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William Claiborne 1587–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1587

Birth Location: Creyford, Kent, England

Death Date: 21 March 1677

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

Father: Capt. CLAIBORN

Mother: Lady Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth BUTLER*

Children(s): Thomas children, Frances Claiborne, Thomas Claiborne, William Claiborne, John Claiborne, Mary Claiborne, Leonard Claiborne, Jane Claiborne, William II

The story of William Claiborne began in 1587 in Creyford, Kent, England. William Claiborne married Elizabeth Jane Butler, and had children including Frances Claiborne, Jane Brereton Claiborne, John Claiborne, Leonard Claiborne, Mary Rice Claiborne, Thomas Claiborne, Thomas Claiborne Parents And Children, William Claiborne, William Claiborne Ii. William Claiborne passed away in 1677 in Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Claiborne began in 1587 in Creyford, Kent, England.
  • William Claiborne married Elizabeth Jane Butler, and had children including Frances Claiborne, Jane Brereton Claiborne, John Claiborne, Leonard Claiborne, Mary Rice Claiborne, Thomas Claiborne, Thomas Claiborne Parents And Children, William Claiborne, William Claiborne Ii.
  • William Claiborne passed away in 1677 in Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Claiborne's Ancestors

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William Claiborne
1587–1677
Birth Place: Creyford, Kent, England
Parents
Capt. Thomas James CLAIBORN
1557–1607
Lady (Sara) Smith
1569–1626
Grandparents
John (Smythe or) Smith
1531–1591
Joan (or Jonnette Roise or) Royce
1537–1615
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1510–1603
Lady Clarke
1510–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Claiborne's Descendants

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William Claiborne (10 August 1587–21 March 1677) m. Elizabeth (Jane) BUTLER* (1610–20 Aug 1676)
  1. 1. Thomas (Claiborne parents and) children 1647–1683 m. Sarah Fenn 1660–1716
    1. 1. Thomas (Claiborne) Capt. 1680–1732 m. Anne Fox 1684–1733
      1. 1. Augustine (of Windsor Claiborne) Colonel 1721–1787
      2. 2. Leonard (Sheriff of King William County - Member of House of Burgesses) Claiborne –1720 m. Martha Burnell –1720
      3. 3. William (of Romancocke) Claiborne –1745
      4. 4. Thomas ((Clerk of Stafford County)) Claiborne 1704–
    2. 2. Rebecca Claiborne 1667–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Claiborne 1678–1697
    4. 4. William Claiborne 1683–1705
  2. 2. Frances Claiborne –1661
  3. 3. Thomas Claiborne 1625–
  4. 4. William Claiborne 1620–
  5. 5. John Claiborne 1651–1739
  6. 6. Mary (Rice) Claiborne 1649–1710
  7. 7. Leonard Claiborne 1649–1694
  8. 8. Jane (Brereton) Claiborne 1635–1671
  9. 9. William (Claiborne) II 1636–1682

William Claiborne's Timeline

2 Records

1587
10 August 1587
Birth of William Claiborne in Creyford, Kent, England
Creyford, Kent, England
1677
21 March 1677
Age 90
Death of William Claiborne in Romancoke, New Kent, Virginia
Romancoke, New Kent, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1677
    Event Place: Romancoke, New Kent, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1587
    Event Place: Creyford, Kent, England
    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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Confirmation

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