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William Adams 1653 – 1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1653

Birth Location: St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1707

Death Location: St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England

Father: Thomas Adam

Mother: Margaret Bennet

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Children(s): William Adams

William Adams was born in 1653 in St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas Adam and Margaret Bennet. William Adams had children including William Adams. William Adams passed away in 1707 in St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • William Adams was born in 1653 in St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas Adam and Margaret Bennet.
  • William Adams had children including William Adams.
  • William Adams passed away in 1707 in St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England.

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William Adams's Ancestors

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William Adams
1653 – 1707
Birth Place: St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
Parents
Thomas Adam
Margaret Bennet
1628 – 1657
St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Adams's Descendants

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William Adams (1653 – 1707)
  1. 1. William Adams (23 Aug 1684 – 25 Mar 1722) m. Sybilla
    1. 1. Grace Adams m. Edmond Davey
      1. 1. Robert Davy (25 October 1741 – 16 December 1796) m. Grace Millett
        1. 1. Humphry Davy (17 Dec 1778 – 29 May 1829) m. Jane Apreece
        2. 2. Grace Davy (2 Oct 1785 – )
        3. 3. Mary Davy
      2. 2. William Davey m. Mary (Ann) Duncan
        1. 1. Molly Davey (Feb 1778 – Mar 1826)
        2. 2. Edmund Davy (1785 – 1857)

William Adams's Timeline

4 Records

1653
1653
Birth of William Adams in St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
1653
23 Feb 1653
William Adams was baptized in Saint Just IN Penwith,Cornwall,England
Saint Just IN Penwith,Cornwall,England
1707
1707
Age 54
Death of William Adams in St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
1707
13 Apr 1707
Age 54
Burial of William Adams in Sturminster-Newton, Dorset, England
Sturminster-Newton, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1653
    Event Place: Saint Just IN Penwith,Cornwall,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1999
    [2] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1707
    Event Place: Sturminster-Newton, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1999
    [2] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

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