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William Chittenden 1594–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1594

Birth Location: Cranbrooke, Kent, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1661

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Robert Chittenden

Mother: Mary Merriam

Spouse(s): Joanna Sheaffe

Children(s): Elizabeth Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, John Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, Mary Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Joseph Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Deborah Chittenden, Joseph Chittenden, John Chittenden, Joseph Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden

William Chittenden was born in 1594 in Cranbrooke, Kent, England, the child of Robert Chittenden And Mary Merriam. William Chittenden married Joanna Sheaffe, and had children including Deborah Chittenden, Elizabeth Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, John Chittenden, John Sergt Chittenden, Joseph Chittenden, Mary Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden. William Chittenden passed away in 1661 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Chittenden was born in 1594 in Cranbrooke, Kent, England, the child of Robert Chittenden And Mary Merriam.
  • William Chittenden married Joanna Sheaffe, and had children including Deborah Chittenden, Elizabeth Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, John Chittenden, John Sergt Chittenden, Joseph Chittenden, Mary Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden.
  • William Chittenden passed away in 1661 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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William Chittenden's Ancestors

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William Chittenden
1594–1661
Birth Place: Cranbrooke, Kent, England
Parents
Robert Chittenden
1570–1647
Marden, Essex, England
Mary Merriam
1564–1596
Marden, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Chittenden
1530–1595
Hawkhurst, Kent, England, UK.
Margaret Borden
1522–1611
Hawkhurst, Kent, England, UK.
Alice (Apse) Piper
1535–1580
Tonbridge, Kent, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chittenden's Descendants

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William Chittenden (Mar 1594–1 Feb 1661) m. Joanna Sheaffe (1610–16 Aug 1668)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Chittenden 1637–1675 m. Thomas (Wright) Jr. 1630–1683
    1. 1. James Wright 1671–1759 m. Mary Davis 1689–1764
      1. 1. George Wright 1711–1769 m. Elizabeth Barrett 1720–1775
        1. 1. Thomas Wright 1740–1791 m. Elizabeth McGehee 1739–1821
        2. 2. Benjamin Wright 1730–1750
        3. 3. John (Leslie) Wright 1872–
        4. 4. Thomas Wright 1740–1791
      2. 2. Mary Wright 1708–1800
      3. 3. Hannah Wright 1709–1759
      4. 4. Thomas Wright 1710–1720
      5. 5. Martha Wright 1713–1794
      6. 6. Elizabeth Wright 1714–1790
      7. 7. John Wright 1716–1789
      8. 8. Thomas Wright 1720–1765
      9. 9. Isaac Wright 1723–1777
      10. 10. Ann Wright 1725–1801
      11. 11. Sarah Wright 1727–1776
      12. 12. Lydia Wright 1730–1800
      13. 13. James Wright –1712
      14. 14. James WRIGHT 1718–1760
    2. 2. John Wright 1650–1736
    3. 3. Mary Wright 1664–1741
    4. 4. Hannah Wright 1671–1698
    5. 5. Thomas (Wright) III 1660–1711
    6. 6. Lydia Wright 1672–1720
    7. 7. Elizabeth Wright 1675–1683
  2. 2. Thomas Chittenden 1635–1683
  3. 3. Nathaniel Chittenden 1643–1691
  4. 4. John (Sergt.) Chittenden 1643–1716
  5. 5. Joanna Chittenden 1647–1688
  6. 6. Mary Chittenden 1647–1712
  7. 7. Hannah Chittenden 1649–1652
  8. 8. Joseph Chittenden 1632–1632
  9. 9. Hannah Chittenden 1652–1650
  10. 10. Deborah Chittenden 1652–1674
  11. 11. Joseph Chittenden 1652–1652
  12. 12. John Chittenden 1672–1727
  13. 13. Joseph Chittenden 1692–1693
  14. 14. Hannah Chittenden 1692–1693

William Chittenden's Timeline

2 Records

1594
Mar 1594
Birth of William Chittenden in Cranbrooke, Kent, England
Cranbrooke, Kent, England
1661
1 Feb 1661
Age 67
Death of William Chittenden in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1594
    Event Place: Cranbrooke, Kent, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1661
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D D , LL D and related papers : with a genealogy of the anc
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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