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William Claiborne 1655 – 1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: King William County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1705

Death Location: Romancoke, King William, Virginia, USA

Father: Lt State,

Mother: Jane Boteler

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dandridge

Children(s): Elizabeth(Crawford) Claiborne

In 1655, William Claiborne III entered the world in King William County, Virginia, USA, born to Lt Col William C. Claiborne, Colonel of the New Kent Militia, Virginia Surveyor-General, 1st Virginia Secretary of State, and Jane Elizabeth Butler Boteler. William Claiborne III married Elizabeth Dandridge, and had children including Elizabeth(Crawford) Claiborne. William Claiborne III passed away in 1705 in Romancoke, King William, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1655, William Claiborne III entered the world in King William County, Virginia, USA, born to Lt Col William C. Claiborne, Colonel of the New Kent Militia, Virginia Surveyor-General, 1st Virginia Secretary of State, and Jane Elizabeth Butler Boteler.
  • William Claiborne III married Elizabeth Dandridge, and had children including Elizabeth(Crawford) Claiborne.
  • William Claiborne III passed away in 1705 in Romancoke, King William, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt State,
1600 – 1677
Birth Location: Crayford, Kent, England
LS
Jane Boteler
1610 – 1681
Birth Location: Roxwell Manor, Essex, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dandridge
1673 – 1706
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
ED

Children(s)

Elizabeth(Crawford) Claiborne
1695 – 1759
Birth Location: Romancoke, King William, Virginia, United States
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William Claiborne's Ancestors

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William Claiborne
1655 – 1705
Birth Place: King William County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lt Col William C. Claiborne, Colonel of the New Kent Militia, Virginia Surveyor-General, 1st Virginia Secretary of State,
1600 – 1677
Crayford, Kent, England
Jane (Elizabeth Butler) Boteler
1610 – 1681
Roxwell Manor, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Butler of) Sharnbrook
1568 – 1632
Barham Kent, England
Lady (Jane (Newland Hall)) Elliott.Elliot.
1576 – 1667
Newland Hall, near Roxwell, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Butler
1533 – 1613
Lady Gedge
1546 – 1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler,
1514 – 1571
Lady Roche,
1516 – 1581
James Gedge
1516 – 1555

William Claiborne's Descendants

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William Claiborne (1655 – 1705) m. Elizabeth Dandridge (1673 – 1706)
  1. 1. Elizabeth(Crawford) Claiborne (1695 – 9 Oct 1759) m. Henry Anderson (1680 – May 1734) m. Ralph (Crawford) (OUR) (1665 – 1714)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Crawford (1710 – 09 Oct 1759) m. Henry Anderson (1708 – 2 Sep 1751)
      1. 1. Francis (Anderson) (OUR) (1740 – 26 Feb 1793) m. Sally (A) Blackburn-Anderson (1746 – aft 1790)
        1. 1. Henry Anderson (1774 – 28 Jul 1850) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Williams (8 Dec 1776 – 1860)

William Claiborne's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of William Claiborne III in King William County, Virginia, USA
King William County, Virginia, USA
1705
1705
Age 50
Death of William Claiborne III in Romancoke, King William, Virginia, USA
Romancoke, King William, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: King William County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Romancoke, King William, Virginia, USA
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