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Sir William Harris 1596–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, English Colony in America

Father: William Harris

Mother: Joan Hardings

Spouse(s): Lady Burrows

Children(s): Robert Harris

In 1596, Sir William Harris entered the world in Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England, born to William Harris And Joan Hardings. Sir William Harris married Lady Ellen Burrows, and had children including Robert Harris. Sir William Harris passed away in 1656 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, English Colony in America.

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Biography

  • In 1596, Sir William Harris entered the world in Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England, born to William Harris And Joan Hardings.
  • Sir William Harris married Lady Ellen Burrows, and had children including Robert Harris.
  • Sir William Harris passed away in 1656 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, English Colony in America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Harris's Ancestors

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Sir Harris
1596–1656
Birth Place: Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Parents
William Harris
1545–1601
Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Joan Hardings
1550–1615
Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Grandparents
William Harris
1516–1559
Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Jane Seymour
1518–1600
Bocking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Thomas) Smythe
1522–1591
Ostenhanger Castle, Weston Hanger, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harris's Descendants

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Sir (William) Harris (1596–1656) m. Lady (Ellen) Burrows (1601–11 Sep 1636)
  1. 1. Robert Harris 1635–1701 m. Mary Claibourne 1630–1710
    1. 1. William Harris 1661–1730 m. Temperance Overton 1679–1715
      1. 1. Elizabeth (L.) Harris 1698–1758 m. JOHN (WILLIAM) HUDSON 1692–1732
        1. 1. George Hudson 1717–1773 m. SARAH (ELIZABETH) JENNINGS 1730–1782

Sir Harris's Timeline

3 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Sir William Harris in Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
1656
1656
Age 60
Death of Sir William Harris in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, English Colony in America
Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, English Colony in America
1707
1 Feb 1707
Age 111
Sir William Harris was baptized in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Willingale, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1707
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P275 in 1/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, English Colony in America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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