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William Burgess 1660 – 1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Frant, Sussex, England

Death Date: Aug 1706

Death Location: Northiam, Rother District, East Sussex, England

Father: William Burgess

Mother: DOROTHY Phillips

Spouse(s): Joan Hesmer

Children(s): Sarah Burgess

William Burgess was born in 1660 in Frant, Sussex, England, the child of William Burgess and DOROTHY Phillips. William Burgess married Joan Hesmer, and had children including Sarah Gage Bennett Burgess. William Burgess passed away in 1706 in Northiam, Rother District, East Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • William Burgess was born in 1660 in Frant, Sussex, England, the child of William Burgess and DOROTHY Phillips.
  • William Burgess married Joan Hesmer, and had children including Sarah Gage Bennett Burgess.
  • William Burgess passed away in 1706 in Northiam, Rother District, East Sussex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Burgess's Ancestors

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William Burgess
1660 – 1706
Birth Place: Frant, Sussex, England
Parents
William Burgess
1625 – 1679
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
DOROTHY Phillips
1622 – 1675
Buxted, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William Burgesse
1591 – 1641
Buxted, Sussex, England
Alice Figg
1596 – 1668
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Robert Philipps
1584 – 1650
Singleton, Sussex, England
Dorothy Bettesworth
1592 – 1676
Colemore, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Figg
1562 – 1627
Margery Rygbye
1563 –
Peter Bettesworth
1565 – 1634
Lady Uvedale
1564 – 1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bettesworth
1530 – 1598
Agnes Aylwin
1534 – 1597

William Burgess's Descendants

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William Burgess (1660 – Aug 1706) m. Joan Hesmer (1650 – 22 Apr 1739)
  1. 1. Sarah (Gage Bennett) Burgess (1675 – 05 Jan 1757) m. John Martin (22 May 1674 – 22 Apr 1763)
    1. 1. Thomas Martin (1701 – 15 Aug 1770) m. Elizabeth Stanford (1705 – 1726)
      1. 1. John Martin (1726 – 26 MAR 1779) m. Hester Chilman (Dec 1741 – 02 Dec 1788)
        1. 1. Thomas Martin (7 Nov 1762 – 1 Dec 1847) m. Sarah Bellingham (04 Nov 1770 – 17 Feb 1852)

William Burgess's Timeline

5 Records

1650
1650
Birth of William Burgess in Frant, Sussex, England
Frant, Sussex, England
1660
1660
Birth of William Burgess in Frant, Sussex, England
Frant, Sussex, England
1660
1660
Birth of William Burgess in Frant, Sussex, England
Frant, Sussex, England
1671
18 Jul 1671
Age 11
William Burgess was married in Lamberhurst, Kent, England
Lamberhurst, Kent, England
1706
Aug 1706
Age 46
Death of William Burgess in Northiam, Rother District, East Sussex, England
Northiam, Rother District, East Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Frant, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Frant, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Frant, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1671
    Event Place: Lamberhurst, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1706
    Event Place: Northiam, Rother District, East Sussex, England

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