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William Beardsley 1582 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1582

Birth Location: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 26 Jan 1632

Death Location: Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Thomas (Beardsley)

Mother: Joan Crawley

Spouse(s): Mary Hassall

Children(s): Sarah Beardsley

William Beardsley was born in 1582 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas JOHN Beadsley (Beardsley) and Joan Crawley. William Beardsley married Mary Margaret Beardsley Hassall, and had children including Sarah Catherine Beardsley. William Beardsley passed away in 1632 in Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • William Beardsley was born in 1582 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas JOHN Beadsley (Beardsley) and Joan Crawley.
  • William Beardsley married Mary Margaret Beardsley Hassall, and had children including Sarah Catherine Beardsley.
  • William Beardsley passed away in 1632 in Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.

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William Beardsley's Ancestors

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William Beardsley
1582 – 1632
Birth Place: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas JOHN Beadsley (Beardsley)
1547 – 1600
Elsenham, Essex, Eng.
Joan Crawley
1568 – 1600
Elsenham, England
Grandparents
Richard (Henry) Beardsley
1521 – 1547
Elsenham, Essex, England,
Lady (Lady Margaret Barham) Beardsley
1522 – 1547
Elsenham, Essex, England
Thomas Crawley
1546 – 1600
All Saints St Peter, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Agnes Wilson) Gardiner
1526 – 1588
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Beardsley
1505 – 1565
James Barham
1500 – 1584
Mary OXENBRIDGE
1510 – 1578
Katharine Wilson
1515 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Beardsley's Descendants

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William Beardsley (31 Oct 1582 – 26 Jan 1632) m. Mary (Margaret Beardsley) Hassall (6 Dec 1583 – 1661)
  1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Beardsley (1615 – 21 Jan 1651) m. Thomas Meekins (1611 – 10 Dec 1687)
    1. 1. Mary ({Allis, Ellis} MEAKINS ***) MEEKINS? (8 Jun 1645 – 10 April 1705) m. Nathaniel CLARK (27 November 1641 – 30 March 1669)
      1. 1. Mary Clark (1663 – 11 December 1711) m. Jonathan Parsons (1693 – Abt 1782)
        1. 1. Jonathan Parsons m. Abigail Smith

William Beardsley's Timeline

2 Records

1582
31 Oct 1582
Birth of William Beardsley in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
1632
26 Jan 1632
Age 50
Death of William Beardsley in Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1582
    Event Place: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1632
    Event Place: Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

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