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William Adam 1518–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Father: Andrew Adam

Mother: Elizabeth Mennis

Spouse(s): Alice Baker

Children(s): Joan Adam

In 1518, William Adam entered the world in Lydd, Kent, England, born to Andrew Adam And Elizabeth Mennis. William Adam married Alice Baker, and had children including Joan Adam. William Adam passed away in 1571 in Lydd, Kent, England.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • In 1518, William Adam entered the world in Lydd, Kent, England, born to Andrew Adam And Elizabeth Mennis.
  • William Adam married Alice Baker, and had children including Joan Adam.
  • William Adam passed away in 1571 in Lydd, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Adam
1494–1557
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Mennis
1498–1540
Birth Location: Folkestone, Kent, England
EM

Spouses(s)

Alice Baker
1520–1571
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
AB

Children(s)

Joan Adam
1544–1582
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent County, England
JA

William Adam's Ancestors

Self
William Adam
1518–1571
Birth Place: Lydd, Kent, England
Parents
Andrew Adam
1494–1557
Somerset, England
Elizabeth Mennis
1498–1540
Folkestone, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Lord of Beverston) Adams
1472–1557
Barton St David, Somerset, England
Catherine Stebbing
1479–1512
Dartmouth, Devon, England
Matthew Mennis
1455–1520
Folkestone, Kent, England
Joan Blenckenden
1455–1530
Folkestone, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Adam's Descendants

1.
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William Adam (1518–1571) m. Alice Baker (ABT 1520–BEF 1571)
  1. 1. Joan Adam 1544–1582 m. James (William) Martin 1547–1583
    1. 1. Rachel Martin 1570–1646 m. John Bigge 1566–1605
      1. 1. Anna Bigge 1584–1597
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bigge 1596–1626 m. John (Stowe) III 1581–1643
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stowe 1617–1669 m. Henry Archer 1605–1644
        2. 2. John Stowe 1619–1663 m. Elizabeth Stowe 1619–1661
        3. 3. Nathaniel Stowe 1591–1684 m. Martha Metcalf 1628–1717
        4. 4. Samuel Stowe 1609–1654 m. Hope Fletcher 1624–1702
        5. 5. Thankful Stowe 1629–1670 m. John Pierpont 1618–1682
        6. 6. Thomas Stow 1596–1638 m. Mary Griggs 1620–1680
      3. 3. James Bigge 1591–1594
      4. 4. John Bigge 1581–1598 m. Mary Maplisden 1582–1631
      5. 5. Mary Bigge 1585–1610 m. John Alchin 1580–
      6. 6. Patience Bigge 1595–1609 m. Richard Foster 1578–1612
        1. 1. Hopestill Foster 1621–1676 m. Mary Bates 1619–1702
      7. 7. Rachel Bigge 1594–1622 m. Moregift Starr 1592–1622
      8. 8. Smalehope Bigge 1586–1638 m. Ellen Master 1582–1601
      9. 9. Thankful Bigge 1575–1605 m. Sir (Robert Isaac (Grandfather of Sir Isaac Newton)) Newton 1575–1641
    2. 2. Mary Martin 1562–1610 m. John Bates 1562–1614
      1. 1. Anna Bates 1584–1586 m. Stephen Batchelder 1561–1656
      2. 2. Clement Bates 1595–1671 m. Ann Dalrymple 1595–1669
        1. 1. Benjamin Bates 1633–1678 m. Jane Weeks 1629–1650
        2. 2. Clement Bates 1623–1639
        3. 3. James Bates 1621–1689 m. Ruth Lyford 1607–1689
        4. 4. Joseph Bates 1630–1706 m. Esther Hilliard 1642–1709
        5. 5. Rachel Bates 1627–1647
        6. 6. Samuel Bates 1639–1687 m. Lydia Lapham 1639–1684
      3. 3. James Bates 1582–1655 m. Alice Glover 1583–1657
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bates 1600–1679 m. Thomas Lawrence 1593–1655
        2. 2. James Bates 1624–1689 m. Anne Withington 1625–1700
        3. 3. Lydia Bates 1615–1704 m. William Fletcher 1595–1677
        4. 4. Margaret Bates 1623–1637
        5. 5. Mary Bates 1619–1702 m. Hopestill Foster 1621–1676
      4. 4. Robert Bates 1580–1610 m. Judith Burwith 1580–1607

William Adam's Timeline

3 Records

1518
1518
Birth of William Adam in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1571
1571
Age 53
Burial of William Adam in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1571
1571
Age 53
Death of William Adam in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 3073-2
    Record Source: 1875.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] 1875.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 14 March 2019, 08:33), entry for William Adam(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVFN-ML3
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, William Adam, Kent County Probate and parish Records, administered in 1571 by his Widow Mildred as cited in the Hilditch Project, Adam, William (d1571).

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 APR 1945

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 APR 1945

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] 1875.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 14 March 2019, 08:33), entry for William Adam(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVFN-ML3
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, William Adam, Kent County Probate and parish Records, administered in 1571 by his Widow Mildred as cited in the Hilditch Project, Adam, William (d1571).
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