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William Eddy 1559–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 23 NOV 1616

Death Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Eddy

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Fosten

Children(s): Nathaniel Eddy, Zachariah Eddy, Samuel Eddy, Elizabeth Eddy, Anna Eddy, Abigail Eddy, Ellen Eddy, Phineas Eddy, Mary Eddy, Nathaniel Eddy, John Eddy

William Eddy was born in 1559 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Thomas Eddy And Margaret. William Eddy married Elizabeth Sarah Taylor, Mary Fosten, and had children including Abigail Eddy, Anna Eddy, Elizabeth Eddy, Ellen Or Eleanor Eddy, John Eddy, Mary Eddy, Nathaniel Eddy, Phineas Eddy, Samuel Eddy, Zachariah Benjamin Eddy. William Eddy passed away in 1616 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • William Eddy was born in 1559 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Thomas Eddy And Margaret.
  • William Eddy married Elizabeth Sarah Taylor, Mary Fosten, and had children including Abigail Eddy, Anna Eddy, Elizabeth Eddy, Ellen Or Eleanor Eddy, John Eddy, Mary Eddy, Nathaniel Eddy, Phineas Eddy, Samuel Eddy, Zachariah Benjamin Eddy.
  • William Eddy passed away in 1616 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Eddy
1530–1600
Birth Location: Bradfield, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fosten
1568–1611
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Eddy
1611–1611
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Zachariah Eddy
1610–
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Samuel Eddy
1608–1687
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Eddy
1606–
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Anna Eddy
1603–1678
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
AE
Abigail Eddy
1601–1687
Birth Location: Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA
AE
Ellen Eddy
1599–1610
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
EE
Phineas Eddy
1593–1641
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Mary Eddy
1591–
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Nathaniel Eddy
1589–1611
Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England
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John Eddy
1597–1684
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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William Eddy's Ancestors

Self
William Eddy
1559–1616
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Eddy
1530–1600
Bradfield, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Eddy
1519–1578
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Greenshawe
1523–1598
Northleach, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Addis
1491–1525
Anne English
1491–1525
John Greenshawe
1502–1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Degory Addis
1465–1520
Robert Greenshawe
1480–
Unknown
1480–

