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William Brenton 1610–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England

Death Date: 13 Nov 1674

Death Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: William Brenton

Mother: Ellin Mason

Spouse(s): Martha Burton

Children(s): Sarah Brenton

The story of William Brenton began in 1610 in Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England. William Brenton married Martha Burton, and had children including Sarah Brenton. William Brenton passed away in 1674 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Brenton began in 1610 in Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England.
  • William Brenton married Martha Burton, and had children including Sarah Brenton.
  • William Brenton passed away in 1674 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brenton
1595–1660
Birth Location: Hammersmith, Middlesex, , England
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Ellin Mason
1590–1672
Birth Location: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Burton
1624–1723
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Sarah Brenton
1650–1686
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, England
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William Brenton's Ancestors

Self
William Brenton
1610–1674
Birth Place: Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England
Parents
William Thomas Brenton
1595–1660
Hammersmith, Middlesex, , England
Ellin Mason
1590–1672
Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Brinton
1562–1660
Sedgeley, Staffordshire, England
Ellen Mason
1581–1642
Shenstone, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Mason
1550–1601
Didlebury, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Grazebrook
1559–1627
Shenstone, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brenton's Descendants

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William Brenton (1610–13 Nov 1674) m. Martha Burton (19 June 1624–15 Sep 1723)
  1. 1. Sarah Brenton 1650–1686 m. Joseph Elliott 1638–1694
    1. 1. Mary Elliott 1665–1698 m. John Howard 1661–1721
      1. 1. Elizabeth Howard 1685–1728 m. James Francis 1685–1756
        1. 1. Mary Francis 1722–1763 m. Thomas (Stanley) III 1720–1775

William Brenton's Timeline

2 Records

1610
1610
Birth of William Brenton in Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England
Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England
1674
13 Nov 1674
Age 64
Death of William Brenton in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1674
    Event Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
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