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William Col Claiborne 1600–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1600

Birth Location: Crayford, Kent, England

Death Date: 21 March 1677

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Cleyborne

Mother: Sara James

Spouse(s): Jane Butler

Children(s): Thomas Claiborne, Rice Claiborne, John Clayburne, Ursula Clairborne, Jane Claiborne, Leonard Claiborne, William Claiborne, Jane Claiborne

The story of William Col Claiborne began in 1600 in Crayford, Kent, England. William Col Claiborne married Jane Elizabeth Butler, and had children including Jane Claiborne, John Claiborne, John Clayburne, Leonard Claiborne, Mary Claiborne, Rice Claiborne, Thomas Claiborne, Ursula Clairborne, William Claiborne. William Col Claiborne passed away in 1677 in Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Col Claiborne began in 1600 in Crayford, Kent, England.
  • William Col Claiborne married Jane Elizabeth Butler, and had children including Jane Claiborne, John Claiborne, John Clayburne, Leonard Claiborne, Mary Claiborne, Rice Claiborne, Thomas Claiborne, Ursula Clairborne, William Claiborne.
  • William Col Claiborne passed away in 1677 in Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cleyborne
1557–1607
Birth Location: Kings Lynn, Norfolkshire, England
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Sara James
1570–1607
Birth Location: St Dunstons Parish, Stepney, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Butler
1610–1676
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, England
JB

Children(s)

Thomas Claiborne
1647–1683
Birth Location: King William, Virginia
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Rice Claiborne
1628–1688
Birth Location: –
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John Clayburne
1655–1685
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Ursula Clairborne
1650–1720
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Jane Claiborne
1635–1671
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Leonard Claiborne
1649–1694
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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William Claiborne
1630–1682
Birth Location: King William County, Virginia, USA
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Jane Claiborne
1657–1671
Birth Location: –
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William Claiborne's Ancestors

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William Claiborne
1600–1677
Birth Place: Crayford, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Cleyborne
1557–1607
Kings Lynn, Norfolkshire, England
Sara (Smyth) James
1570–1607
St Dunstons Parish, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Cleburne
1526–1607
Cleburne Hall, Killerby, Wales
Eleanor Lancaster
1530–1575
Stockbridge, Barton Parish, Westmoreland County, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Claiborne's Descendants

