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Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams 1516–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jan 1603

Death Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: None None

Mother: Frances Cromwells

Spouse(s): Joan Hinchingbrooke

Children(s): Robert Cromwell

The story of Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams began in 1516 in Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England. Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams married Joan Of The Tower Warren Countess Of Hinchingbrooke, and had children including Henry Williams Cromwell, Robert Williams Cromwell. Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams passed away in 1603 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams began in 1516 in Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England.
  • Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams married Joan Of The Tower Warren Countess Of Hinchingbrooke, and had children including Henry Williams Cromwell, Robert Williams Cromwell.
  • Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams passed away in 1603 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

None None
1495–1544
Birth Location: Lanishen, Glamorganshire, Wales
Frances Cromwells
1499–1533
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England (daughter of the Lord Mayor of London)
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Spouses(s)

Joan Hinchingbrooke
1524–1584
Birth Location: All Saints, Huntingdonshire, England
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Children(s)

Robert Cromwell
1560–1617
Birth Location: Huntington Glouchestershire, England
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Sir Williams's Ancestors

Self
Sir Williams
1516–1603
Birth Place: Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England
Parents
1495–1544
Lanishen, Glamorganshire, Wales
Frances (Murfyn Mervin, ancestor of Maryland) Cromwells
1499–1533
London, Middlesex, England (daughter of the Lord Mayor of London)
Grandparents
Sir (Morgan Cromwell ap Williams, Knight of Lanishen, Welsh Ale Brewer &) Innkeeper
1465–1508
Lanishen Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales
Katharine (Anne Elizabeth) Cromwell
1476–1517
Surrey, England
Sir (Thomas) Murfyn
1465–1528
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William archers
1443–1473
Lady Jasper
1453–1495
Sir blacksmith
1460–1510
Katherine Maverell
1457–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1405–1438
Lady Kemeys
1405–1437
Jasper Cross
1429–1495
Mevanny Daffydd
1458–1497
John Lancastrian,
1435–1480
Joan cousin
1440–1474

Sir Williams's Descendants

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Sir (Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias) Williams (1516–7 Jan 1603) m. Joan ("of the Tower" Warren, Countess of) Hinchingbrooke (1524–22 Aug 1584)
  1. 1. Robert (Williams) Cromwell 1560–1617 m. Elizabeth (Lynne) Stewart 1565–1654
    1. 1. Oliver (Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland & Ireland, MP,) Puritan 1599–1658 m. Elizabeth Bourchier 1594–1665
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cromwell 1629–1658 m. Lord (General John) Claypoole 1625–1688
      2. 2. Bridget Cromwell 1624–1662
      3. 3. Frances Cromwell 1638–1719
      4. 4. Richard (Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, MP, member of the Council of) State 1626–1712 m. Dorothy Major 1627–1676
        1. 1. Oliver (Cromwell) III 1656–1705
        2. 2. Elizabeth Cromwell 1650–1731
        3. 3. Anne Cromwell 1651–1652
      5. 5. Robert Cromwell 1621–1639
      6. 6. Henry (Cromwell, Lord Deputy of) Ireland 1628–1674
      7. 7. Mary Cromwell 1637–1712
    2. 2. Catherine Cromwell 1597–1635
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cromwell 1593–1672 m. Sir (Richard) Ingoldsby 1580–1666
      1. 1. Sir (Henry) Ingoldsby 1622–1701
      2. 2. Francis Ingoldsby 1614–1681
      3. 3. Sarah Ingoldsby 1625–1704
      4. 4. Richard (Ingoldsby) Sir 1617–1685
    4. 4. Richard Cromwell 1596–1665 m. Edith Geesan 1600–
      1. 1. Edith Cromwell 1632–1694 m. Christopher Gist 1655–1690
        1. 1. Edith Gist 1679–1691
        2. 2. Emma Gist 1680–1691
        3. 3. Mary (Polly) Gist 1684–1739
        4. 4. Nathaniael Gist 1686–
        5. 5. Capt (Richard Christopher) Gist 1683–1741
      2. 2. John Cromwell 1628–1714 m. Abigail 1621–
        1. 1. John Cromwell 1668–
        2. 2. Joshua Cromwell 1680–1735
      3. 3. Richard Cromwell 1630–
      4. 4. William (Cromwell (possible not of Oliver Cromwell) line) 1626–1684 m. Elizabeth Trehearne 1617–1694
        1. 1. William Cromwell 1678–1735 m. Mary Woolquist 1674–1758
        2. 2. Thomas Cromwell –1723
      5. 5. Mary Cromwell 1630–
      6. 6. William Cromwell 1640–1684
    5. 5. Jane Cromwell 1605–1656 m. Sir (John Disbrow, Major) General 1608–1680
      1. 1. Thomas Disbrow 1625–1709
      2. 2. Peter Disbrow 1629–1688
      3. 3. Valentine (Desborough) Disbrow 1643–1708
      4. 4. Benjamin Disbrow 1647–1708
      5. 5. Nathaniel Disbrow 1642–1729
    6. 6. Robina Cromwell 1594–1660

Sir Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams in Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England
Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England
1603
7 Jan 1603
Age 87
Burial of Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
1604
6 January 1604
Age 88
Death of Sir Henry 'Golden Knight' Cromwell alias Williams in Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England
Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1604
    Event Place: Hinchingbrooke , Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Olave, Bermondsey, Composite register: baptisms Mar 15823 - Dec 1627, marriages Apr 1583 - Dec 1627, burials Mar 1583 - Dec 1627, P71OLA009
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1603
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Olave, Bermondsey, Composite register: baptisms Mar 15823 - Dec 1627, marriages Apr 1583 - Dec 1627, burials Mar 1583 - Dec 1627, P71OLA009
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
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