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William Blount 1591 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1591

Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 1655

Death Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Father: Knight Blount

Mother: Lady Knollys

Spouse(s): Anne Clere)

Children(s): John Blount, Thomas Blount, James Blount, Edmund Blount, Walter Blount, Thomas Blount, Richard Blount

The story of William Blount began in 1591 in Astley, Worcestershire, England. William Blount married Anne Clare (Clair, Clere), and had children including John Blount, Thomas Blount, James John Blount, Edmund Blount, Walter Blount, Thomas Blount, Richard Blount. William Blount passed away in 1655 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Blount began in 1591 in Astley, Worcestershire, England.
  • William Blount married Anne Clare (Clair, Clere), and had children including John Blount, Thomas Blount, James John Blount, Edmund Blount, Walter Blount, Thomas Blount, Richard Blount.
  • William Blount passed away in 1655 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Knight Blount
1555 – 1601
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
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Lady Knollys
1543 – 1634
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Clere)
1596 – 1651
Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, England
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Children(s)

John Blount
1616 – 1621
Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, England
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Thomas Blount
1618 – 1622
Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, England
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James Blount
1620 – 1686
Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, England
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Edmund Blount
1624 – 1694
Birth Location: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
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Walter Blount
1625 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Blount
1640 –
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Richard Blount
Birth Location: –
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William Blount's Ancestors

Self
William Blount
1591 – 1655
Birth Place: Astley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Knight of Kidderminster, Sir Christopher Blount
1555 – 1601
Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
Lady (Letitia (Lettice)) Knollys
1543 – 1634
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
James (Blount, 6th Baron) Mountjoy
1533 – 1581
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Countess (Katherine) Leigh
1539 – 1576
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
Lord (Francis) Knollys
1514 – 1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine Carey) (Cary)
1524 – 1568
Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Mountjoy
1516 – 1544
Anne Mountjoy"
1516 – 1581
William Aldenham
1491 – 1528
Mary Carey
1504 – 1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bath
1478 – 1534
Lady Mountjoy
1480 – 1521
Sir Willoughby,
1472 – 1521
Dorothy Mountjoy
1480 – 1552

William Blount's Descendants

1.
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William Blount (ABT 1591 – 1655) m. Anne (Clare (Clair,) Clere) (1596 – 1651)
  1. 1. John Blount (1616 – 1621)
  2. 2. Thomas Blount (1618 – 1622)
  3. 3. James (John) Blount (1620 – 17 Jul 1686)
  4. 4. Edmund Blount (abt 1624 – 1694) m. Judith Rhodes (1625 – 1705)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann "Dorothy") Blount (1644 – 1741)
    2. 2. Sir (Edmund Rhodes) Blount\Blunt (abt 1644 – )
    3. 3. Emma Blount (1645 – 1694)
    4. 4. Emma Blount (1650 – 1701) m. John Pike (1648 – 1 Oct 1681) m. Joseph Pike (15 Nov 1657 – 29 Jan 1728) m. John (Nickson or) Nixon ( – ca 1688) m. Edward Mayo (abt 1650 – 12 August 1724)
      1. 1. Robert Pike
      2. 2. Edward Pike (12 Mar 1676 – )
      3. 3. Samuel Pike (29 Oct 1678 – 8 May 1718) m. Jean McGregory (1680 – 1752)
        1. 1. John Pike (1702-04-14 – 1774-01-15)
        2. 2. Benjamin Pike (1707 – 1785)
        3. 3. Ann Pike (1708 – 1781)
        4. 4. Samuel Pike (21 Jan 1712 – 1784) m. Sarah Overman (1722-01-21 – 1762) m. Tabitha Scott (1712 – 1773) m. Anne Ducely (1712 – )
      4. 4. Africa Pike (08 Jul 1673 – )
    5. 5. Catharina Blount (1650 – 1694)
    6. 6. James Blount
  5. 5. Walter Blount (1625 – )
  6. 6. Thomas Blount (1640 – )
  7. 7. Richard Blount

William Blount's Timeline

4 Records

1585
1585
Birth of William Blount in Astley, Worcestershire, England
Astley, Worcestershire, England
1591
ABT 1591
Birth of William Blount in Astley, Worcestershire, England
Astley, Worcestershire, England
1615
ABT 1615
Age 24
William Blount was married in Astley, Worcestershire, England
Astley, Worcestershire, England
1655
1655
Age 64
Death of William Blount in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Astley, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1591
    Event Place: Astley, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1615
    Event Place: Astley, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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