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William Bowyer 1590–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1590

Birth Location: Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1641

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

Father: Sir Bowyer

Mother: Catherine Yelverton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Skeffington

Children(s): Rebecca Christian

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

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Biography

  • William Bowyer was born in 1590 in Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir John Bowyer And Catherine Yelverton.
  • William Bowyer married Elizabeth Skeffington, and had children including Rebecca Christian.
  • William 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
1540–1605
Knypersley, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, Untied Kingdom
Catherine Yelverton
1550–1612
Easton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
William Bowyer
1510–1601
Knypersley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Hayward
1523–1603
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Christopher Yelverton
1511–1564
Knypersley, Staffordshire, England
Mary Catesby
1517–1564
Eng
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bowyer's Descendants

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William Bowyer (Abt 1590–Mar 1641) m. Elizabeth Skeffington (1590–30 Aug 1657)
  1. 1. Rebecca Christian 1615–1668 m. Thomas Davis 1613–1683
    1. 1. James Davis 1638–1688 m. Magaret Jordan 1636–1688
      1. 1. Mary Davis 1685–1764 m. James Wright 1671–1759
        1. 1. Hannah (Susannah) Wright 1709–1760 m. Henry (Josiah) Ballinger 1695–1774

William Bowyer's Timeline

2 Records

1590
Abt 1590
Birth of William Bowyer in Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
1641
Mar 1641
Age 51
Death of William Bowyer in Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England
Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1590
    Event Place: Knypersley Hall, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1641
    Event Place: Knypersley Hall, near Biddulf, Staffordshire, England

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