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William Worden, Lord of Clayton 1503 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England, Europe.

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Leyland

Mother: Ann Farrington

Spouse(s): Katherine Clayton, Catharine Clayton

Children(s): Lord Manor,

In 1503, William Worden, Lord of Clayton ^* entered the world in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England, Europe., born to Sir Roger Worden of Leyland and Ann de Farrington. William Worden, Lord of Clayton ^* married Katherine "The Younger" De Clayton, Catharine Katherine De Clayton, and had children including Lord Robert Worden (Werden) of Clayton Manor,. William Worden, Lord of Clayton ^* passed away in 1574 in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, William Worden, Lord of Clayton ^* entered the world in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England, Europe., born to Sir Roger Worden of Leyland and Ann de Farrington.
  • William Worden, Lord of Clayton ^* married Katherine "The Younger" De Clayton, Catharine Katherine De Clayton, and had children including Lord Robert Worden (Werden) of Clayton Manor,.
  • William Worden, Lord of Clayton ^* passed away in 1574 in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leyland
1469 – 1562
Birth Location: Clayton, Lancashire, England
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Ann Farrington
1479 – 1534
Birth Location: Farington, Lancashire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Clayton
1503 – 1536
Birth Location: Clayton, Lancashire, England, Europe.
KC
Catharine Clayton
1505 – 1560
Birth Location: Clayton, Lancashire, England, Europe.
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Children(s)

Lord Manor,
1534 – 1580
Birth Location: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England, Europe.
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William Clayton's Ancestors

Self
William Clayton
1503 – 1574
Birth Place: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England, Europe.
Parents
Sir Roger Worden of Leyland
1469 – 1562
Clayton, Lancashire, England
Ann (de) Farrington
1479 – 1534
Farington, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clayton's Descendants

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William (Worden, Lord of) Clayton (1503 – 1574) m. Katherine ("The Younger" De) Clayton (1503 – 1536) m. Catharine (Katherine De) Clayton (1505 – 1560)
  1. 1. Lord (Robert Worden (Werden) of Clayton) Manor, (1534 – 11 September 1580) m. Lady (Isabel (Isobel)) Worthington (1547 – 9 November 1580)
    1. 1. Sir (Peter "The Elder" Worden, SR, 1st settler to die & be buried at) Yarmouth (9 Jun 1569 – 9 March 1639) m. Mary (Magdalene) Winslow (1568 – 26 Mar 1687) m. Ann Farington (1569 – 1603) m. Eleanor Pelham m. Margaret Grice (1568 – 1612)
      1. 1. Peter (Newton Worden "1st generation American) Immigrant" (9 Oct 1609 – 11 Jan 1680) m. Mary (Magdalene Winslow) Sears (24 DEC 1610 – 25 Dec 1687)
        1. 1. Dr. (Samuel) Worden (13 Sep 1646 – 26 Aug 1716)

William Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of William Worden, Lord of Clayton ^* in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England, Europe.
Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England, Europe.
1574
1574
Age 71
Death of William Worden, Lord of Clayton ^* in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England
Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England, Europe.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England
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