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William Bernard 1603–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1603

Birth Location: Kingsthorpe,,Northamptonshire,England

Death Date: 1665-12-31

Death Location: ,Nansemond,Virginia,USA

Father: Francis Bernard

Mother: Mary Woolhouse

Spouse(s): Lucy Higginson

Children(s): Lucy Bernard

William Bernard was born in 1603 in Kingsthorpe,,Northamptonshire,England, the child of Francis Bernard And Mary Woolhouse. William Bernard married Lucy Higginson, and had children including Lucy Bernard. William Bernard passed away in 1665 in ,Nansemond,Virginia,USA.

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Biography

  • William Bernard was born in 1603 in Kingsthorpe,,Northamptonshire,England, the child of Francis Bernard And Mary Woolhouse.
  • William Bernard married Lucy Higginson, and had children including Lucy Bernard.
  • William Bernard passed away in 1665 in ,Nansemond,Virginia,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Bernard
1556–1630
Birth Location: ,Kingsthorpe,Northamptonshire,England
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Mary Woolhouse
1560–1586
Birth Location: St Magnus Par,London Bridge,Middlesex,England
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Higginson
1626–1675
Birth Location: Fairfield,Gloucester,Virginia,USA
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Children(s)

Lucy Bernard
1647–1675
Birth Location: York,,Virginia,USA
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William Bernard's Ancestors

Self
William Bernard
1603–1665
Birth Place: Kingsthorpe,,Northamptonshire,England
Parents
Francis Bernard
1556–1630
,Kingsthorpe,Northamptonshire,England
Mary Woolhouse
1560–1586
St Magnus Par,London Bridge,Middlesex,England
Grandparents
Francis Bernard
1530–1602
Abington,,Northamptonshire,England
Alice Haselwood
1525–1612
Maidwell,,Northamptonshire,England
Anthony Woolhouse
1533–1587
Glapwell,Derby,,England
Millicent Strelley
1538–1606
St Leonard,Eastcheap,London,England
Great-Grandparents
John Haselwood
1502–1550
Alice Gascoigne
1510–1573
John Woolhouse
1506–1536
Margaret Baker
1510–1536
John Strelley
1512–1559
Alice Strelley
1514–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmond Haselwood
1477–1541
Jane Chauntrell
1481–1541
William Gascoigne
1504–1529
Margaret Wright
1522–
Thomas Woodhouse
1477–1521
Thomasine Townsend
1475–1551
Richard Baker
1480–
Bridget Powtrell
1480–
Nicholas Strelley
1480–1560
Elizabeth Spencer
1489–

William Bernard's Descendants

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William Bernard (1603–1665-12-31) m. Lucy Higginson (1626–1675-11-06)
  1. 1. Lucy Bernard 1647–1675 m. Edmund Gwynn 1643–1683
    1. 1. Lucy Gwynn 1680–1731 m. Thomas Reade 1649–1720
      1. 1. Mildred Reade 1704–1794 m. Philip Rootes 1696–1756
        1. 1. John Rootes 1735–1798
        2. 2. Priscilla Rootes 1744–1807 m. Benjamin Grymes 1725–1774

William Bernard's Timeline

2 Records

1603
1603
Birth of William Bernard in Kingsthorpe,,Northamptonshire,England
Kingsthorpe,,Northamptonshire,England
1665
1665-12-31
Age 62
Death of William Bernard in ,Nansemond,Virginia,USA
,Nansemond,Virginia,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Kingsthorpe,,Northamptonshire,England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1665-12-31
    Event Place: ,Nansemond,Virginia,USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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