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Sir William Thomas Phillips 1517 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Picton Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: Picton Castle, , , Wales

Father: Lord Phillips

Mother: Jane Dwine

Spouse(s): Lady Smith

Children(s): Ellis Phillips

In 1517, Sir William Thomas Phillips , Knight of Cilsant entered the world in Picton Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales, born to Lord Sir Knight Thomas Phillips and Jane Dwine. Sir William Thomas Phillips , Knight of Cilsant married Lady Johane Smith, and had children including Ellis Phillips. Sir William Thomas Phillips , Knight of Cilsant passed away in 1574 in Picton Castle, , , Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Sir William Thomas Phillips , Knight of Cilsant entered the world in Picton Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales, born to Lord Sir Knight Thomas Phillips and Jane Dwine.
  • Sir William Thomas Phillips , Knight of Cilsant married Lady Johane Smith, and had children including Ellis Phillips.
  • Sir William Thomas Phillips , Knight of Cilsant passed away in 1574 in Picton Castle, , , Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Phillips
1500 – 1590
Birth Location: Montacute, Somerset, England
LP
Jane Dwine
1500 – 1587
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
JD

Spouses(s)

Lady Smith
1522 – 1568
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
LS

Children(s)

Ellis Phillips
1558 – 1619
Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
EP

Sir Phillips's Ancestors

Self
Sir Phillips
1517 – 1574
Birth Place: Picton Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Thomas Phillips
1500 – 1590
Montacute, Somerset, England
Jane Dwine
1500 – 1587
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Phelips
1480 – 1557
Charborough, Dorset, England
Emalyn Phelips
1480 – 1555
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Phillips's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Thomas) Phillips (1517 – 1574) m. Lady (Johane) Smith (17 Mar 1522 – 28 Dec 1568)
  1. 1. Ellis Phillips (1558 – 1619) m. Marian Crast (1565 – 1621)
    1. 1. GREGORY PHILLIPS (1588 – 19 Aug 1658) m. ANNA COCKE (1590 – 5 Sep 1661)
      1. 1. MARY (ANNA) PHILLIPS (20 Nov 1620 – 2 Apr 1679) m. John Orchard (1617 – 1655)
        1. 1. ELIZABETH (MARY) ORCHARD (1643 – 28 Mar 1676) m. Colonel (Robert Caleb) Cartwright (1 Jul 1640 – 28 Mar 1676)

Sir Phillips's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Sir William Thomas Phillips , Knight of Cilsant in Picton Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Picton Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
1574
1574
Age 57
Death of Sir William Thomas Phillips , Knight of Cilsant in Picton Castle, , , Wales
Picton Castle, , , Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Picton Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Picton Castle, , , Wales
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