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Thomas Vail 1565–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Southwold, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 9 Feb 1640

Death Location: Penwith, Cornwall, England

Father: John Vele\Vail

Mother: Matilda Beckett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Grimball

Children(s): Sarah (Vile)

In 1565, Thomas Vail entered the world in Southwold, Suffolk, England, born to John Vele Vail And Matilda Beckett. Thomas Vail married Elizabeth Grimball, and had children including Sarah Vail Vile. Thomas Vail passed away in 1640 in Penwith, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1565, Thomas Vail entered the world in Southwold, Suffolk, England, born to John Vele Vail And Matilda Beckett.
  • Thomas Vail married Elizabeth Grimball, and had children including Sarah Vail Vile.
  • Thomas Vail passed away in 1640 in Penwith, Cornwall, England.

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Thomas Vail's Ancestors

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Thomas Vail
1565–1640
Birth Place: Southwold, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Vele\Vail
1540–1590
Over, Gloucestershire, England
Matilda Beckett
1543–1565
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William Beckett
1523–1563
Great-Grandparents
George Beckett
1500–1545
Emma Hatton
1505–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beckett
1482–

Thomas Vail's Descendants

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Thomas Vail (1565–9 Feb 1640) m. Elizabeth Grimball (1570–abt 1620)
  1. 1. Sarah (Vail) (Vile) 1587–1614 m. (Rev) (John) Whitlock 1585–1658
    1. 1. Hannah Whitlock 1616–1661 m. Joseph Baldwin 1609–1684
      1. 1. Elizabeth Baldwin 1645–1687 m. James Warriner 1641–1727
        1. 1. Elizabeth Warriner 1670–1711 m. Henry Burt 1663–1748

Thomas Vail's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Thomas Vail in Southwold, Suffolk, England
Southwold, Suffolk, England
1640
9 Feb 1640
Age 75
Death of Thomas Vail in Penwith, Cornwall, England
Penwith, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Southwold, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1640
    Event Place: Penwith, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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