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William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker 1535 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Hopton Castle (village) Shropshire, England

Death Date: 30 Oct 1590

Death Location: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England

Father: William Colchurst

Mother: Joane\Jane Horne

Spouse(s): Mary Otteley

Children(s): Rev (Wheatleigh)

In 1535, William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker entered the world in Hopton Castle (village) Shropshire, England, born to William Barker, of Colchurst and Joane\Jane Horne. William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker married Mary Lady of Tytelley, Cheshire Tyttelley Otteley, and had children including Rev William BARKER (Wheatleigh). William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker passed away in 1590 in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker entered the world in Hopton Castle (village) Shropshire, England, born to William Barker, of Colchurst and Joane\Jane Horne.
  • William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker married Mary Lady of Tytelley, Cheshire Tyttelley Otteley, and had children including Rev William BARKER (Wheatleigh).
  • William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker passed away in 1590 in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Colchurst
1500 – 1563
Birth Location: Colchurst, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
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Joane\Jane Horne
1515 – 1557
Birth Location: Childs Ercall, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Otteley
1535 – 1598
Birth Location: Tytelley, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Rev (Wheatleigh)
1553 – 1594
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
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William Barker's Ancestors

Self
William Barker
1535 – 1590
Birth Place: Hopton Castle (village) Shropshire, England
Parents
William Barker, of Colchurst
1500 – 1563
Colchurst, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Joane\Jane Horne
1515 – 1557
Childs Ercall, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Barker's Descendants

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William (Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire) Barker (1535 – 30 Oct 1590) m. Mary (Lady of Tytelley, Cheshire Tyttelley) Otteley (1535 – 1598)
  1. 1. Rev (William BARKER) (Wheatleigh) (1553 – 4 Apr 1594)
    1. 1. Martha (Barker) (Griffith-Davies) (1576 – 6 Mar 1673) m. Elijah DAVIS (1574 – Abt. 1630)
      1. 1. Philipa (Martha (Barker) Davis) (Mead) (Oct 1604 – 15 Sep 1657) m. William (Mead) (farmer) (1600 – 19 September 1663)
        1. 1. John (Mead (Farmer, proprieter,) assemblyman) (08 Sept 1636 – 5 February 1699) m. Hannah Potter (8 September 1636 – 7 Nov 1723)

William Barker's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker in Hopton Castle (village) Shropshire, England
Hopton Castle (village) Shropshire, England
1590
30 Oct 1590
Age 55
Death of William Sir of Colchurst, Shropshire Barker in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England
Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Hopton Castle (village) Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1590
    Event Place: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England
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