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William Thomas Clifton 1656–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Lytham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 December 1724

Death Location: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Isabel Blackburne

Spouse(s): Mary Parr, Eleanora Walmesley

Children(s): Mary Clifton, Elizabeth Clifton, Margery Clifton, Thomas Clifton, William Clifton, Richard Clifton, Culbert Clifton, Sarah Clifton, Rebecca Clifton, Thomas Clifton, Mary Clifton, Elizabeth Clifton, William Clifton

William Thomas Clifton was born in 1656 in Lytham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Thomas Clifton Ii And Isabel Joan Blackburne. William Thomas Clifton married Eleanora Alathea Walmesley, Mary Parr, and had children including Culbert Clifton, Elizabeth Clifton, Henry Clifton, Margery Clifton, Mary Clifton, Rebecca Clifton, Richard Clifton, Sarah Clifton, Thomas Clifton, William Clifton. William Thomas Clifton passed away in 1724 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Clifton was born in 1656 in Lytham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Thomas Clifton Ii And Isabel Joan Blackburne.
  • William Thomas Clifton married Eleanora Alathea Walmesley, Mary Parr, and had children including Culbert Clifton, Elizabeth Clifton, Henry Clifton, Margery Clifton, Mary Clifton, Rebecca Clifton, Richard Clifton, Sarah Clifton, Thomas Clifton, William Clifton.
  • William Thomas Clifton passed away in 1724 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1628–1694
Birth Location: Westby, Lancashire, England
JI
Isabel Blackburne
1634–1659
Birth Location: Orford, Lancashire, England
IB

Spouses(s)

Mary Parr
1659–1769
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, , England
MP
Eleanora Walmesley
1660–1769
Birth Location: Lytham, Lancashire, England
EW

Children(s)

Mary Clifton
1700–1730
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
MC
Elizabeth Clifton
1703–1783
Birth Location: Lytham, Lancashire, England
EC
Margery Clifton
1697–1720
Birth Location: –
MC
Thomas Clifton
1696–1734
Birth Location: Lytham, Lancashire, , England
TC
William Clifton
1703–1756
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
WC
Richard Clifton
1674–1749
Birth Location: Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England
RC
Culbert Clifton
1706–
Birth Location: Of, Clifton, Lancashire, England
CC
Sarah Clifton
1694–1741
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
SC
Rebecca Clifton
1676–1723
Birth Location: Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland, United States
RC
Thomas Clifton
1696–1734
Birth Location: Lytham, Lancashire, England
TC
Mary Clifton
1700–1730
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MC
Elizabeth Clifton
1703–1783
Birth Location: Lytham, Lancashire, England
EC
William Clifton
1703–1756
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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William Clifton's Ancestors

Self
William Clifton
1656–1724
Birth Place: Lytham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Thomas Clifton II
1628–1694
Westby, Lancashire, England
Isabel (Joan) Blackburne
1634–1659
Orford, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Clifton I) (Esq)
1606–1657
Westby, Lancashire, England
Lady (Anne Clifton (of) Halsall)
1606–1675
Halsall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Blackburne
1604–1683
Grosmere Lancashire England
Margaret Norris
1609–1701
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Knight)
1588–1632
Lady Tillsbury
1586–1634
Sir (Knight)
1588–1632
Dame Halsall
1572–1649
Richard Blackburne
1574–1604
Jane Ainsworth
1575–1604
Robert Norris
1563–1620
Isabel Valentine
1569–1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Halsall
1552–1609
Lady Barlow
1551–1589
Thomas Tyldesley
1564–1587
Elizabeth Anderton
1563–1621
Richard Halsall
1552–1609
Lady Barlow
1551–1589
Henry Stanley
1531–1594
Jane Halsall
1535–1594
Willmus Blackburne
1545–1617
Margery Woodcock
1558–1613
Alexander (Norys)
1543–1603
Christiana Longworth
1543–1601
Thomas Valentine
1553–1614
Dorothy Malbon
1553–1617

