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William Francis 1601 – 1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Winterborne, Zelstone, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1634

Death Location: Wimborn Minster, Dorset, England

Father: Isaac Francis

Mother: Eden Wesdene

Spouse(s): Margaret None

Children(s): Margaret Francis

William Francis was born in 1601 in Winterborne, Zelstone, Dorset, England, the child of Isaac Francis and Eden Wesdene. William Francis married Margaret, and had children including Margaret 'Margery' Francis. William Francis passed away in 1634 in Wimborn Minster, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • William Francis was born in 1601 in Winterborne, Zelstone, Dorset, England, the child of Isaac Francis and Eden Wesdene.
  • William Francis married Margaret, and had children including Margaret 'Margery' Francis.
  • William Francis passed away in 1634 in Wimborn Minster, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Francis
1568 – 1636
Birth Location: Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
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Eden Wesdene
1575 – 1645
Birth Location: Slindon, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret None
1600 – 1708
Birth Location: Winterborne Zelstone, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Francis
1620 – 1664
Birth Location: Winterborne, Zelstone, Dorset, England
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William Francis's Ancestors

Self
William Francis
1601 – 1634
Birth Place: Winterborne, Zelstone, Dorset, England
Parents
Isaac Francis
1568 – 1636
Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
Eden Wesdene
1575 – 1645
Slindon, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Francis
1546 – 1568
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Anna Harrison
1549 – 1629
Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
Sir Francis
1525 – 1574
Margaret Fitzwilliam
1527 – 1590
Roberti Harrison
Anna Harrison
1529 – 1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Francis
1510 – 1534
Elizabeth Sacheverell
1511 – 1562
Sir Southampton
1490 – 1576
Maud Sackville
1500 – 1552

William Francis's Descendants

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William Francis (1601 – 1634) m. Margaret (1600 – abt 1708)
  1. 1. Margaret ('Margery') Francis (abt 1620 – 3 Apr 1664) m. Thomas (Winter) Barnes (22 Oct 1619 – 1665)
    1. 1. John (Francis) Barnes (20 NOV 1649 – AUG 1716) m. Tabitha (Francis) Eppes (1660 – 1718) m. Katherine Albee (1650 – 12 NOV 1694)
      1. 1. Anne Barnes (12 FEB 1669 – 05 APR 1758)
      2. 2. John Barnes (14 Oct 1670 – April 3, 1720)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Barnes (14 Feb 1675 – 20 Jul 1761)
      4. 4. John Barnes (9 Apr 1680 – 1725)
      5. 5. Colonel (Edward) Barnes (14 Oct 1680 – 15 Dec 1760) m. Sara Pope (1684 – 1760)
        1. 1. John Barnes (1697 – Abt 1791) m. Christian (Brinkley) Hare (01 Jun 1718 – 1797)
        2. 2. Michael Barnes (1705 – 1 Dec 1813)
        3. 3. Nathan Barnes (1708 – Apr 1777)
        4. 4. Joshua Barnes (1709 – 06 Oct 1762)
        5. 5. William Barnes (ABT 1710 – 15 Sep 1790)
        6. 6. Jacob (Pope) Barnes (1712 – 16 Jan 1764) m. Julianne Whitley (1716 – 16 Jan 1764)
        7. 7. Abraham Barnes (1714 – 24 Jan 1794)
        8. 8. Mourning Barnes (1716 – )
        9. 9. Joseph Barnes (1717 – Aug 1751)
        10. 10. Charity Barnes (1718 – 1793)
        11. 11. Elizabeth Barnes (1722 – 1762)
        12. 12. Sarah Barnes (1724 – 1800)
        13. 13. Patience Barnes (1726 – 1762)
        14. 14. Fiveash Barnes (1728 – 1762)
      6. 6. John (Francis) Barnes (14 Oct 1680 – 15 Dec 1760)

William Francis's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of William Francis in Winterborne, Zelstone, Dorset, England
Winterborne, Zelstone, Dorset, England
1634
1634
Age 33
Death of William Francis in Wimborn Minster, Dorset, England
Wimborn Minster, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Winterborne, Zelstone, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Wimborn Minster, Dorset, England
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