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William Brent 1540 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Stow Upon the Wold, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 12 October 1588

Death Location: Monmouth Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Nicholas Brent

Mother: Elizabeth Wroth

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Brent

In 1540, William Brent entered the world in Stow Upon the Wold, Gloucestershire, England, born to Nicholas Brent and Elizabeth Wroth. William Brent had children including Mary Ann Brent. William Brent passed away in 1588 in Monmouth Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Brent entered the world in Stow Upon the Wold, Gloucestershire, England, born to Nicholas Brent and Elizabeth Wroth.
  • William Brent had children including Mary Ann Brent.
  • William Brent passed away in 1588 in Monmouth Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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William Brent's Ancestors

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William Brent
1540 – 1588
Birth Place: Stow Upon the Wold, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Nicholas Brent
1510 – 1582
Stow, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Wroth
1520 – 1570
Quinton, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Wroth
1484 – 1536
Durrants-in-enfield, Middlesex, England
Jane Haute
1486 – 1536
Bishopsbourne, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brent's Descendants

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William Brent (1540 – 12 October 1588)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Brent (1587 – 1655)
    1. 1. Nicholas Parsell (1619 – 10 Mar 1689) m. Mary (Sarah Van) Damn (1621 – 10 Mar 1688)
      1. 1. Sarah Pearsall (10 March 1644 – 5 March 1729) m. John (Lawrence) Embree (1644 – 1705)
        1. 1. John Embree (1671 – 14 Dec 1762) m. Ruth Denton (14 Dec 1693 – Abt 1718)

William Brent's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Brent in Stow Upon the Wold, Gloucestershire, England
Stow Upon the Wold, Gloucestershire, England
1588
12 October 1588
Age 48
Death of William Brent in Monmouth Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Monmouth Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Stow Upon the Wold, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1588
    Event Place: Monmouth Castle, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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