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William Dexter 1618–1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 21 FEB 1618/19

Birth Location: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1694

Death Location: Rochester, Suffolk, Ma.

Father: Col. Revere”

Mother: Mary 🧩

Spouse(s): Sarah Vincent🌊🧩

Children(s): None None, Phillip Dexter, James Dexter, John Dexter, Stephen Dexter, Mary Dexter, Thomas Dexter, Abigail Dexter, Elizabeth Dexter, Sarah Dexter

In 1618, William Dexter entered the world in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, born to Col Thomas Dexter Iii 3Rd Ggf Of Paul Revere And Mary Harper. William Dexter married Sarah Vincent, and had children including Abigail Dexter, Elizabeth Dexter, James Dexter, John Dexter, Mary Dexter, Phillip Dexter, Sarah Dexter, Stephen Dexter, Thomas Dexter. William Dexter passed away in 1694 in Rochester, Suffolk, Ma..

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Biography

  • In 1618, William Dexter entered the world in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, born to Col Thomas Dexter Iii 3Rd Ggf Of Paul Revere And Mary Harper.
  • William Dexter married Sarah Vincent, and had children including Abigail Dexter, Elizabeth Dexter, James Dexter, John Dexter, Mary Dexter, Phillip Dexter, Sarah Dexter, Stephen Dexter, Thomas Dexter.
  • William Dexter passed away in 1694 in Rochester, Suffolk, Ma..

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Revere”
1594–1677
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Mary 🧩
1590–1629
Birth Location: Church of England, Great Bowden, Leicester, England, Great Britain
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Vincent🌊🧩
1634–1694
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

None None
1670–1732
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barns, Massachusetts, USA
Phillip Dexter
1659–1741
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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James Dexter
1662–1714
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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John Dexter
1668–1744
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Stephen Dexter
1656–1930
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Dexter
1654–1729
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Thomas Dexter
1665–1744
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Abigail Dexter
1663–1715
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth Dexter
1651–1714
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Dexter
1662–1687
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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William Dexter's Ancestors

Self
William Dexter
1618–1694
Birth Place: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Col. Thomas Dexter🧩 “III 3rd GGF of Paul Revere”
1594–1677
Bristol, Somerset, England
Mary (Harper) 🧩
1590–1629
Church of England, Great Bowden, Leicester, England, Great Britain
Grandparents
Thomas Dexter
1568–1676
In Leicestershire, England
Mary Topley
1572–1634
Bicton, Devon, England
Thomas Harper
1560–1640
Hertfordshire, England
Cecilia Collier
1560–1640
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas 1548
1548–1606
Richard Topley
1528–1591
Anne Graves
1540–1600
Sir Harper
1540–1617
Susan Harper
1541–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Topley
1492–1566
Agnes Godfrey
1505–1560
William Graves
1510–1550
Agnes Torver
1522–1580
Sir Harper
1520–
Anne West
1520–

William Dexter's Descendants

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William Dexter (BEF 21 FEB 1618/19–1694) m. Sarah Vincent🌊🧩 (Abt. 1634–Aft. 1694)
  1. 1. 1670–1732 m. Hannah (( Barrows)) Dexter 1700–1744 m. Sarah (Arnold) 🧩 1674–1719
    1. 1. Benjamin (Dexter) Jr 1700–1738 m. Hannah Barrow 1700–1744
      1. 1. Ebenezer (Dexter) 🧩 1728–1781 m. Lydia (Ryder) 🧩 1734–1812
        1. 1. Rebecca (Dexter) (emmigrant) 1776–1834 m. 1760–1844
        2. 2. Benjamin Dexter 1758–1781
        3. 3. Katherine Dexter 1769–1862 m. William Gardner 1765–1798
        4. 4. Elisha Dexter 1764–1765
        5. 5. Enoch Dexter 1771–1831
        6. 6. Hannah Dexter 1756–1783
        7. 7. Bethia Dexter 1770–1866
        8. 8. Samuel Dexter 1773–1831 m. Hannah Godfrey 1773–1831
        9. 9. Ebenezer Dexter 1766–1835 m. Azubah Godfrey 1781–1810
        10. 10. Lydia Dexter 1765–1854
        11. 11. Reuben Dexter 1756–1780
        12. 12. William Dexter 1755–1785
      2. 2. Peleg Dexter 1722–1780
      3. 3. Jonathan Dexter 1724–1759
      4. 4. Enoch Dexter 1726–1777
      5. 5. Joseph Dexter 1731–
      6. 6. Isaac Dexter 1734–
      7. 7. John Dexter 1724–
    2. 2. Jonathan (or John) Dexter 1724–1759
    3. 3. Samuel Dexter 1708–1774
    4. 4. Daniel Dexter 1704–1775
    5. 5. Constant Dexter 1706–1756
    6. 6. Ephraim Dexter 1711–1774
    7. 7. Mary Dexter 1719–1787
    8. 8. Rest ((Rose)) Dexter 1707–1769
    9. 9. Joanna ((Dexter)) Barrows 1715–1787
    10. 10. Sarah (Dexter)Hall 1702–1783
    11. 11. Noah Dexter 1697–1744
    12. 12. Josiah Dexter 1704–1769
    13. 13. James Dexter 1698–1775
    14. 14. Seth ('Deacon') Dexter 1718–1793
    15. 15. Daniel Dexter 1713–1774
  2. 2. Phillip Dexter 1659–1741
  3. 3. James Dexter 1662–1714
  4. 4. John Dexter 1668–1744
  5. 5. Stephen Dexter 1656–1930
  6. 6. Mary Dexter 1654–1729
  7. 7. Thomas Dexter 1665–1744
  8. 8. Abigail Dexter 1663–1715
  9. 9. Elizabeth Dexter 1651–1714
  10. 10. Sarah Dexter 1662–1687

William Dexter's Timeline

4 Records

1618
BEF 21 FEB 1618/19
Birth of William Dexter in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
1619
21 February 1619
Age 1
Birth of William Dexter in Church of England, Great Bowden, Leicester, England, Great Britain
Church of England, Great Bowden, Leicester, England, Great Britain
1694
08 May 1694
Age 76
Death of William Dexter in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1694
1694
Age 76
Death of William Dexter in Rochester, Suffolk, Ma.
Rochester, Suffolk, Ma.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 February 1619
    Event Place: Church of England, Great Bowden, Leicester, England, Great Britain
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 10088.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 21 FEB 1618/19
    Event Place: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Lynn, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 540

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 May 1694
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Dexter family in America : descendants of Thomas Dexter : together with the record
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Rochester, Suffolk, Ma.
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