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William Thomas Beardsley 1605 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Stratford, On Avon, Warsaw, England

Death Date: 1661

Death Location: Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Beardsley

Mother: Margaret Hassall

Spouse(s): Mary Harvey

Children(s): Mary Beardsley, Hannah Beardsley

In 1605, William Thomas Beardsley entered the world in Stratford, On Avon, Warsaw, England, born to William Hugh Beardsley and Margaret (Mary) Hassall. William Thomas Beardsley married Mary Harvey, and had children including Mary Beardsley, Hannah Beardsley. William Thomas Beardsley passed away in 1661 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1605, William Thomas Beardsley entered the world in Stratford, On Avon, Warsaw, England, born to William Hugh Beardsley and Margaret (Mary) Hassall.
  • William Thomas Beardsley married Mary Harvey, and had children including Mary Beardsley, Hannah Beardsley.
  • William Thomas Beardsley passed away in 1661 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Beardsley
1579 – 1632
Birth Location: On Avon, Warsaw, England
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Margaret Hassall
1583 – 1661
Birth Location: Ashton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Harvey
1605 – 1668
Birth Location: Church of England, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain
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Children(s)

Mary Beardsley
1631 – 1690
Birth Location: Ilkeston, Derbyshire, , England
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Hannah Beardsley
1642 – 1679
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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William Beardsley's Ancestors

Self
William Beardsley
1605 – 1661
Birth Place: Stratford, On Avon, Warsaw, England
Parents
William Hugh Beardsley
1579 – 1632
On Avon, Warsaw, England
Margaret ((Mary)) Hassall
1583 – 1661
Ashton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (John) Beardsley
1547 – 1600
Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Biddulph
1544 – 1598
Keele, Staffordshire, Eng.
Ralph (Rauffe Hassall of) Hankelow
1551 – 1622
Hankelow, Cheshire, England
Margery Leversage
1555 – 1592
Wheelocke, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Beardsley
1521 – 1547
Lady Barham
1540 – 1547
Richard Biddulph
1509 – 1551
Margaret Salwey
1513 – 1587
William Hankelow
1519 – 1567
Anne Delves
1523 – 1624
William Leversage
1529 – 1584
Katherine Davenport
1526 – 1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Beardsley
1500 – 1560
Margaret Fleming
1504 – 1565
James Barham
1516 – 1584
Mary Oxenbridge
1520 – 1578
Sir Biddulph
1484 – 1508
Lady Aston
1485 – 1509
Sir Stanford
1487 – 1530
Margaret Salwey
1489 – 1530
William Hassall
1493 – 1568
Katherine Mainwaring
1497 – 1582
Sir Cheshire
1500 – 1559
Dame Brooke
1501 – 1562
Ralph Leversege
1517 – 1551
Elizabeth Davenport
1505 – 1550
Thomas Davenport
1497 – 1546
Elizabeth Fitton
1507 – 1577

William Beardsley's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Beardsley (1605 – 1661) m. Mary Harvey (5 June 1605 – 1668)
  1. 1. Mary Beardsley (1631 – 1690) m. Judge (Thomas) Welles (1620 – Oct 1676)
    1. 1. Lieut. (Thomas) Wells (10 Jan 1652 – 2 Dec 1691) m. Hepzibah Buell (11 Dec 1649 – 29 Feb 1704)
      1. 1. Hepzibah Wells (1686 – 25 Apr 1773) m. John Dickinson (01 Nov 1667 – 21 Dec 1761)
    2. 2. Lieutenant (Noah Wells) (Welles) (28 Jul 1666 – 12 Jun 1712) m. Mary White (5 Aug 1665 – 1742)
      1. 1. Jonathan Wells (17 Oct 1696 – 25 Jan 1756) m. Mary (Hubbell) Newton (23 Apr 1699 – 10 Jan 1754)
        1. 1. Jonathan Wells (13 April 1718 – 29 April 1780) m. Abigail Dickinson (12 Jan 1715 – 3 Mar 1797)
  2. 2. Hannah Beardsley (1642 – 23 Feb 1679) m. Nathaniel Dickinson (16 Aug 1643 – 11 Oct 1710)
    1. 1. John Dickinson (01 Nov 1667 – 21 Dec 1761) m. Hepzibah Wells (1686 – 25 Apr 1773)
      1. 1. Abigail Dickinson (12 Jan 1715 – 3 Mar 1797) m. Jonathan Wells (13 April 1718 – 29 April 1780)
        1. 1. Thomas Wells (3 Dec 1742 – 17 Mar 1818) m. Olive Newton (7 Sep 1747 – 9 Jul 1837)

William Beardsley's Timeline

10 Records

1605
9 Mar 1605
Birth of William Thomas Beardsley in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
1605
9 March 1605
Birth of William Thomas Beardsley in Ilkeston, Erewash Borough, Derbyshire, England
Ilkeston, Erewash Borough, Derbyshire, England
1605
1605
Birth of William Thomas Beardsley in Stratford, On Avon, Warsaw, England
Stratford, On Avon, Warsaw, England
1605
5 Jun 1605
William Thomas Beardsley was baptized in Ilkeston, Derby, England
Ilkeston, Derby, England
1636
1636
Age 31
William Thomas Beardsley resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1650
1650
Age 45
William Thomas Beardsley resided here in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
1661
6 Jul 1661
Age 56
Death of William Thomas Beardsley in Stratford, Fairfield, Conn, America (Mason)
Stratford, Fairfield, Conn, America (Mason)
1661
6 July 1661
Age 56
Death of William Thomas Beardsley in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1661
6 July 1661
Age 56
Death of William Thomas Beardsley in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1661
1661
Age 56
Death of William Thomas Beardsley in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1605
    Event Place: Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1605
    Event Place: Ilkeston, Erewash Borough, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 70.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JW4
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Stratford, On Avon, Warsaw, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Ilkeston, Derby, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: A catalogue of the names of the first Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Our colonial ancestors and their descendants : historical, genealogical, biographical
    [2] Ancestry and descendants of Henry Perkins Smith and Christiana (Long) Smith

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1661
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Conn, America (Mason)
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1661
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1661
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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