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William B Eliot 1654–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1654

Birth Location: East Coker, Somerset, England

Death Date: 19 Feb 1721

Death Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Andrew Eliot

Mother: Mary Vivion

Spouse(s): Mary Brown

Children(s): Hannah (Ellet), William Elliott, Andrew Ellet, Ann Ellet

The story of William B Eliot began in 1654 in East Coker, Somerset, England. William B Eliot married Mary Burt Or Brown, and had children including Andrew Ellet, Ann Ellet, Hannah J Ellott Ellet, William Elliott. William B Eliot passed away in 1721 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William B Eliot began in 1654 in East Coker, Somerset, England.
  • William B Eliot married Mary Burt Or Brown, and had children including Andrew Ellet, Ann Ellet, Hannah J Ellott Ellet, William Elliott.
  • William B Eliot passed away in 1721 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Eliot
1627–1704
Birth Location: East Coker, Somerset, England
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Mary Vivion
1627–1720
Birth Location: East Cocker, Somerset, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Brown
1661–1714
Birth Location: Taunton, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Hannah (Ellet)
1683–1763
Birth Location: Falls, Bucks, PA, USA
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William Elliott
1685–1732
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex County, Colonial Era, Massachusetts, USA
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Andrew Ellet
1682–1684
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ann Ellet
1681–1720
Birth Location: Somersets, England
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William Eliot's Ancestors

Self
William Eliot
1654–1721
Birth Place: East Coker, Somerset, England
Parents
Andrew Eliot
1627–1704
East Coker, Somerset, England
Mary (Grace Wooder) Vivion
1627–1720
East Cocker, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
William (Elliott) (Ellet)
1603–1673
East Coker, Devon, England
Phoebe (Emma) Woodbury
1605–1661
East Coker, Somerset, England
Richard (Hanibal) Vivion
1589–1630
Oxfordshire, England
Anna Munday
1598–1635
St. Colomb Minor, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Woodberry
1579–1641
Johan Bishop
1579–1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Eliot's Descendants

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William (B) Eliot (1 January 1654–19 Feb 1721) m. Mary (Burt or) Brown (15 May 1661–1714)
  1. 1. Hannah (J Ellott) (Ellet) 1683–1763 m. James (Miller) Downey 1691–1761
    1. 1. Priv. (John Downey) Sr 1725–1781 m. Anne Forrest 1740–1815
      1. 1. John Downey 1749–1831 m. Mary (Ann) Lisle 1752–1828
        1. 1. Robert Downie 1776–1819 m. Elizabeth Daggot 1776–1807
        2. 2. Dennis ("Daniel" John) Downey 1780–1840 m. Elizabeth ((ALICE , MARY)) Crilley 1782–1880
        3. 3. William Downie 1786–1866 m. Mary (Ann) Cross 1793–1883
        4. 4. Isabel Dowey 1780–1832
        5. 5. James Downey 1793–1812
        6. 6. George Downie 1790–1861 m. Maria Stark 1791–1865
        7. 7. Collin Downey 1774–1800
        8. 8. John Downey 1783–1874
      2. 2. Isabella DOWNEY 1776–1831 m. Robert STOKES 1768–1845
        1. 1. Annie (Catherine) Stokes 1807–1884
        2. 2. Isabella STOKES 1811–
        3. 3. MARY STOKES 1813–1813
        4. 4. Thomas Stokes 1804–
      3. 3. Isabella DOWNEY 1776–
    2. 2. Sarah Downey 1713–1765 m. Thomas Laramore 1710–
      1. 1. Sarah Laramore 1738–
      2. 2. Martha Laramore 1740–
    3. 3. Mary Downey 1716–1758 m. Samuel Mead 1708–1787
      1. 1. Rachel Mead 1744–1828
      2. 2. Benjamin Mead 1740–1810
      3. 3. Samuel Mead 1744–1791
      4. 4. Sarah Mead 1745–1809
      5. 5. Elizabeth Mead 1740–1804
    4. 4. James Downey 1721–1784 m. Isabella Blair 1725–1787
      1. 1. Mary Downey 1747–1847
      2. 2. James Downey 1741–1808
      3. 3. William Downey 1746–1790
      4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Downey 1749–1824
      5. 5. Rebecca (R) Downey 1751–1821 m. James (Dickey) II 1754–1813
        1. 1. Robert Dickey 1780–
        2. 2. Agnes Dickey 1781–
        3. 3. James (Dickey) lll 1769–1849
        4. 4. John Dickey 1782–1855
        5. 5. Jemima Dickey 1789–1869
        6. 6. James Dickey 1782–1855
      6. 6. Elizabeth Downey 1760–
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Downey 1767–1847
      8. 8. James (3rd) Downey 1741–1771
      9. 9. Sally (Elizabeth) McKee 1758–1800
      10. 10. Mary Downey 1760–1822
    5. 5. Hannah Downey 1717–1758 m. Thomas Rickey 1716–1782
      1. 1. Hannah Rickey 1746–
      2. 2. Alexander Rickey 1733–
      3. 3. Sarah Rickey 1731–
      4. 4. Rachel Rickey 1737–1827
      5. 5. Thomas Rickey 1735–
      6. 6. William Rickey 1743–
    6. 6. Samuel (Ellet) Downey 1722–1773 m. Martha (Rebecca) McPheeters 1723–1801
      1. 1. Elizabeth Downey 1742–1788
      2. 2. Rachel Downey 1759–1816
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Downey 1742–1824
      4. 4. Rebecca Downey 1747–1820
      5. 5. Martha (Jeanette) Downey 1748–1817
      6. 6. Betsey Downey 1758–
      7. 7. Isabella Downey 1760–1774
      8. 8. William Downey 1772–
      9. 9. Margaret Downey 1757–1821
    7. 7. Robert Downey 1720–1754
      1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Downey 1738–1802
  2. 2. William Elliott 1685–1732
  3. 3. Andrew Ellet 1682–1684 m. Hannah Mead 1676–1711
    1. 1. Andrew Ellett 1707–1744
  4. 4. Ann Ellet 1681–1720

William Eliot's Timeline

2 Records

1654
1 January 1654
Birth of William B Eliot in East Coker, Somerset, England
East Coker, Somerset, England
1721
19 Feb 1721
Age 67
Death of William B Eliot in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1654
    Event Place: East Coker, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1721
    Event Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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