William Eddy's Descendants

1.
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William Eddy (1559–23 NOV 1616) m. Mary Fosten (19 SEP 1568–18 JUL 1611)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Eddy 1611–1611
  2. 2. Zachariah (Benjamin) Eddy 1610–
  3. 3. Samuel Eddy 1608–1687 m. Elizabeth Savory 1607–1689
    1. 1. Caleb Eddy 1643–1713 m. Elizabeth Bullock 1650–1730
      1. 1. Eleazer Eddy 1681–1739 m. Elizabeth Cobb 1702–
        1. 1. Jonathan ((Col)) Eddy 1726–1804 m. Mary Ware 1729–1814
        2. 2. Hannah Eddy 1704–1739 m. Robert Millard 1702–1784
    2. 2. Zachariah Eddy 1639–1718 m. Alice Paddock 1640–1692
      1. 1. Obadiah Eddy 1683–1757 m. Abigail Devotion 1688–1730
        1. 1. Mary Eddy 1716–1817 m. George Cornell 1713–1807
        2. 2. Alice Eddy 1715–1796 m. William (Jr II) Anthony 1709–1757
    3. 3. John Eddy 1637–1715
  4. 4. Elizabeth Eddy 1606–
  5. 5. Anna Eddy 1603–1678 m. Barnabas Wines 1600–1679
    1. 1. Benjamin Wines 1650–
    2. 2. Samuel Wines 1645–
    3. 3. Prudence Wines 1640–1681
    4. 4. Anne Wines 1632–1711
    5. 5. Sarah Wines 1632–
    6. 6. Anna Wines 1621–1711
    7. 7. Barnabas Wines 1636–1711 m. Mary Mapes 1638–1727
      1. 1. Sarah Wines 1668–1733 m. Barnabas Horton 1666–1705
        1. 1. Caleb Horton 1687–1772 m. Phebe Terry 1690–1776
  6. 6. Abigail Eddy 1601–1687 m. John (Waterman) Benjamin 1585–1645
    1. 1. Mary Benjamin 1646–1646
    2. 2. Abel Benjamin 1645–1713 m. Amathia Merricke 1654–1710
      1. 1. Mary Benjamin 1672–1700
      2. 2. Abel Benjamin 1675–1675
      3. 3. John Benjamin 1677–1732
      4. 4. Abigail Benjamin 1680–1733
      5. 5. Joshua Benjamin 1686–1734
    3. 3. Joshua Benjamin 1642–1684
    4. 4. Richard Benjamin 1640–1706 m. Anna 1644–
    5. 5. Caleb Benjamin 1622–1710 m. Mary Hale 1649–1700
      1. 1. John Benjamin 1677–1753 m. Hannah Stow 1680–1755
        1. 1. Gideon Benjamin 1712–1762 m. Amy Spencer 1717–1789
    6. 6. Samuel Benjamin 1628–1669 m. Mary 1631–1669
      1. 1. Samuel Benjamin 1668–1694 m. Unknown 1665–
        1. 1. Samuel (III) Benjamin 1690– m. Mary Hammond 1696–
    7. 7. Mary Benjamin 1626–1646
    8. 8. Abigail Benjamin 1624–1704 m. John Woodward 1621–1696 m. Joshua Stubbs 1622–1654
    9. 9. John Benjamin 1620–1706 m. Lydia Allen 1624–1709
      1. 1. Abel Benjamin 1668–1720 m. Abigail Stimpson 1671–1755
        1. 1. Mercy Benjamin 1714–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Benjamin 1712–1774
        3. 3. Elizabeth Benjamin 1710–1710
        4. 4. Rebecca Benjamin 1708–1779 m. Edmund Livermore 1707–1750
        5. 5. Abel Benjamin 1706–1729
        6. 6. Ann Benjamin 1703–
        7. 7. Caleb Benjamin 1701–1775
        8. 8. Abigail Benjamin 1699–
        9. 9. Jonathan Benjamin 1696–1731 m. Susanna Norcross 1701–1734
        10. 10. Abel Benjamin 1695–1697
      2. 2. Sarah Benjamin 1663–1745 m. William Hagar 1659–1731
        1. 1. Joseph Hagar 1702–1777
        2. 2. Mary Hagar 1690–1770 m. Jonathan Page 1677–1751
        3. 3. William Hagar 1688–1762 m. Mary Flagg 1690–1751
      3. 3. Ann Benjamin 1662–
      4. 4. Daniel Benjamin 1660–1719 m. Elizabeth Browne 1664–1740
        1. 1. John Benjamin 1709–
        2. 2. Mary Benjamin 1705–1752
        3. 3. Patience Benjamin 1701–1763
        4. 4. Lydia Benjamin 1699–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Benjamin 1696–
        6. 6. Samuel Benjamin 1696–
        7. 7. Jonathan Benjamin 1690–1742 m. Annabella Eve 1695–1733
        8. 8. Daniel Benjamin 1688–1768 m. Mary Bond 1689–1748
      5. 5. Mary Benjamin 1658–1659
      6. 6. Abigail Benjamin 1655–1686
      7. 7. Lydia Benjamin 1653–1709
      8. 8. John Benjamin 1651–1708
