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William Beardsley 1603 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 MAR 1603

Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 JUL 1661

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Hugh Berdsley

Mother: Margaret Hassall

Spouse(s): Mary Harvey

Children(s): Thomas Beardsley, Mary Beardsley, John Beardsley, Joseph Beardsley, Samuel Beardsley, Sarah Beardsley, Hannah Beardsley, Daniel Beardsley, David Beardsley, Ruth Beardsley, Thomas Beardsley, William Beardsley, Rebecca Beardsley

In 1603, William Beardsley entered the world in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Hugh Berdsley and Margaret Hassall. William Beardsley married Mary Harvey, and had children including Thomas Beardsley, Mary Beardsley, John Beardsley, Joseph Beardsley, Samuel Beardsley, Sarah L Beardsley, Hannah Beardsley, Daniel Beardsley, David Beardsley, Ruth Beardsley, Thomas Beardsley, William Beardsley, Rebecca Beardsley. William Beardsley passed away in 1661 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1603, William Beardsley entered the world in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Hugh Berdsley and Margaret Hassall.
  • William Beardsley married Mary Harvey, and had children including Thomas Beardsley, Mary Beardsley, John Beardsley, Joseph Beardsley, Samuel Beardsley, Sarah L Beardsley, Hannah Beardsley, Daniel Beardsley, David Beardsley, Ruth Beardsley, Thomas Beardsley, William Beardsley, Rebecca Beardsley.
  • William Beardsley passed away in 1661 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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William Beardsley's Ancestors

Self
William Beardsley
1603 – 1661
Birth Place: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Hugh Berdsley
1582 – 1632
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Hassall
1583 – 1661
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (John) Berdsley
1557 – 1600
Elsenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joane (Jane) Upton
1561 – 1598
Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rycharde Hassell
1564 – 1619
Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Ballarde
1557 –
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Berdsley
1522 – 1558
Agnes Chutworth
1526 – 1557
John Upton
1525 – 1582
Jane Raleigh
1528 – 1581
Edward Ballard
1610 – 1644
Elizabeth Biggs
1615 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Berdsley
1500 –
William Upton,
1490 – 1570
Joan Punt
1498 –
John Raleigh
1484 – 1584
Elizabaeth Edgecombe
1485 –
Ralph Ballard
1582 –
Susan Rowditch
1585 –
Robert Biggs
1573 –
Elizabeth Orton
1581 –