William Clifton's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Clifton (1656–1 December 1724) m. Mary Parr (1659–1769) m. Eleanora (Alathea) Walmesley (1660–1769)
  1. 1. Mary Clifton 1700–1730 m. William Thompson 1693–1752
    1. 1. Samuel Thompson 1727–1779 m. Nancy (Anne) Jennings 1736–1811
      1. 1. Mildred (Anne "Milly") Thompson 1755–1826 m. Christopher (Cabaniss "Kit") Robertson 1752–1833
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Thompson 'Nat' Robertson) Sr. 1801–1851 m. Priscilla (Ann) Stokes 1804–1865
        2. 2. Christopher (Thomas) Robertson 1779–1846
        3. 3. Nancy (America 'Ann') Robertson 1782–1806
        4. 4. Lucinda (W. 'Lucy') Robertson 1796–1871
        5. 5. James Robertson 1798–1798
        6. 6. Edward ('Ned') Robertson 1790–1842
        7. 7. Sarah Robertson 1798–
        8. 8. Elizabeth ('Eliza') Robertson 1800–
        9. 9. Martha (Ann 'Patsy') Robertson 1784–1854
        10. 10. Samuel (Adams 'Sam') Robertson 1792–1864
        11. 11. Mildred ("Milly") Robertson 1803–1870
        12. 12. James (B "Jim") Robertson 1806–1839
        13. 13. Sarah (Sally) Robertson 1806–
        14. 14. William (Henry 'Will') Robertson 1788–1834
        15. 15. Mary (Alice 'Polly') Robertson 1794–1850
        16. 16. George (Johnson 'Gee' Robertson) Sr. 1795–1848 m. Elizabeth Coleman 1797–1868
      2. 2. Capt. (Samuel) Thompson 1748–1784
    2. 2. William Thompson 1720–1772 m. Hannah Bell 1723–1789
      1. 1. Sarah Thompson 1754–1808
      2. 2. Balaam Thompson 1745–1798
      3. 3. Susannah Thompson 1750–1845
      4. 4. Mary (Martha) Thompson 1751–1817
      5. 5. Hannah Thompson 1757–1784
      6. 6. Ann Thompson 1767–1837
      7. 7. William Thompson 1764–1807
      8. 8. Rebecca Thompson 1758–1780
      9. 9. Charles Thompson 1760–1837
      10. 10. John Thompson 1744–1811
      11. 11. Elizabeth (Ann) Thompson 1760–1784
      12. 12. William Thompson 1747–1791
    3. 3. Sarah Thompson 1712–1808
    4. 4. James Thompson 1730–1805 m. Joan (Elizabeth) Shearin 1735–1813
      1. 1. Tamer Thompson 1754–1806 m. John (L Brown) III 1746–1805
        1. 1. Nancy Brown 1777–1849 m. William (Wiley "Willie") Ellis 1776–1843
    5. 5. Mary (Killebrew) Thompson 1725–1808
    6. 6. George (W) Thompson 1735–1783
  2. 2. Elizabeth Clifton 1703–1783
  3. 3. Margery Clifton 1697–1720
  4. 4. Thomas Clifton 1696–1734
  5. 5. William Clifton 1703–1756
  6. 6. Richard Clifton 1674–1749 m. Philadelphia Morrell 1682–1729
    1. 1. Philadelphia Clifton 1718–1718
    2. 2. Edward Clifton 1713–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Clifton 1701–1718
    4. 4. Thomas Clifton 1710–1718
    5. 5. Elinor Clifton 1700–
    6. 6. Richard Clifton 1706–
    7. 7. Henry Clifton 1722–
  7. 7. Culbert Clifton 1706–
  8. 8. Sarah Clifton 1694–1741
  9. 9. Rebecca Clifton 1676–1723
  10. 10. Thomas Clifton 1696–1734
  11. 11. Mary Clifton 1700–1730
  12. 12. Elizabeth Clifton 1703–1783
  13. 13. William Clifton 1703–1756

William Clifton's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of William Thomas Clifton in Lytham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lytham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1724
1 December 1724
Age 68
Death of William Thomas Clifton in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Lytham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire: - Abstracts of Marriage Licenses. 1: Archdeaconry Court, 1577-1700 2. Peculiar of Southwell, 1588-1754

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1724
    Event Place: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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