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William Fry 1559 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUL 1559

Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 OCT 1642

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Fry

Mother: Mary Holton

Spouse(s): Sarah Hill

Children(s): Lydia Fry, William Fry, Tristram Fry, Hannah Fry, Mary Fry, William Fry, Thomasine Fry, Hannah Fry, Anna Fry, Mary Fry, Hannah Fry

In 1559, William Fry entered the world in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, born to John Fry and Mary Ann Holton. William Fry married Sarah Hill, and had children including Lydia Fry, William Fry, Tristram Fry, Hannah Fry, Mary Fry, William Fry, Thomasine Fry, Hannah Fry, Anna Fry, Mary Fry, Hannah Fry. William Fry passed away in 1642 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1559, William Fry entered the world in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, born to John Fry and Mary Ann Holton.
  • William Fry married Sarah Hill, and had children including Lydia Fry, William Fry, Tristram Fry, Hannah Fry, Mary Fry, William Fry, Thomasine Fry, Hannah Fry, Anna Fry, Mary Fry, Hannah Fry.
  • William Fry passed away in 1642 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fry
1516 – 1618
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Holton
1525 – 1600
Birth Location: St. Mary, Antigua and Barbuda
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hill
1572 – 1620
Birth Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
SH

Children(s)

Lydia Fry
1580 – 1685
Birth Location: –
LF
William Fry
1583 – 1642
Birth Location: Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Tristram Fry
1594 – 1642
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah Fry
1596 –
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Fry
1600 – 1656
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
MF
William Fry
1606 – 1642
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Thomasine Fry
1612 – 1672
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah Fry
1617 – 1691
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Anna Fry
1620 – 1691
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Fry
1620 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Hannah Fry
1591 –
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Fry's Ancestors

Self
William Fry
1559 – 1642
Birth Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Fry
1516 – 1618
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Holton
1525 – 1600
St. Mary, Antigua and Barbuda
Grandparents
Gregory Fry
1501 –
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Allyce Poole
1503 – 1544
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Robert Holte
1503 – 1590
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Constance Pierce
1495 – 1535
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Holton
1475 –
Elizabeth Holton
1479 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fry's Descendants

