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William John? Bowyer 1590 – 1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1590

Birth Location: Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 7 March 1641

Death Location: Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir MP

Mother: Catherine Yelverton

Spouse(s): Lady Skeffington

Children(s): Rebecca Bowers

William John? Bowyer was born in 1590 in Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir John Bowyer MP and Catherine Yelverton. William John? Bowyer married Lady Hester Skeffington, and had children including Rebecca Elizabeth Christian Bowers. William John? Bowyer passed away in 1641 in Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William John? Bowyer was born in 1590 in Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir John Bowyer MP and Catherine Yelverton.
  • William John? Bowyer married Lady Hester Skeffington, and had children including Rebecca Elizabeth Christian Bowers.
  • William John? Bowyer passed away in 1641 in Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England.

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William Bowyer's Ancestors

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William Bowyer
1590 – 1641
Birth Place: Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir John Bowyer MP
1550 – 1604
Knypersley Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
Catherine Yelverton
1550 – 1631
Easton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Bowyer
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bowyer's Descendants

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William (John?) Bowyer (Abt 1590 – 7 March 1641) m. Lady (Hester) Skeffington (1590 – 30 Aug 1657)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth Christian) Bowers (1615 – 7 Apr 1668) m. Maj (Thomas) Davis (1613 – 29 Sep 1683) m. Thomas Davis ( – 1683) m. Thomas Davis (1602 – 1720)
    1. 1. Joanna Davis (1624 – 17 Apr 1688)
    2. 2. Joseph Davis (1631 – 15 Sep 1671)
    3. 3. William Davis (1635 – 3 Sep 1680) m. Sarah ("Sary") Jarvis (1643 – 1690) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Hooper (1 Jul 1640 – 2 JUL 1700)
      1. 1. James (Samuel) Davis (29 Oct 1669 – 14/15 Dec 1716) m. Elizabeth White (29 Oct 1673 – 01 Dec 1728) m. Sarah Nicholson (1682 – )
        1. 1. William Davis (4 Apr 1692 – 1 Jun 1756)
        2. 2. Johanna ("Joanna") Davis (1693 – Nov 1775)
        3. 3. John Davis (1694 – 1718)
        4. 4. James Davis (14 Jan 1694 – 24 Mar 1719)
        5. 5. Mary Davis (Nov 1694 – )
        6. 6. John Davis (14 Jan 1695 – 12 Feb 1718)
        7. 7. Thomas Davis (14 Jan 1695 – 20 Jul 1767)
        8. 8. Abraham Davis (1696 – 12 Feb 1718)
        9. 9. David Davis (1698 – 1778)
        10. 10. James Davis (06 Aug 1698 – 14 Dec 1716)
        11. 11. Robert Davis (13 Jan 1701 – Oct 1749) m. Sarah Eager (1700 – Aft. 1740)
        12. 12. Henry Davis (Nov 1712 – Nov 1718)
        13. 13. James Davis (1720 – 1782)
    4. 4. Benjamin Davis (abt 1637 – 09/29/1683)
    5. 5. William (C) Davis (1639 – 1719)
    6. 6. Thomas Davis (1639 – 1698)
    7. 7. William (C) Davis (1639 – 1719)
    8. 8. William (C) Davis (1639 – 1719)
    9. 9. Richard Davis (abt 1641 – 1696)
    10. 10. Farnces Davis (1642 – 1712)
    11. 11. William Davis (abt 1642 – 9 Dec 1688)
    12. 12. Maj. (James) Davis (1643 – 9 Dec 1688)
    13. 13. Captain (James) Davis (1643 – 9 December 1688)
    14. 14. Alice Davis (1645 – 16 Mar 1695)
    15. 15. Sarah Davis (abt 1645 – 1712)
    16. 16. Thomas Davis (1647 – 24 Feb 1665)
    17. 17. Mary Davis (abt 1647 – 29 Sep 1683)
    18. 18. Thomas Davis (abt 1650 – 21 Dec 1720)

William Bowyer's Timeline

3 Records

1588
26 Jul 1588
Birth of William John? Bowyer in Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
1590
Abt 1590
Birth of William John? Bowyer in Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
1641
7 March 1641
Age 51
Death of William John? Bowyer in Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England
Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1588
    Event Place: Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1590
    Event Place: Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1641
    Event Place: Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England

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