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William Adam 1518 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Death Date: Abt. 1571

Death Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Father: Andrew (DNA)

Mother: Elizabeth Mennis

Spouse(s): Alice Baker

Children(s): JOAN Martin

In 1518, William Adam entered the world in Lydd, Kent, England, born to Andrew ADAM (ADAMS) (DNA) and Elizabeth Mennis. William Adam married Alice Baker, and had children including JOAN Adams Martin. William Adam passed away in 1571 in Lydd, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1518, William Adam entered the world in Lydd, Kent, England, born to Andrew ADAM (ADAMS) (DNA) and Elizabeth Mennis.
  • William Adam married Alice Baker, and had children including JOAN Adams Martin.
  • William Adam passed away in 1571 in Lydd, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew (DNA)
1504 – 1543
Birth Location: St. Sepulchre's St. James', Clerkenwell St. Martin's-in-The-Fields St. Clement Danes, Middlesex, England, UK
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Elizabeth Mennis
1498 – 1540
Birth Location: Folkestone, Kent, England
EM

Spouses(s)

Alice Baker
1520 – 1583
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
AB

Children(s)

JOAN Martin
1544 – 1582
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
JM

William Adam's Ancestors

Self
William Adam
1518 – 1571
Birth Place: Lydd, Kent, England
Parents
Andrew ADAM (ADAMS) (DNA)
1504 – 1543
St. Sepulchre's St. James', Clerkenwell St. Martin's-in-The-Fields St. Clement Danes, Middlesex, England, UK
Elizabeth Mennis
1498 – 1540
Folkestone, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Lord of Beverston) Adams
1472 – 1557
Barton St David, Somerset, England
Catherine Stebbing
1479 – 1512
Dartmouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Adam's Descendants

1.
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William Adam (1518 – Abt. 1571) m. Alice Baker (1520 – 17 Nov 1583)
  1. 1. JOAN (Adams) Martin (3 Apr 1544 – 1582) m. JAMES (Martin,) Merchant (1547 – 1583)
    1. 1. Rachel Martin (17 Jun 1565 – 30 Jun 1647) m. John Briggs (1557 – 13 Oct 1605)
      1. 1. WILLIAM BRIGGS*** (1616 – 16 Jun 1687) m. MARY COOK*** (1620 – 6 Feb 1687)
        1. 1. Catherine (Aines) Briggs-ENNIS (6 Jan 1636 – 6 Feb 1687) m. Alexander (Innes or) Ennis (9 Nov 1632 – 9 Oct 1679)

William Adam's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1571
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
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