1.
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William Fry (10 JUL 1559 – 26 OCT 1642) m. Sarah Hill (1572 – AFT 1620)
  1. 1. Lydia Fry (1580 – 1685) m. Francis Burton (1550 – 1590) m. Robert Burton (1610 – 1674) m. Robert Burton (1610 – 1674)
  2. 2. William Fry (1583 – 26 OCT 1642)
  3. 3. Tristram Fry (1594 – 6 OCT 1642)
  4. 4. Hannah Fry (1596 – )
  5. 5. Mary Fry (ABT 1600 – 24 JAN 1656) m. Walter (Peter) Harris (1600 – 6 NOV 1654)
    1. 1. Gabriel Harris (2 MAR 1629 – 16 MAR 1684) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Abbott (1632 – 17 AUG 1702)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Harris (AUG 1631 – 10 APR 1723) m. Ammiel Weeks (15 JUL 1631 – 20 APR 1679)
    3. 3. Susanna Harris (ABT 1634 – 27 AUG 1634)
    4. 4. Thomas Harris (ABT 1635 – 1654)
    5. 5. Harris (ABT 1636 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth (ABT 1638 – 16 NOV 1654)
    7. 7. Harris (ABT 1639 – ) m. Harris
    8. 8. Sarah Harris (26 MAR 1694 – 26 MAR 1695) m. George Lane ( – 4 JUN 1689)
      1. 1. Sarah Lane (MAR 1638 – 17 MAR 1697/1698) m. James Lewes (25 MAR 1631/1632 – 4 OCT 1713)
        1. 1. John Lewis (29 OCT 1656 – 5 NOV 1715) m. Hannah Lincoln (10 SEP 1659 – 30 OCT 1715)
        2. 2. George Lewis (1658 – )
        3. 3. Samuel Lewis (10 APR 1659 – DEC 1726) m. Mary Davis (ABT 1669 – ) m. Prudence Leonard (24 JAN 1669 – 31 MAR 1736)
        4. 4. Mary Lewis (2 NOV 1659 – 30 DEC 1744) m. Benjamin Lincoln (16 JAN 1671 – 10 JUL 1767)
        5. 5. Sarah Lewis (4 MAR 1660 – 30 JAN 1731) m. Thomas Lincoln (22 DEC 1652 – 28 SEP 1698)
        6. 6. Sarah Lewis (4 APR 1661 – )
        7. 7. James Lewis (3 JUN 1664 – 18 JUN 1748) m. Mercy Sturgis (ABT 1668 – 20 DEC 1697) m. Elizabeth Lathrop (16 SEP 1679 – 21 FEB 1763)
        8. 8. Susanna Lewis (1669 – 13 APR 1739) m. Thomas Cloyes (1648 – MAY 1690) m. Lewis (Lazarus) Beal (7 SEP 1661 – 18 AUG 1723) m. Benjamin Eaton
        9. 9. George Lewis (1673 – NOV 1769) m. Alice Crocker (25 DEC 1679 – 3 FEB 1718) m. Grace Snow (1 FEB 1675/1676 – AFT 21 JUL 1716) m. George Lewis (ABT 1691 – )
        10. 10. Hannah Lewis (1674 – 25 APR 1743) m. Jedidiah Lombard (1669 – 12 SEP 1739)
        11. 11. Joseph Lewis (JUL 1676 – 22 AUG 1767) m. Sarah Marsh (9 JUL 1681 – 5 JAN 1717)
        12. 12. Ezekiel Lewis m. Mary Barton
      2. 2. Hannah Lane (24 FEB 1639 – 1688) m. Thomas Humphrey (26 AUG 1638 – ABT 1676)
      3. 3. Josiah Lane (23 MAY 1641 – 26 MAR 1714) m. Mary Bacon (12 AUG 1648 – 4 OCT 1671) m. Deborah Gill (8 MAY 1653 – 16 APR 1727)
      4. 4. Susannah Lane (23 JUN 1644 – ) m. William Robbins (ABT 1640 – 1715)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Lane (ABT 1646 – ) m. Walter Pore (ABT 1641 – )
      6. 6. John Lane (20 JAN 1647 – 23 NOV 1712) m. Mehitable Hobart (4 JUL 1651 – 15 FEB 1689)
      7. 7. George (Everick) Lane (16 JUN 1649 – 15 OCT 1703) m. Denise Fountaine (3 FEB 1663 – 1708)
      8. 8. Ebenezer Lane (25 AUG 1650 – 12 DEC 1726) m. Hannah Hersey (13 FEB 1668 – 31 MAR 1745)
      9. 9. Peter Lane (21 JUL 1656 – 6 FEB 1711)
      10. 10. Joseph Lane (ABT 1658 – )
      11. 11. Mary Lane ( – JAN 1722) m. Richard Ellis (ABT 1648 – )
    9. 9. Mary Harris ( – BEF 4 FEB 1626)
    10. 10. Mary Harris ( – ABT 1689) m. Nicholas Lawrence (1625 – 1685)
  6. 6. William Fry (10 AUG 1606 – 26 OCT 1642) m. Elizabeth Humphrey (ABT 1620 – BEF 26 OCT 1652)
  7. 7. Thomasine Fry (29 FEB 1612 – 4 JAN 1672) m. John Meigs (January 1612 1613 – 4 JAN 1672)
  8. 8. Hannah Fry (1617 – 1691) m. James Rawlins (ABT 1613 – 13 AUG 1687)
  9. 9. Anna Fry (ABT 1620 – ABT 1691) m. Thomas Rawlins (1596 – 15 MAR 1659)
  10. 10. Mary Fry (ABT 1620 – )
  11. 11. Hannah Fry (ABT 1591/1595 – )

William Fry's Timeline

4 Records

1559
10 JUL 1559
Birth of William Fry in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1636
1636
Age 77
William Fry was christened in Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts, United States
1642
26 OCT 1642
Age 83
Death of William Fry in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1642
26 OCT 1642
Age 83
Burial of William Fry
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1559
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1642
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1642
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