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William BURY 1560–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1631

Death Location: Dorset, England

Father: Richard I

Mother: Mary Bury

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Samwaies

Children(s): Beaton Bury, Richard Dorchester"

The story of William BURY began in 1560 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. William BURY married Elizabeth Samwaies, Willia Bury, and had children including Beaton Bury, Richard Bury Capital Burgess Mayor Of Dorchester. William BURY passed away in 1631 in Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William BURY began in 1560 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.
  • William BURY married Elizabeth Samwaies, Willia Bury, and had children including Beaton Bury, Richard Bury Capital Burgess Mayor Of Dorchester.
  • William BURY passed away in 1631 in Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William BURY's Ancestors

Self
William BURY
1560–1631
Birth Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England
Parents
Richard Bury \ Burie I
1515–1600
Bury Hall, Toddington, Lancashire, England
Mary (Elizabeth “Betty” Reynes, 1519,) Bury
1515–1590
Clifton Reynes, Buckingham, England
Grandparents
Humfrey Bury
1483–1575
Bury, Lancashire, England
Margaret Lord
1487–1570
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Richard (Reynes) II
1490–1525
Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Maude) Booth
1473–1519
Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William BURY's Descendants

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William BURY (1560–22 Mar 1631) m. Elizabeth Samwaies (Abt. 1569–25 Sep 1634)
  1. 1. Beaton Bury 1579– m. Richard Knight 1575–1604
    1. 1. Sir (David Lee) Knight 1600–1630 m. Lady (Mary Emily) Coleman 1603–1623
      1. 1. Joanna Sleeper 1510–1703 m. Thomas Sleeper 1505–1730
        1. 1. Aaron Sleeper 1530–1732 m. Elizabeth Shaw 1549–1608
    2. 2. Sir (David Lee) Knight 1600–1630
    3. 3. Constantine Knight 1598–1673
  2. 2. Richard (Bury "Capital Burgess - Mayor of) Dorchester" 1584–1661

William BURY's Timeline

5 Records

1560
1560
Birth of William BURY in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Dorset, England
1631
22 Mar 1631
Age 71
Death of William BURY in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1732
22 Jun 1732
Age 172
William BURY was baptized in Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Haslingden, Lancashire, England
1749
1749
Age 189
William BURY was baptized in Stoke St Michael, Somerset, England
Stoke St Michael, Somerset, England
1804
05 Aug 1804
Age 244
William BURY was baptized in Bowdon, Cheshire, England
Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1732
    Event Place: Haslingden, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Stoke St Michael, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\sto.s.mi21/3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 05 Aug 1804
    Event Place: Bowdon, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1631
    Event Place: Dorset, England

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