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William Button 1526–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Alton, Wilshire, England

Death Date: 20 Feb 1591

Death Location: Alton Priors, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Button

Mother: Agnes Carter

Spouse(s): Mary Kelloway

Children(s): Dorthy Button

William Button was born in 1526 in Alton, Wilshire, England, the child of William Sir Button And Agnes Carter. William Button married Mary Kelloway, and had children including Dorthy Button. William Button passed away in 1591 in Alton Priors, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Button was born in 1526 in Alton, Wilshire, England, the child of William Sir Button And Agnes Carter.
  • William Button married Mary Kelloway, and had children including Dorthy Button.
  • William Button passed away in 1591 in Alton Priors, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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William Button's Ancestors

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William Button
1526–1591
Birth Place: Alton, Wilshire, England
Parents
William (Sir) Button
1495–1547
Alton, Wiltshire, England
Agnes Carter
1502–1528
Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
John ((Sir)) Button
1470–1523
Alton, Wiltshire, England
Edyth (Ellinor (Lady)) Tutt
1470–1495
Alton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Button
1425–1491
Alice Brasior
1442–1500
John Tutt
1450–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Button's Descendants

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William Button (1526–20 Feb 1591) m. Mary Kelloway (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589)
  1. 1. Dorthy Button 1568–1631 m. John ((Sir)) Drake, 1566–1628
    1. 1. William Drake 1600–1639 m. Margaret Westover\Westofer 1599–1635
      1. 1. Eleanor Drake 1625–1712 m. John Seward 1614–1699
        1. 1. William Seward 1640–1703 m. Elizabeth Caufield 1643–1679

William Button's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William Button in Alton, Wilshire, England
Alton, Wilshire, England
1591
20 Feb 1591
Age 65
Death of William Button in Alton, Wiltshire, England
Alton, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Alton, Wilshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1591
    Event Place: Alton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 77
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alton Priors, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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