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William Collett 1645–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 18 Apr 1725

Death Location: Broughton, Wiltshire, England

Father: George Collett

Mother: Elizabeth Corliss

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Johnson

Children(s): Jeremiah Collett

William Collett was born in 1645 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, the child of George Collett And Elizabeth Corliss. William Collett married Elizabeth Ann Johnson, and had children including Jeremiah Collett. William Collett passed away in 1725 in Broughton, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Collett was born in 1645 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, the child of George Collett And Elizabeth Corliss.
  • William Collett married Elizabeth Ann Johnson, and had children including Jeremiah Collett.
  • William Collett passed away in 1725 in Broughton, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Collett
1616–1698
Birth Location: Clonmell, Tipperary, Ireland
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Elizabeth Corliss
1620–1697
Birth Location: Clonmell, Tipperary, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Johnson
1645–1688
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Jeremiah Collett
1659–1706
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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William Collett's Ancestors

Self
William Collett
1645–1725
Birth Place: Devizes, Wiltshire, England
Parents
George Collett
1616–1698
Clonmell, Tipperary, Ireland
Elizabeth Corliss
1620–1697
Clonmell, Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
Stephen Collett
1590–1673
Clonmell, Tipperary, Ireland
Elizabeth Tutt
1590–1678
Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
Jonathan Corlis
1595–
Clonmell, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Elizabeth Darlington
1600–1671
Clonmell, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Darlington
1572–1632
Katharine Malbon
1572–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georges Malbon
1540–1592

William Collett's Descendants

1.
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William Collett (1645–18 Apr 1725) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Johnson (1645–13 Oct 1688)
  1. 1. Jeremiah Collett 1659–1706 m. Jane May 1652–1704
    1. 1. Elizabeth Collett 1677–1705 m. Thomas Withers 1663–1720
      1. 1. Mary (Sidney) Withers 1691–1750 m. William (Parsons) Hughes 1691–1767
        1. 1. Sudna (Wright) Hughes 1725–1792 m. Solomon (Joseph) Carpenter 1714–1760
        2. 2. Thomas (Henry) Hughes 1717–1778
        3. 3. Caleb Hewes 1722–
        4. 4. Rebecca Hewes 1727–1760
        5. 5. Ellis Hughes 1729–1753
        6. 6. Evan Hughes 1721–1753
        7. 7. Hannah Hughes 1722–1740
        8. 8. Hugh Hughes 1714–1763
        9. 9. Isaac Hughes 1720–1750
        10. 10. John (Ellis) Hughes 1725–1766
        11. 11. John Hughes 1725–1759
        12. 12. Lydia Hughes 1720–1774
        13. 13. Mary Hughes 1723–1810
        14. 14. Richard Hughes 1720–1755
        15. 15. Samuel Hughes 1718–1784
        16. 16. Sarah Hughes 1739–
        17. 17. Sidney Hughes 1742–
        18. 18. William (Milburn) Hughes 1715–1753
        19. 19. William Hughes 1723–1824
    2. 2. Jeremiah (Collett) II 1683–1705
    3. 3. Sarah Collett 1685–1735
    4. 4. John Collett –1705

William Collett's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of William Collett in Devizes, Wiltshire, England
Devizes, Wiltshire, England
1725
18 Apr 1725
Age 80
Death of William Collett in Broughton, Wiltshire, England
Broughton, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Devizes, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1725
    Event Place: Broughton, Wiltshire, England
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