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William Atkins Blake 1594–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1594

Birth Location: Waltham, St. Laurence, Wargrave, Berkshire England

Death Date: 25 Aug 1663

Death Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts

Father: Gulielmus Atkins

Mother: Agnes Annett

Spouse(s): Agnes Thorne

Children(s): Josiah Adkins

In 1594, William Atkins Blake entered the world in Waltham, St. Laurence, Wargrave, Berkshire England, born to Gulielmus Atkins And Agnes Annett. William Atkins Blake married Agnes Thorne, Mrs William Adkins, and had children including Josiah Adkins. William Atkins Blake passed away in 1663 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1594, William Atkins Blake entered the world in Waltham, St. Laurence, Wargrave, Berkshire England, born to Gulielmus Atkins And Agnes Annett.
  • William Atkins Blake married Agnes Thorne, Mrs William Adkins, and had children including Josiah Adkins.
  • William Atkins Blake passed away in 1663 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Blake's Ancestors

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William Blake
1594–1663
Birth Place: Waltham, St. Laurence, Wargrave, Berkshire England
Parents
Gulielmus Atkins
1560–
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Agnes Annett
1560–1630
England
Grandparents
Thomas (Johannes) Atkyn
1536–1603
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Thomas (Johannes) Atkyn
1536–1603
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Atkyn
1513–1557
Margaret Cowlishaw
1512–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Blake's Descendants

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William (Atkins) Blake (1594–25 Aug 1663) m. Agnes Thorne (1598–)
  1. 1. Josiah Adkins –1690 m. Elizabeth Wetmore 1648–1700
    1. 1. Ephraim Adkins 1685–1760 m. Elizabeth Andrews 1725–
      1. 1. George Adkins 1726–1767
        1. 1. George Adkins 1757– m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Hart 1771–1833

William Blake's Timeline

3 Records

1594
1594
Birth of William Atkins Blake in Waltham, St. Laurence, Wargrave, Berkshire England
Waltham, St. Laurence, Wargrave, Berkshire England
1624
16 Jan 1624/5
Age 30
William Atkins Blake was married
None
1663
25 Aug 1663
Age 69
Death of William Atkins Blake in Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Waltham, St. Laurence, Wargrave, Berkshire England
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1624/5
    Record Source: Hampshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Increase Blake of Boston : his ancestors and descendants
    [2] Blake family : a genealogical history of William Blake of Dorchester and his descendants
    [3] A record of the Blakes of Somersetshire : especially in the line of William Blake, of Dorchester, Mass.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1663
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

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