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William (of Great Fransham) Case 1560 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1560

Birth Location: Great Fransham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1627

Death Location: Swaffham, Norfolk, England

Father: Richard Chase

Mother: Mary Mitchell

Spouse(s): Susan Rodich, Elizabeth Purchase

Children(s): John Case

In 1560, William (of Great Fransham) Case entered the world in Great Fransham, Norfolk, England, born to Richard Case Chase and Mary Anna Mitchell. William (of Great Fransham) Case married Susan Rodich, Elizabeth Purchase, and had children including John Case. William (of Great Fransham) Case passed away in 1627 in Swaffham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1560, William (of Great Fransham) Case entered the world in Great Fransham, Norfolk, England, born to Richard Case Chase and Mary Anna Mitchell.
  • William (of Great Fransham) Case married Susan Rodich, Elizabeth Purchase, and had children including John Case.
  • William (of Great Fransham) Case passed away in 1627 in Swaffham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Chase
1532 – 1586
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England
RC
Mary Mitchell
1532 – 1563
Birth Location: Great Fransham, , Norkfork, England
MM

Spouses(s)

Susan Rodich
1565 – 1610
Birth Location: , , , England
SR
Elizabeth Purchase
1593 – 1663
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, , England
EP

Children(s)

John Case
1590 – 1677
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JC

William Case's Ancestors

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William Case
1560 – 1627
Birth Place: Great Fransham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Richard Case Chase
1532 – 1586
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England
Mary (Anna) Mitchell
1532 – 1563
Great Fransham, , Norkfork, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth Bourchier
1518 – 1569
Hundridge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bourchier
1499 – 1560
Eleanor Bath,
1505 – 1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Manners
1465 – 1513
Lady Leger
1476 – 1526

William Case's Descendants

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William ((of Great Fransham)) Case (27 Oct 1560 – 1627) m. Susan Rodich (1565 – 1610) m. Elizabeth Purchase (1593 – 1663)
  1. 1. John Case (1590 – 1677) m. Elizabeth Purchase (1593 – 1663)
    1. 1. John Case (25 July 1616 – 21 Feb 1704) m. Sarah Spencer (07 Mar 1636 – 3 Nov 1691) m. Elizabeth MOORE (23 Jul 1638 – 23 Jul 1728)
      1. 1. Samuel Case (1 Jun 1667 – 30 Jul 1725) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Westover (1674 – 27 Sep 1713)

William Case's Timeline

2 Records

1560
27 Oct 1560
Birth of William (of Great Fransham) Case in Great Fransham, Norfolk, England
Great Fransham, Norfolk, England
1627
1627
Age 67
Death of William (of Great Fransham) Case in Swaffham, Norfolk, England
Swaffham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1560
    Event Place: Great Fransham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1627
    Event Place: Swaffham, Norfolk, England
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