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William Bedell 1569–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1569

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Death Date: 1612

Death Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Silvester Bedell

Mother: Margaret Highfield

Spouse(s): Bridget Power

Children(s): Dorothy Bedell, Sylvester Bedell, Francis Bedell, Gabriel Bedell, Jane Bedell

William Bedell was born in 1569 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of Silvester Bedell And Margaret Highfield. William Bedell married Bridget Elizabeth Power, and had children including Dorothy Bedell, Francis Bedell, Gabriel Bedell, Jane Bedell, Sylvester Bedell. William Bedell passed away in 1612 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

William Bedell was born in 1569 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of Silvester Bedell And Margaret Highfield.
William Bedell married Bridget Elizabeth Power, and had children including Dorothy Bedell, Francis Bedell, Gabriel Bedell, Jane Bedell, Sylvester Bedell.
William Bedell passed away in 1612 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silvester Bedell

1524–1580

Birth Location: Huntington, Herefordshire, England

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Margaret Highfield

1526–

Birth Location: Cheshire, England

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Spouses(s)

Bridget Power

1561–1612

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

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Children(s)

Dorothy Bedell

1591–1648

Birth Location: Harlington, Bedfordshire, England

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Sylvester Bedell

1597–

Birth Location: Harlington, Bedfordshire, England

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Francis Bedell

1603–

Birth Location: Harlington, Bedfordshire, England

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Gabriel Bedell

1605–

Birth Location: Harlington, Bedfordshire, England

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Jane Bedell

1609–

Birth Location: Harlington, Bedfordshire, England

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William Bedell's Ancestors

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William Bedell

1569–1612

Birth Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Parents

Silvester Bedell

1524–1580

Huntington, Herefordshire, England

Margaret Highfield

1526–

Cheshire, England

Grandparents

William Bedell

1498–

Great Catworth, Hunt, England

Goditha Villers

1500–1560

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

William Highfield

1500–1560

Davenport, Cheshire, England

Katherine Davenport

1512–1533

Davenport, Cheshire, England

Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bedell

1472–1555

John Davenport

1480–1554

Matilda Brereton

1480–1530

2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bedell

1440–1485

Johanna Wolleston

1450–

Ralph Davenport

1456–1510

Margery Davenport

1461–1511

Andrew Brereton

1448–1527

Agnes Legh

1456–1478

William Bedell's Descendants

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William Bedell (8 May 1569–1612) m. Bridget (Elizabeth) Power (1561–1612)

1. Dorothy Bedell 1591–1648 m. Edward Burwell 1579–1626 m. Roger Wingate 1595–1641
1. 1. Lewis (Fairfield) Burwell 1621–1653 m. Lucy Higginson 1643–1675
  1. 1. Lewis Burwell 1647–1710 m. Abigail Smith 1656–1692
    1. 1. Mary Burwell 1677–1740 m. Richardson 1650–1727
    2. 2. Joanna Burwell 1675–1727
    3. 3. Elizabeth Burwell 1677–1734 m. Benjamin (III) Harrison 1673–1710 m. William Bassett 1671–1723
    4. 4. Nathaniel (Bacon) Burwell 1680–1721 m. Elizabeth Carter 1689–1734
    5. 5. Lewis Burwell 1682–1696
    6. 6. Lucy Burwell 1683–1716
    7. 7. Martha Burwell 1685–1710
    8. 8. Jane Burwell 1688–1691
    9. 9. James Burwell 1689–1718
    10. 10. Bacon Burwell 1687–1692
    11. 11. Lewis Burwell 1699–1744
2. 2. Dorothy Burwell 1618–1628
3. 3. George Burwell 1624–1624
4. 4. Edward Burwell 1625–1720
5. 5. William Burwell 1617–
6. 6. John Burwell 1627–1690
7. 7. Lucy Wingate 1635–
2. Sylvester Bedell 1597–
3. Francis Bedell 1603–
4. Gabriel Bedell 1605–
5. Jane Bedell 1609–

William Bedell's Timeline

2 Records

1569

8 May 1569

Birth of William Bedell in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

1612

1612

Age 43

Death of William Bedell in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

1569

8 May 1569

Birth of William Bedell in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

1612

1612

Age 43

Death of William Bedell in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 8 May 1569
Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1612
Event Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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