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William Thomas Brenton 1595–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 12 May 1660

Death Location: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Sedgeley

Mother: Ellin Mason

Spouse(s): Ann Bagley

Children(s): Catherine Brenton, Elizabeth Brenton, William Brenton, Christian Brenton, Susan Bretton

In 1595, William Thomas Brenton entered the world in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England, born to John Thomas Brinton Of Sedgeley And Ellin Mason. William Thomas Brenton married Ann Bagley, and had children including Catherine Brenton, Christian Brenton, Eliza Ann Bretton, Elizabeth Brenton, Susan Bretton, William Brenton. William Thomas Brenton passed away in 1660 in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1595, William Thomas Brenton entered the world in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England, born to John Thomas Brinton Of Sedgeley And Ellin Mason.
  • William Thomas Brenton married Ann Bagley, and had children including Catherine Brenton, Christian Brenton, Eliza Ann Bretton, Elizabeth Brenton, Susan Bretton, William Brenton.
  • William Thomas Brenton passed away in 1660 in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Brenton's Ancestors

Self
William Brenton
1595–1660
Birth Place: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Parents
John Thomas Brinton of Sedgeley
1562–1660
Sedgeley, Staffordshire, England
Ellin Mason
1581–1642
Shenstone, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Brinton
1536–1587
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Ellin Wood
1539–1612
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Brinton
1510–1570
Elizabeth Grazebrook
1512–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Grazebrook
1512–1572
John Greysbrooke
1500–1540
Lady Rugeley
1500–1544

William Brenton's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Brenton (1595–12 May 1660) m. Ann Bagley (1600–Oct 1675)
  1. 1. Catherine Brenton 1628–1696 m. Walter Cook 1618–1696
    1. 1. John Cook 1654–1718 m. Naomi Thayer-Cook 1662–1718
      1. 1. Naomi Cook 1693–1762
        1. 1. Sylvanus Holbrook 1715–1781 m. Thankful Thayer 1725–1798
      2. 2. John Cooke 1685–1753
      3. 3. Jonathan Cook 1686–1753
      4. 4. Katherine Cook 1687–1711
    2. 2. Nicholas Cooke 1669–1730
    3. 3. Ebenezer Cook 1656–1718
    4. 4. Walter Cook 1657–1695
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cook 1666–1694
    6. 6. Samuel Cook 1658–1752
    7. 7. Hannah Cook 1650–1695
    8. 8. Catherine Cook 1663–1694
    9. 9. Peter Cook 1674–1713
    10. 10. Experience Cook 1682–1767
    11. 11. Peter Cooke 1652–1718
    12. 12. Elizabeth Cooke 1651–1666
    13. 13. Hannah Cook 1665–1717
    14. 14. Peter Cook 1664–1713
    15. 15. Samuel Cooke 1686–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Brenton 1625–1677
  3. 3. William Brenton 1622–1674
  4. 4. Christian Brenton 1624–1673
  5. 5. Susan Bretton –1777

William Brenton's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of William Thomas Brenton in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
1660
12 May 1660
Age 65
Death of William Thomas Brenton in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1660
    Event Place: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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