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William Burton 1444 – 1530 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1444

Birth Location: Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1530

Death Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Burton

Mother: Elizabeth Bigbury

Spouse(s): Joan Burton

Children(s): Joan Burton, Joane Burton, John Burton, Richard Burton

William Burton was born in 1444 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Burton and Elizabeth Bigbury. William Burton married Joan or Jane Burton, and had children including Joan Burton, Joane Burton, John Burton, Richard Burton. William Burton passed away in 1530 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Burton was born in 1444 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Burton and Elizabeth Bigbury.
  • William Burton married Joan or Jane Burton, and had children including Joan Burton, Joane Burton, John Burton, Richard Burton.
  • William Burton passed away in 1530 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Burton's Ancestors

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William Burton
1444 – 1530
Birth Place: Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Burton
1406 – 1475
Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bigbury
1417 – 1460
Bigbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Burton
1354 – 1396
Halberton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Alice (De) Boys
1356 – 1420
Halberton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
William Bigbury
1396 – 1426
Bigbury, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan
1400 – 1420
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Boulton
1324 – 1357
Isabel Dunn
1324 – 1356
John Boyse
1340 – 1378
Eustace Sandeby
1340 –
William Bigbery
1352 –
Katherine Stonehouse
1356 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Burton
1300 –
Burton
1299 –
John Dunn
1295 –
Elinor Knovill
1299 – 1368
William Boys
1296 – 1329
Elizabeth
1300 –
Bertram Sandeby
1316 – 1360
Mrs Sandeby
1321 –
Thomas Stonehouse
1350 –
Thomas Stonehouse
1352 –

William Burton's Descendants

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William Burton (1444 – 1530) m. Joan (or Jane) Burton (ABT 1448 – 1477)
  1. 1. Joan Burton (1466 – 1520) m. Roger Ponder (1462 – 5 JUN 1520)
  2. 2. Joane Burton (1470 – ) m. Adam Winthrop (1466 – 1504)
    1. 1. Adam Winthrop (9 OCT 1498 – 9 NOV 1562) m. Agnes Sharpe (10 AUG 1513 – 13 MAY 1565)
      1. 1. Alice Winthrop (15 NOV 1539 – 8 NOV 1607) m. Thomas Mildmay (12 AUG 1543 – 15 DEC 1612)
      2. 2. Bridget Winthrop (3 MAY 1543 – 1614) m. Roger Alabaster (ABT 1540 – APR 1640)
      3. 3. John Winthrop (20 JAN 1544 – 26 JUL 1613) m. Elizabeth Powlden (1570 – 1638)
        1. 1. Anne Winthrop (1592 – 1638) m. Henry Hoskins (1590 – 1634)
      4. 4. Mary Wynthrop (1 MAR 1544 – 26 JUL 1613) m. William Celie (ABT 1555 – ) m. Abraham Vesey (ABT 1532 – 1643)
      5. 5. Adam Winthrop (20 JAN 1545 – JUN 1546)
      6. 6. Adam Winthrop (10 JAN 1546 – JUL 1546)
      7. 7. John Winthrop (20 JAN 1546 – 26 JUL 1613) m. Elizabeth Risby (1542 – 6 FEB 1596) m. Elizabeth Powlden (1570 – 1638)
      8. 8. Jane Winthrop (ABT 1547 – ABT 1595)
      9. 9. Adam Winthrop (10 AUG 1548 – 29 MAR 1623) m. Anne Browne (1558 – BEF 19 APR 1629)
      10. 10. Catherine Winthrop (17 MAY 1550 – BEF 20 SEP 1562) m. John (David) Cotta (ABT 1545 – 1573)
      11. 11. Susannah Winthrop (10 DEC 1552 – 9 AUG 1604) m. John (David) Cotta (ABT 1545 – 1573)
    2. 2. John Wynethorpe (ABT 1500 – ) m. Elizabeth Powlden (ABT 1440 – )
    3. 3. Winthrop (ABT 1500 – AFT 1562) m. Richard burd (<1496> – )
    4. 4. Winthrop (1502 – 1562) m. Mr Whiting (1500 – )
    5. 5. William Winthrop (ABT 1504 – 1 MAR 1581) m. Elizabeth
  3. 3. John Burton (ABT 1470 – 26 JAN 1534) m. Elizabeth Hext (1469 – 4 NOV 1563)
  4. 4. Richard Burton (ABT 1472 – 2 MAY 1532) m. Elena Burton (ABT 1474 – )

William Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1444
1444
Birth of William Burton in Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1530
1530
Age 86
Death of William Burton in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1444
    Event Place: Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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