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Sir William Pitt 1559–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1559

Birth Location: Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 29 May 1636

Death Location: Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England

Father: Johannes Elizabeth)

Mother: Joan Swayne

Spouse(s): Edith (White)

Children(s): Susanna Pitt

In 1559, Sir William Pitt entered the world in Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England, born to Johannes John Bater Bates Clerk Of Exchequer To Queen Elizabeth And Joan Swayne. Sir William Pitt married Edith Margaret Mary Cadbury Pitt White, and had children including Susanna Pitt. Sir William Pitt passed away in 1636 in Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1559, Sir William Pitt entered the world in Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England, born to Johannes John Bater Bates Clerk Of Exchequer To Queen Elizabeth And Joan Swayne.
  • Sir William Pitt married Edith Margaret Mary Cadbury Pitt White, and had children including Susanna Pitt.
  • Sir William Pitt passed away in 1636 in Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Elizabeth)
1523–1602
Birth Location: Blandford, Dorset, England
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Joan Swayne
1528–1603
Birth Location: Blandford Forum, Dorset, , England
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Spouses(s)

Edith (White)
1568–1632
Birth Location: Church Knowle, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Susanna Pitt
1600–1658
Birth Location: Thatcham, Berkshire, England
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Sir Pitt's Ancestors

Self
Sir Pitt
1559–1636
Birth Place: Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England
Parents
Johannes (John) Bater (Bates) - (Clerk of Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth)
1523–1602
Blandford, Dorset, England
Joan Swayne
1528–1603
Blandford Forum, Dorset, , England
Grandparents
Sir (William Blythe "Uncle" Pitt - Baron of) Blandford
1489–1540
Blanford Forum, Dorset, Lyme Regis, England
Lady (Helena Elnor de Haviland) Pitt
1506–1552
St Martins, Guernsey, Channel Isles, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pitt's Descendants

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Sir (William) Pitt (Abt. 1559–29 May 1636) m. Edith (Margaret 'Mary' Cadbury (Pitt)) (White) (4 Apr 1568–03 Dec 1632)
  1. 1. Susanna Pitt 1600–1658 m. John (George) Barnes 1595–1645
    1. 1. Jane (Jean ‘Rachel’ Barnes) (Smith) 1645–1668 m. Peter (Smith 9) GGF 1651–1691
      1. 1. Peter (Barnes) Smith 1663–1741
        1. 1. Captain (Thomas Ballard) Smith 1715–1777 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Fleming 1710–1778

Sir Pitt's Timeline

2 Records

1559
Abt. 1559
Birth of Sir William Pitt in Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England
Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England
1636
29 May 1636
Age 77
Death of Sir William Pitt in Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England
Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1559
    Event Place: Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1636
    Event Place: Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England
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