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William Biggs 1593 – 1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Jul 1681

Death Location: Watford, Herefordshire, England

Father: John Biggs

Mother: Mary Symonds

Spouse(s): Catherine Cope

Children(s): Catherine Biggs

William Biggs was born in 1593 in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Biggs and Mary Symonds. William Biggs married Catherine Cope, and had children including Catherine Stacey Biggs. William Biggs passed away in 1681 in Watford, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Biggs was born in 1593 in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Biggs and Mary Symonds.
  • William Biggs married Catherine Cope, and had children including Catherine Stacey Biggs.
  • William Biggs passed away in 1681 in Watford, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Biggs
1575 – 1666
Birth Location: Groton, County Suffolk, England
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Mary Symonds
1578 – 1649
Birth Location: Groton, County Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Cope
1595 – 1655
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Catherine Biggs
1615 – 1681
Birth Location: Leckhampstead, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
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William Biggs's Ancestors

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William Biggs
1593 – 1681
Birth Place: Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Biggs
1575 – 1666
Groton, County Suffolk, England
Mary Symonds
1578 – 1649
Groton, County Suffolk, England
Grandparents
James Biggs
1560 – 1628
Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Parke
1560 – 1600
Worcestershire, England
Sir (Knight William "Wyllyam" Henry Pett) Symonds
1547 – 1634
Taunton, Somerset, England
Alice (Mary) Moone
1552 – 1628
Bampton, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Biggs
1530 – 1574
Susan Wyn
1540 – 1620
Walter Parke
1540 – 1574
Susan Wyn
1540 – 1620
Sir Moone
1525 – 1580
Lady Hyde
1523 – 1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Biggs
1510 – 1550
Rebecca
1510 – 1578
Richard Wyn
1520 – 1584
Ann Colthurst
1520 –
John Parke
1520 – 1582
Richard Wyn
1520 – 1584
Ann Colthurst
1520 –
Richard Moone
1495 – 1547
Joan Howman
1491 – 1547
Lord Hyde
1500 – 1545
Lady Edmont
1510 – 1577

William Biggs's Descendants

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William Biggs (1593 – Jul 1681) m. Catherine Cope (1595 – 1655)
  1. 1. Catherine (Stacey) Biggs (1615 – 08 Apr 1681) m. Christopher Hurst (21 June 1612 – 13 Jun 1659)
    1. 1. William"Will" Hurst (25 Oct 1640 – 7 Oct 1705) m. Anne (Stakely) Boyd (1640 – 4 May 1720)
      1. 1. Private (Henry Hendrick) Hurst (16 Jun 1679 – 30 Aug 1717) m. Anne Beeler (1679 – 20 November 1717)
        1. 1. John (Millcreek) Hurst (9 Jan 1699 – 6 Dec 1747) m. Margaret (Elizabeth Jane) Beeler (9 Jan 1702 – 27 Jan 1751)

William Biggs's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593
Birth of William Biggs in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1681
Jul 1681
Age 88
Death of William Biggs in Watford, Herefordshire, England
Watford, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1681
    Event Place: Watford, Herefordshire, England
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