    10. 10. Joseph Benjamin 1633–1704 m. Sarah Clark 1639–1716 m. Jemima Lumbard 1636–1688
      1. 1. Joseph Benjamin 1673–1738 m. Elizabeth Cooke 1678–1738
        1. 1. John Benjamin 1718–1788
        2. 2. Abel Benjamin 1716–1819 m. Judith Ford 1716–1777
        3. 3. Daniel Benjamin 1714–1756 m. Phebe Guile 1725–1756
        4. 4. Jedediah Benjamin 1711–1805 m. Patience Stanton 1710–1800
        5. 5. Grace Benjamin 1709–1803 m. Jonathan Wheeler 1705–
        6. 6. Sarah Benjamin 1707–1770 m. Josiah Parke 1709–1793
        7. 7. Hannah Benjamin 1706–1732
        8. 8. Elizabeth Benjamin 1703–1798 m. Robert Parke 1697–1779
        9. 9. Joseph Benjamin 1699–1803 m. Deborah Clark 1710–1761
        10. 10. Obediah Benjamin 1701–1746 m. Mary Yarrington 1701–1755
      2. 2. Kezia Benjamin 1688–1703
      3. 3. Sarah Benjamin 1684–1713
      4. 4. Elizabeth Benjamin 1679–1703
      5. 5. Mercy Benjamin 1673–1732 m. Isaac Gates 1673–1748
      6. 6. Mary Benjamin 1670–1722
      7. 7. Hannah Benjamin 1668–1670 m. Simon Gates 1666–1752
        1. 1. Benjamin Gates 1704–1758 m. Bethulia Rice 1704–1772
        2. 2. Amos Gates 1706–1783 m. Mary Hubbard 1712–1754
      8. 8. Sarah Benjamin 1667–1668
      9. 9. Jemima Benjamin 1666–1700 m. Stephen Gates 1690–1782
        1. 1. Hannah Gates 1714–1762 m. Oliver Perkins 1713–1782
        2. 2. Elizabeth Gates 1704–1738 m. Adrian Anglin 1693–1777
        3. 3. Isaac Gates 1701–1788 m. Sarah Maffried 1718–1788
      10. 10. John (Clark) Benjamin 1682–1716 m. Phebe Larrabee 1680–1716
        1. 1. Elizabeth Benjamin 1711–1797 m. Baks 1709–1763
        2. 2. John BENJAMIN 1714–1791 m. Margaret Jameson 1716–1769
  7. 7. Ellen (Or Eleanor) Eddy 1599–1610
  8. 8. Phineas Eddy 1593–1641
  9. 9. Mary Eddy 1591–
  10. 10. Nathaniel Eddy 1589–1611
  11. 11. John Eddy 1597–1684 m. Amy (M. Annie) Daggett 1597–1683
    1. 1. Abigail Eddy 1643–1643
    2. 2. Ruth Eddy 1641–
    3. 3. Ruby Eddy 1641–
    4. 4. Samuel Eddy 1640–1711 m. Sarah Meade 1643–1712
      1. 1. Samuel Eddy 1668–1746 m. Elizabeth Woodward 1664–1753
        1. 1. Ebenezer Eddy 1705–1768 m. Ruth Ward 1710–1768
    5. 5. Benjamin Eddy 1638–1639
    6. 6. Pilgrim Eddy 1634–1710 m. William Baker 1629–1679
      1. 1. Joseph Baker 1676–1755 m. Elizabeth Perry 1683–1763
        1. 1. Elizabeth Baker 1702–1782 m. James Blake 1698–1730
    7. 7. Mary Eddy 1625–1683
    8. 8. John Eddy 1624–1624
    9. 9. John Eddy 1622–1623
    10. 10. Sarah Eddy 1630–1671 m. John Marion 1619–1705
      1. 1. Joseph Marion 1666–
      2. 2. Mary Marion 1663–
      3. 3. Sarah Marion 1659–
      4. 4. Samuel Marion 1655–
      5. 5. Isaac Marion 1653–
      6. 6. Hannah Marion 1649–
      7. 7. John Marion 1651–
      8. 8. Abigail Marion 1647–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Marion 1646–1716 m. Henry Dearborn 1633–1724
        1. 1. Henry Dearborn 1688–1756
        2. 2. Elizabeth Dearborn 1681–
        3. 3. Abigail Dearborn 1679–1747
        4. 4. Sarah Dearborn 1675–1755
        5. 5. Elizabeth Dearborn 1672–1681
        6. 6. Samuel Dearborn 1669–1746 m. Mercy Batchelder 1677–
        7. 7. John Dearborn 1666–1750 m. Abigail Batchelder 1667–1736

William Eddy's Timeline

4 Records

1559
1559
Birth of William Eddy in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1560
1560
Age 1
Birth of William Eddy in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1616
23 Nov 1616
Age 57
Death of William Eddy in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1616
23 NOV 1616
Age 57
Death of William Eddy in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1616
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1616
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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