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William E Converse 1516–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 May 1555

Death Location: Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Bayley

Mother: Katherine\Catherine Champernowne

Spouse(s): Lady Evans

Children(s): John Bailey, Sir Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey

In 1516, William E Converse entered the world in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Bayley And Katherine Catherine Champernowne. William E Converse married Lady Johanna Bailey Elizabeth Evans, and had children including Elizabeth Bailey, John Thomas Bailey, Sir William Atwood Bailey. 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, Essex, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Bayley And Katherine Catherine Champernowne.
  • William E Converse married Lady Johanna Bailey Elizabeth Evans, and had children including Elizabeth Bailey, John Thomas Bailey, Sir William Atwood Bailey.
  • William E Converse passed away in 1555 in Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England.

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Children(s)

William Converse's Ancestors

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William Converse
1516–1555
Birth Place: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Bayley
1465–1543
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine\Catherine Champernowne
1490–1553
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Converse's Descendants

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William (E) Converse (1516–9 May 1555) m. Lady (Johanna Bailey Elizabeth) Evans (1515–1607)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Bailey 1550–1623 m. Dorothy (Alice) Ward 1550–1617
    1. 1. John (Jacob "Old John") Bailey 1572–1651 m. Elizabeth (Emery) * 1594–1656
      1. 1. John (Edward Bayley) Jr 1613–1691 m. Eleanor (Helena) Emery 1624–1699
        1. 1. Sarah Bailey 1645–1714 m. Daniel Cheney 1634–1694
      2. 2. James (Bailey ,) (Immigrant) 1612–1677 m. Lydia Emery 1616–1704
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Shepherd) Jones 1636–1664 m. Sir (Thomas Lain , of Bently) Esq 1630–1709
  2. 2. Sir (William Atwood) Bailey 1535–1575 m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Woolfrey 1530–1610 m. Isabell (Hitsonard) Hollier 1529–1566
    1. 1. Thomas (Collins) Bailey 1565–1611 m. Janne ((Anna)) Woolfrey 1567–1651
      1. 1. Daniell ((Joel's twin)) Baylie 1601–1674 m. Mary (Jane) Stuart 1621–1674
        1. 1. Joel (Bailey , of Bromhill, Constable, (Weaver, Immigrant to) Penn) 1658–1728 m. Ann (Mary Short , of) Catton 1663–1731
    2. 2. Lady (Isabelle Elizabeth) Bailey 1546–1609 m. Michael Gator 1546–1587
      1. 1. Judith (Elizabeth) Gater 1588–1654 m. John Pyrkyns 1583–1655
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Judith) Perkins 1618–1700 m. William (Richard) Sargent 1598–1677
    3. 3. Thomas (Collins Bailey) Sr. 1565–1660 m. Anne 1567–1605
      1. 1. Daniel Bailey 1602–1674 m. Mary George 1621–1674 m. Mary (Jane) Neale 1621–1674
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Bailey 1667–1750 m. Jeremiah (William Cloude) Sr 1658–1716
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bailey 1534–1615 m. Lord (Sir Knight Richard 'the Elder' Greene , Lord of Stafford) Ryvera 1527–1608
    1. 1. Nathaniel Greene 1578–1660 m. Nancy Susanna 1550–
      1. 1. Daniell Greene 1570–1625 m. Elizabeth Ellis 1581–1610
        1. 1. Thomas (Greene (Senator) Sr) ,Senator 1606–1667 m. Elizabeth (Newman) Lynde 1606–1658

William Converse's Timeline

4 Records

1511
1511
Birth of William E Converse in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
1516
1516
Birth of William E Converse in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1555
9 May 1555
Age 39
Death of William E Converse in Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England
Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England
1556
17 sept 1556
Age 40
Death of William E Converse in Chittoe, Wiltshire, England
Chittoe, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 sept 1556
    Event Place: Chittoe, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1555
    Event Place: Stapulford Abbott, Essex, England

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