1607
1607
Age 33
Death of Sir William Harper in St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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