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William E Converse 1516 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 9 May 1555

Death Location: Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England

Father: William Bailaie

Mother: Rose Brown

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Carter

Children(s): Joan CLARK

In 1516, William E Converse entered the world in Essex, England, born to William Bower Bailaie and Rose Ellen Brown. William E Converse married Elizabeth Williams\Dame Carter, and had children including Joan of Stapulford Essex Converse - CLARK. William E Converse passed away in 1555 in Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1516, William E Converse entered the world in Essex, England, born to William Bower Bailaie and Rose Ellen Brown.
  • William E Converse married Elizabeth Williams\Dame Carter, and had children including Joan of Stapulford Essex Converse - CLARK.
  • William E Converse passed away in 1555 in Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bailaie
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: London, England
WB
Rose Brown
1500 – 1589
Birth Location: London, England
RB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Carter
1520 – 1594
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Joan CLARK
1534 – 1615
Birth Location: Of Gillingham, Dorset, England, England
JC

William Converse's Ancestors

Self
William Converse
1516 – 1555
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
William Bower Bailaie
1500 – 1558
London, England
Rose (Ellen) Brown
1500 – 1589
London, England
Grandparents
Willem (VIII van) Montpellier
1460 – 1534
Dunragit, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Lady (Ana De) Ros
1465 – 1510
Dunragit, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Converse's Descendants

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William (E) Converse (1516 – 9 May 1555) m. Elizabeth (Williams\Dame) Carter (1520 – 18 April 1594)
  1. 1. Joan (of Stapulford Essex Converse -) CLARK (16 Aug 1534 – 1615) m. Richardus ("the Elder" Grene, Lord of Stafford) Ryvera (1527 – 3 May 1608)
    1. 1. Sir (Knight Richard Greene Lord of) Bowridge (22 October 1558 – 3 January 1617) m. Mary (Grindall) Hooker (16 August 1567 – 16 July 1617) m. Mary Hooker (16 August 1567 – abt 1696) m. Margery Showell (1568 – 1659)
      1. 1. Margaret (S) Cenderson (1592 – 9 Dec 1658) m. Samuel (Cole 9th) GGF (1590 – 13 Feb 1667)
        1. 1. Isaac (Isaack) Cole (1601-1607 – 10 June 1674) m. Joan Jones (1608 – 1 February 1658) m. Elizabeth Wakeman (ABT 1605/6 – 10 Mar 1686) m. Eliza Hopkins (ABT 1605/6 – 1657/8) m. Bridget Wakeman (ABT 1605/1606 – DECEASED) m. JOAN (or Jane Britton) Cole (1605 – 1 Feb 1658) m. Joan Cole (1610 – 10 March 1659) m. Elizabeth (Jane) [Bennett]Cole (1602 – 4 Jan 1681) m. Joannah (Joan Joane Jones) Cole (1608 – 10 Mar 1659) m. Elizabeth (Jane) [Bennett]Cole (1602 – 1687) m. Joannah (Joan Joane Jones) Cole (1608 – 10 Mar 1659) m. Joane ((Joan Joanne Joanna)) Jones (1605 – 10 March 1659) m. Joanna Jones (1607 – 10 March 1659) m. Joanna Jones (1607 – 10 March 1659) m. Joan Jones (1608 – 1 Feb 1658) m. Joanna Jones (1607 – 10 March 1659) m. Jane Britton (1605 – 1 Feb 1658) m. Jane Cole (abt 1619 – 10 May 1687) m. Jane Cole (abt 1619 – 10 May 1687) m. Jane Cole (abt 1619 – 10 May 1687) m. Jane Cole (abt 1619 – 10 May 1687) m. Jane (Britton) Cole ( – 1687)

William Converse's Timeline

5 Records

1516
1516
Birth of William E Converse in Essex, England
Essex, England
1530
abt 1530
Age 14
William E Converse was married in Stapleford Abbots, Hertfordshire, England
Stapleford Abbots, Hertfordshire, England
1534
1534
Age 18
William E Converse was married in Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England
Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England
1555
9 May 1555
Age 39
Death of William E Converse in Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England
Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England
1597
1597
Age 81
William E Converse was married in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1530
    Event Place: Stapleford Abbots, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stapleford Abbots, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Suffolk: - Registers of Marriages (Various Parishes), 1539-1837

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1555
    Event Place: Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England
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