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William (Col) Claiborne (10 August 1600–21 March 1677) m. Jane (Elizabeth) Butler (1610–20 Aug 1676)
  1. 1. Thomas Claiborne 1647–1683 m. Sarah Fenn 1660–1716
    1. 1. Capt. (Thomas) Claiborne 1680–1732 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Fox 1684–1733
      1. 1. Leonard (Claiborne) Esquire 1701–1785 m. Elizabeth Barber 1705–1733 m. Martha Burnell 1700–1720
        1. 1. Richard Claiborne 1738–1776 m. Mary Claiborne 1734–1770 m. Ann Dudley 1754–1785
        2. 2. Burnell Claiborne 1719–1720
        3. 3. Thomas Claiborne 1720–1720
        4. 4. Daniel Claiborne 1725–1790
        5. 5. Leonard Claiborne 1721–1790
        6. 6. William Claiborne 1730–
        7. 7. Thomas Claiborne 1725–
        8. 8. Barbar Claiborne 1727–
      2. 2. Martha (Peggy 'Lucy') Claiborne 1705–1800 m. Lt (Col John) Webb 1705–1781
        1. 1. Lucy Webb 1758–1808
        2. 2. Sarah ('Sally') Webb 1767–1823
        3. 3. John (Burnell Webb) Sr 1761–1841
        4. 4. Pleasant Webb 1770–1839
        5. 5. Charity Webb 1769–
        6. 6. William (Claiborne Webb) Sr 1760–1813
        7. 7. Austin Webb 1757–1839
        8. 8. Elisha Webb 1750–1793
        9. 9. Mary Wabb 1754–1822
        10. 10. Hannah Webb 1747–1827
        11. 11. Susannah (Sukey) Webb 1733–1822
        12. 12. Marie (Lucy) Webb 1731–1808
        13. 13. John Webb 1736–1781
        14. 14. Martha ('Patsy' Webb 5th) great-grandmother 1762–1822
      3. 3. Ann (Elizabeth) Claiborne 1729–1767
      4. 4. Henry Claiborne 1732–1745
      5. 5. James Claiborne 1725–1726
      6. 6. Martha (Peggy) Claiborne 1721–1784
      7. 7. John Claiborne 1703–1766
      8. 8. Bernard Claiborne 1706–1738
      9. 9. Daniel Claiborne 1731–1790
      10. 10. Col (Augustine Claiborne) Burgess 1720–1787 m. Mary Herbert 1726–1801
        1. 1. Mary (Herbert) Harrison 1744–
      11. 11. William Claiborne 1708–1750
        1. 1. Richard Claiborne 1755–
      12. 12. Thomas (Claiborne) Esquire 1704–1735
      13. 13. Col (Nathaniel) Claiborne 1715–1756 m. Jane (Roscoe) Cole 1719–1750
        1. 1. Thomas Claiborne 1740–1777 m. Anne Robinson 1740–1825 m. Mary Clayton 1755–1833 m. Upsher Sweaney 1745–1774
        2. 2. Jane Claiborne 1740–
        3. 3. Elizabeth CLAIBORNE 1736–1785
        4. 4. Mary (Cole Claiborne) Gregory 1735–1771
        5. 5. William Claiborne 1748–1809
      14. 14. Burnell Claiborne 1727–1777 m. Hannah (Georgiana Margaret "Poythress") Ravenscroft 1723–1800
        1. 1. Martha Claiborne 1745–1826 m. Reverend (Devereux) Jarrett 1733–1801
        2. 2. Thomas (B) Claiborne 1747–1811
      15. 15. Frances Claiborne 1703–1775
    2. 2. Agnes (Frances) Claiborne 1670–1720
    3. 3. John Claiborne 1703–
    4. 4. Sarah Claiborne 1703–
    5. 5. William Claiborne 1680–1705
    6. 6. Elizabeth Claiborne 1678–1697
    7. 7. Rebecca Claiborne 1671–1699 m. John (Christop) Thompson 1660–1684 m. John Lewis 1675–1740 m. Owen (I) Sullivan 1673–1768
      1. 1. Roger Thompson 1685–1739
      2. 2. Roger Thompson 1685–1739
      3. 3. Martha Thompson 1680–
      4. 4. Ann Thompson 1695–1756
      5. 5. Mildred Thompson 1676–1750
      6. 6. Berry Lewis 1700–1778
      7. 7. Roger Thompson 1685–1739
  2. 2. Rice Claiborne 1628–1688
  3. 3. John Clayburne 1655–1685
  4. 4. Ursula Clairborne 1650–1720
  5. 5. Jane Claiborne 1635–1671
  6. 6. Leonard Claiborne 1649–1694
    1. 1. Katherine Claiborne 1681–1715
  7. 7. William Claiborne 1630–1682
  8. 8. Jane Claiborne 1657–1671 m. Col (Thomas) Bereton 1716–

William Claiborne's Timeline

4 Records

1600
10 August 1600
Birth of William Col Claiborne in Crayford, Kent, England
Crayford, Kent, England
1600
10 Aug 1600
William Col Claiborne was baptized in Parish, of, Crayford, Kent, England
Parish, of, Crayford, Kent, England
1629
1629
Age 29
William Col Claiborne was married in Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire
Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire
1677
21 March 1677
Age 77
Death of William Col Claiborne in at his plantation, Romancoke, New Kent, Virginia
at his plantation, Romancoke, New Kent, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1600
    Event Place: Crayford, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Kinnears and their kin : a memorial volume of history, biography and genealogy, with Revolutionary and Civil and Spanish war records, including manuscript of Rev. David Kinnear (1840)
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1677
    Event Place: at his plantation, Romancoke, New Kent, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Claiborne Pedigree, A Genealogical Table of the Descendants of Secretary William Claiborne of the J
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Kinnears and their kin : a memorial volume of history, biography and genealogy, with Revolutionary and Civil and Spanish war records, including manuscript of Rev. David Kinnear (1840)
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1621; Page Number: 64

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1600
    Event Place: Parish, of, Crayford, Kent, England
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