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Sir William Sayre 1499–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 2 Jun 1567

Death Location: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Sayre

Mother: Baroness Fairfax

Spouse(s): Lady Squire, Margery Squier

Children(s): Joan Sayer

In 1499, Sir William Sayre entered the world in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Sayre And Baroness Margaret Fairfax. Sir William Sayre married Lady Alice Squire, Margery Squier, and had children including Joan Gabb Sayer. Sir William Sayre passed away in 1567 in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1499, Sir William Sayre entered the world in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Sayre And Baroness Margaret Fairfax.
  • Sir William Sayre married Lady Alice Squire, Margery Squier, and had children including Joan Gabb Sayer.
  • Sir William Sayre passed away in 1567 in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sayre
1474–1524
Birth Location: Podington, Bedfordshire, England
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Baroness Fairfax
1476–1525
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Squire
1514–1567
Birth Location: Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England
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Margery Squier
1504–1572
Birth Location: Barton St. David, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Joan Sayer
1539–1586
Birth Location: Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Sayre's Ancestors

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Sir Sayre
1499–1567
Birth Place: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Sayre
1474–1524
Podington, Bedfordshire, England
Baroness (Margaret) Fairfax
1476–1525
Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sayre's Descendants

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Sir (William) Sayre (1499–2 Jun 1567) m. Lady (Alice) Squire (1514–20 Apr 1567) m. Margery Squier (1504–1572)
  1. 1. Joan (Gabb) Sayer 1539–1586 m. Sir (Thomas) Browne 1533–1591
    1. 1. John Brown 1585–1616 m. Dorothy (Beauchamp) Davis 1584–1674
      1. 1. John Browne 1601–1662 m. Priscilla Tarbox 1620–1641
        1. 1. Johanna Browne 1650– m. Thomas Fussell 1650–1719
        2. 2. Alice Brown 1641–1714
        3. 3. Joan Brown 1642–1686

Sir Sayre's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Sir William Sayre in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1567
2 Jun 1567
Age 68
Death of Sir William Sayre in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1567
    Event Place: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
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