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William Coward 1601–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Wells, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 8 Apr 1705

Death Location: Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Cowherd

Mother: Mary Watkins

Spouse(s): Catherine Coward

Children(s): William Coward, Sir Coward, Edmund Coward, George Coward, Bridgette Cowherd, William Cowherd, Catherine Cowherd

In 1601, William Coward entered the world in Wells, Norfolk, England, born to Thomas Cowherd And Mary Watkins. William Coward married Catherine Coward, and had children including Bridgette Cowherd, Catherine Cowherd, Christopher Coward, Edmund Coward, Francis Coward, George Coward, Sir William Coward, William Coward, William Cowherd. William Coward passed away in 1705 in Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1601, William Coward entered the world in Wells, Norfolk, England, born to Thomas Cowherd And Mary Watkins.
  • William Coward married Catherine Coward, and had children including Bridgette Cowherd, Catherine Cowherd, Christopher Coward, Edmund Coward, Francis Coward, George Coward, Sir William Coward, William Coward, William Cowherd.
  • William Coward passed away in 1705 in Virginia, United States.

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William Coward's Ancestors

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William Coward
1601–1705
Birth Place: Wells, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Cowherd
1574–1631
Wells, Somerset, , England
Mary Watkins
1578–1601
Wells, Norfolk, , England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Coward's Descendants

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William Coward (1601–8 Apr 1705) m. Catherine Coward (1605–1634)
  1. 1. William Coward 1621–1705
  2. 2. Sir (William) Coward 1634–1705 m. Bridget Hall 1636–1662
    1. 1. William Coward 1670–1705
    2. 2. John Cowherd 1662–1706
    3. 3. James Cowherd 1660–1717
    4. 4. Brigitte Coward 1695–1775 m. George Hamilton 1688–1775
      1. 1. Ann (Hamilton) Jones 1709–1774 m. Richard (Jones) I 1703–1774
        1. 1. John Jones 1735–1803 m. Elizabeth Binns 1740–1803
        2. 2. Nathaniel Jones 1751–1781
        3. 3. Susannah (Curetor) Jones 1753–
        4. 4. John Jones 1745–1793
        5. 5. Robert Jones 1747–1807
        6. 6. James Jones 1741–1772
        7. 7. Richard Jones 1743–
        8. 8. William Jones 1749–1818
        9. 9. Richard Jones 1732–1772
        10. 10. Hamilton Jones 1729–1781
        11. 11. Anne Jones 1731–1780
    5. 5. William Cowherd 1662–1728
    6. 6. Catherine Coward 1660–1698
  3. 3. Edmund Coward 1622–
  4. 4. George Coward 1665–
  5. 5. Bridgette Cowherd 1661–1775
  6. 6. William Cowherd 1662–1728
  7. 7. Catherine Cowherd 1660–

William Coward's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of William Coward in Wells, Norfolk, England
Wells, Norfolk, England
1705
8 Apr 1705
Age 104
Death of William Coward in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Wells, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1705
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

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