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William Fordham 1545–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1545

Birth Location: Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 Mar 1581

Death Location: Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England

Father: John Il

Mother: Agnes Stoughton

Spouse(s): Alice Porter, Alice Porter

Children(s): William 11, Thomas Fordham, Agnes Fordham, Joan Fordham, Margaret Fordham, Thomas Fordham, Agnes Fordham, Margaret Fordham, Joan Fordham, Elizabeth FORDHAM, William Fordham, Robert FORDHAM

William Fordham was born in 1545 in Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, the child of John Fordham Il And Agnes Stoughton. William Fordham married Alice Porter, and had children including Agnes Fordham, Elizabeth Fordham, Joan Fordham, Margaret Fordham, Robert Philip Fordham, Thomas Fordham, William Fordham 11, William Thomas Fordham. William Fordham passed away in 1581 in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Fordham was born in 1545 in Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, the child of John Fordham Il And Agnes Stoughton.
  • William Fordham married Alice Porter, and had children including Agnes Fordham, Elizabeth Fordham, Joan Fordham, Margaret Fordham, Robert Philip Fordham, Thomas Fordham, William Fordham 11, William Thomas Fordham.
  • William Fordham passed away in 1581 in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Fordham's Ancestors

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William Fordham
1545–1581
Birth Place: Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
John Fordham Il
1500–1580
Berkhamstead, , , England
Agnes Stoughton
1508–1544
Stoughton, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Henry Fordham
1451–1548
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret
1448–
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fordham's Descendants

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William Fordham (Abt. 1545–27 Mar 1581) m. Alice Porter (4 Nov 1525–11 April 1566) m. Alice Porter (4 Nov 1525–11 April 1566)
  1. 1. William (Fordham) 11 1550–1581
  2. 2. Thomas Fordham 1544–1581
  3. 3. Agnes Fordham 1560–1581
  4. 4. Joan Fordham 1553–1583
  5. 5. Margaret Fordham 1556–
  6. 6. Thomas Fordham 1562–1581
  7. 7. Agnes Fordham 1559–1581
  8. 8. Margaret Fordham 1556–
  9. 9. Joan Fordham 1553–1583
  10. 10. Elizabeth FORDHAM 1562–1635
  11. 11. William (Thomas) Fordham 1550–1581
  12. 12. Robert (Philip) FORDHAM 1565–1642 m. Elizabeth Shotbolt 1581–1635
    1. 1. Robert (Fordham) Reverard 1603–1674 m. Alice Benning 1606–
    2. 2. Mary Fordham 1610–1645
    3. 3. Clemence Fordham 1605–1647
    4. 4. Florence Fordham 1610–1661 m. John Carman 1606–1654
      1. 1. Caleb Carman 1644–1693 m. Elizabeth Seaman 1677–1693
        1. 1. James (Carman) Rev. 1677–1756 m. Marritje Douwese 1698–1729
        2. 2. Phebe Carman 1686–
        3. 3. Caleb Carman 1664–1744
      2. 2. John Carman 1633–1683
      3. 3. Caleb (Carman) II 1658–1729
      4. 4. Samuel (Carman) Capt 1640–1721
      5. 5. Thomas Carman 1647–1736
      6. 6. Abigail Carman 1635–1704
      7. 7. Joshua Carman 1648–1720
      8. 8. Benjamin Carman 1634–1694

William Fordham's Timeline

2 Records

1545
Abt. 1545
Birth of William Fordham in Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
1581
27 Mar 1581
Age 36
Death of William Fordham in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England
Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1545
    Event Place: Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1581
    Event Place: Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Colonial families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut : being the ancestry & kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith ...

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