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William Claiborne 1587–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: Kent, England

Death Date: 21 Mar 1677

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas III*?

Mother: Grace Bellingham*

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Butler*

Children(s): Thomas Claiborne, Mary Clairborne, Jane Claiborne, John Claiborne, Leonard Claiborne, Daut Claiborne, William Claiborne, William Clairborne, Leonard Claiborne, Frances Claiborne, Jane Claiborne, Ursula Claiborne, Mary (Rice), Thomas Claiborne, John Claiborne, Thomas Clayborne, Elizabeth Claiborne, Leonard Claiborne

William Claiborne was born in 1587 in Kent, England, the child of Thomas Cleyborne Iii And Grace Bellingham. William Claiborne married Elisabeth Jane Butler, and had children including Daut Claiborne, Elizabeth Claiborne, Frances Claiborne, Jane Butler Claiborne, Jane Claiborne, John Claiborne, Leonard Claiborne, Mary Claiborne Rice, Mary Clairborne, Thomas Claiborne, Thomas Clayborne, Ursula Claiborne, William Claiborne, William Clairborne. William Claiborne passed away in 1677 in Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Claiborne was born in 1587 in Kent, England, the child of Thomas Cleyborne Iii And Grace Bellingham.
  • William Claiborne married Elisabeth Jane Butler, and had children including Daut Claiborne, Elizabeth Claiborne, Frances Claiborne, Jane Butler Claiborne, Jane Claiborne, John Claiborne, Leonard Claiborne, Mary Claiborne Rice, Mary Clairborne, Thomas Claiborne, Thomas Clayborne, Ursula Claiborne, William Claiborne, William Clairborne.
  • William Claiborne passed away in 1677 in Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas III*?
1560–1607
Birth Location: Lynn, Norfolk
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Grace Bellingham*
1551–1594
Birth Location: Helsington, Levins, England
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Butler*
1610–1676
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Claiborne
1647–1683
Birth Location: King William, Virginia
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Mary Clairborne
1630–1710
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States,
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Jane Claiborne
1626–1671
Birth Location: , King William, Virginia, USA
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John Claiborne
1645–1646
Birth Location: –
JC
Leonard Claiborne
1640–1641
Birth Location: –
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Daut Claiborne
1643–
Birth Location: –
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William Claiborne
1600–1676
Birth Location: Crayford, Kent, , England
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William Clairborne
1628–1683
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, , England
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Leonard Claiborne
1649–1723
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Frances Claiborne
1600–1661
Birth Location: Melling, Lancashire, , England
FC
Jane Claiborne
1636–1637
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Ursula Claiborne
1623–1630
Birth Location: –
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Mary (Rice)
1617–1671
Birth Location: , New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Claiborne
1621–1627
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
TC
John Claiborne
1639–1739
Birth Location: Kent Island, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Clayborne
1636–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Claiborne
1635–1668
Birth Location: –
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Leonard Claiborne
1630–1694
Birth Location: King William, Virginia, USA
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William Claiborne's Ancestors

Self
William Claiborne
1587–1677
Birth Place: Kent, England
Parents
Thomas ? Cleyborne III*?
1560–1607
Lynn, Norfolk
Grace Bellingham*
1551–1594
Helsington, Levins, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Claiborne's Descendants

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William Claiborne (1587–21 Mar 1677) m. Elisabeth (Jane) Butler* (1610–20 Aug 1676)
  1. 1. Thomas Claiborne 1647–1683 m. SARAH Fenn 1660–1716
    1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Claiborne 1670–1699 m. John (Christopher) Thompson 1660–1684 m. John Lewis 1675–1751 m. Richard Coleman 1590–1650 m. Owen (I) Sullivan 1673–1768
      1. 1. Mildred Thompson 1680–1750 m. Claiborne ((Clayborn)) Gooch 1676–1750
        1. 1. William (Gooch) Jr. 1721–1802 m. Keziah (Ann) Hart 1740–1760
        2. 2. Mary Gooch 1715–1737
        3. 3. John Gooch 1705–1783
        4. 4. Rowland Gooch 1725–1794
        5. 5. Elizabeth Gooch 1726–
        6. 6. Philip (Claiborne) Gooch 1727–1792
        7. 7. Thomas Gooch 1727–1796
        8. 8. Thomas Gooch 1700–1770
        9. 9. Clairborne (Gooch) II 1707–1760
        10. 10. William Gooch 1711–1763
      2. 2. Roger Thompson 1695–1731
      3. 3. Ann Thompson 1695–1756
      4. 4. Roger ((Colonel)) Thompson 1676–1703
      5. 5. Roger Thompson 1670–1739
      6. 6. Martha Thompson 1680–
      7. 7. Berry Lewis 1700–1778
      8. 8. Robert (E.) Coleman 1620–1682
      9. 9. Nicholas Coleman 1631–
      10. 10. Thomas Coleman 1632–
      11. 11. William Coleman 1630–
    2. 2. Thomas Claiborne 1680–1732
    3. 3. John Claiborne 1703–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Claiborne 1678–1697
    5. 5. William Claiborne 1680–1705
    6. 6. Sarah Claiborne 1703–
  2. 2. Mary Clairborne 1630–1710
  3. 3. Jane (Butler) Claiborne 1626–1671
  4. 4. John Claiborne 1645–1646
  5. 5. Leonard Claiborne 1640–1641
  6. 6. Daut Claiborne 1643–
  7. 7. William Claiborne 1600–1676
  8. 8. William Clairborne 1628–1683
  9. 9. Leonard Claiborne 1649–1723
  10. 10. Frances Claiborne 1600–1661
  11. 11. Jane Claiborne 1636–1637
  12. 12. Ursula Claiborne 1623–1630
  13. 13. Mary (Claiborne) (Rice) 1617–1671
  14. 14. Thomas Claiborne 1621–1627
  15. 15. John Claiborne 1639–1739
  16. 16. Thomas Clayborne 1636–
  17. 17. Elizabeth Claiborne 1635–1668
  18. 18. Leonard Claiborne 1630–1694

William Claiborne's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1587
Birth of William Claiborne in Kent, England
Kent, England
1677
21 Mar 1677
Age 90
Death of William Claiborne in Romancoke, King William County, Virginia, United States of America
Romancoke, King William County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1677
    Event Place: Romancoke, King William County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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