William Beardsley's Descendants

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William Beardsley (9 MAR 1603 – 6 JUL 1661) m. Mary Harvey (5 JUN 1605 – 1661)
  1. 1. Thomas Beardsley (1625 – 29 MAR 1667) m. Elizabeth Groves (ABT 1647 – ) m. Sarah Deming ( – 1748) m. Mary Seeley (12 SEP 1687 – AFT 1713)
  2. 2. Mary Beardsley (1630 – 20 SEP 1691) m. Thomas Welles (10 JAN 1620 – 30 SEP 1676) m. Samuel Belden (16 SEP 1632 – 3 JAN 1713)
  3. 3. John Beardsley (2 NOV 1633 – 19 NOV 1718) m. Hannah Joseph (ABT 1637 – 3 DEC 1718) m. Hannah Beardsley (ABT 1637 – OCT 1718)
  4. 4. Joseph Beardsley (16 NOV 1634 – 29 MAY 1712) m. Elizabeth Dayton (1638 – ) m. Abigail Dayton (ABT 1637 – 1 APR 1712) m. Abigail (Phebe) Dayton (1635 – 1 APR 1712)
  5. 5. Samuel Beardsley (JUL 1636 – 24 DEC 1706) m. Abigail Clark (1641 – 2 MAY 1727) m. Mary Dorman (12 MAY 1680 – JUN 1768) m. Sarah Sherwood (ABT 1640 – ) m. <Living>
  6. 6. Sarah (L) Beardsley (ABT 1640 – 24 DEC 1706) m. Obadiah Dickinson (15 APR 1641 – 10 JUN 1698)
    1. 1. Sarah Dickinson (20 AUG 1669 – ) m. Nehemiah (N) Smith (1665 – )
    2. 2. Obadiah Dickinson (29 JAN 1672 – ABT 1700)
    3. 3. Daniel Dickinson (3 FEB 1674 – 30 MAR 1768) m. Elizabeth Crow (ABT 1678 – BEF 1710) m. Mary Williamson (25 JUN 1688 – 6 APR 1718)
    4. 4. Eliphalet Dickinson (16 MAR 1679 – 9 SEP 1733) m. Rebecca Bronson (1679 – 2 MAY 1755)
      1. 1. Eliphalet Dickinson (1698 – 4 FEB 1755) m. Susannah Burnham (30 MAR 1705 – 8 NOV 1750)
      2. 2. Obadiah Dickinson (14 AUG 1701 – 23 APR 1782) m. Hannah Rockwell (18 DEC 1704 – 23 APR 1781) m. Eunice Dickinson (22 JUL 1708 – 21 MAY 1770) m. Mary Collins
      3. 3. Sarah Kilbourne (1703 – 6 APR 1739) m. Jonathan Kilbourne (17 MAR 1703 – 1777)
      4. 4. Rebecca Dickinson (28 DEC 1705 – 16 JUN 1767) m. Abraham Kilbourn (12 APR 1708 – 25 FEB 1776)
      5. 5. Lois Dickinson (ABT 1708 – 8 NOV 1712)
      6. 6. Eunice Dickinson (22 JUL 1708 – 21 MAY 1770) m. John Francis (12 OCT 1684 – 19 SEP 1749) m. Obadiah Dickinson (14 AUG 1701 – 23 APR 1782)
        1. 1. Mary Francis (ABT 1736 – 1783) m. Jonathan Bassett (<1732> – )
        2. 2. Lydia Francis (4 JUN 1738 – 25 FEB 1767) m. Solomon Williams (2 SEP 1732 – BEF 19 NOV 1759)
        3. 3. Eunice Francis (6 AUG 1741 – 21 MAY 1770) m. Abijah Tryon (FEB 1739 – 31 MAR 1816)
        4. 4. John Francis (20 JUN 1744 – 30 MAY 1824) m. Rhoda Wright (1743 – 27 MAR 1816)
        5. 5. Mercy Francis (6 FEB 1746 – 6 JUL 1747)
      7. 7. Eleazur Dickinson (23 AUG 1712 – 24 JUL 1768) m. Jemima Nott (12 MAY 1714 – 6 JUN 1776)
      8. 8. Obadiah Deckinson (1716 – ) m. Mary Collins (11 APR 1720 – 25 SEP 1794)
  7. 7. Hannah Beardsley (1642 – 23 FEB 1679) m. Nathaniel Dickinson (BEF 18 MAR 1627 – 11 OCT 1710)
  8. 8. Daniel Beardsley (ABT 1644 – 7 OCT 1730) m. Ruth Goodwin (2 SEP 1662 – 1739)
  9. 9. David Beardsley (ABT 1645 – )
  10. 10. Ruth Beardsley (1646 – AFT 1668) m. Joseph Smith (ABT 1645 – ABT 1732) m. James Smith (ABT 1642 – ) m. Joseph Smith (ABT 1635 – )
  11. 11. Thomas Beardsley (1646 – )
  12. 12. William Beardsley (1647 – )
  13. 13. Rebecca Beardsley (1648 – 17 FEB 1739) m. Israel Curtiss (3 APR 1644 – 28 OCT 1704) m. James Beebe (ABT 1632 – ABT 1710)

William Beardsley's Timeline

3 Records

1603
9 MAR 1603
Birth of William Beardsley in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1661
6 JUL 1661
Age 58
Death of William Beardsley in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1661
7 JUL 1661
Age 58
Burial of William Beardsley in Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1603
    Event Place: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1661
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1661
    Event Place: Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

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