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William Fry 1566 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England

Death Date: Oct 26, 1642

Death Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England

Father: James Regis"

Mother: Judith Jourdaine

Spouse(s): Sarah Hill

Children(s): William Frye, Thomasine (Twin)

The story of William Fry Sr. began in 1566 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. William Fry Sr. married Sarah A Hill, and had children including William Frye, Thomasine Fry (Twin). William Fry Sr. passed away in 1642 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fry Sr. began in 1566 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.
  • William Fry Sr. married Sarah A Hill, and had children including William Frye, Thomasine Fry (Twin).
  • William Fry Sr. passed away in 1642 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Regis"
1545 – 1621
Birth Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
JR
Judith Jourdaine
1550 – 1620
Birth Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hill
1572 – 1680
Birth Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
SH

Children(s)

William Frye
1606 – 1642
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England
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Thomasine (Twin)
1612 – 1672
Birth Location: Weymouth (Dorset) England
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William Fry's Ancestors

Self
William Fry
1566 – 1642
Birth Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England
Parents
James Hill "Mayor of Lyme Regis"
1545 – 1621
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Judith Jourdaine
1550 – 1620
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Bishop (William Alley) (Hill)
1510 – 1570
High Wycombe, Wycombe District, Buckinghamshire, England
Sybil (Honacott) Bodleigh
1515 – 1570
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
John Jourdan
1529 – 1588
(of), Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Thomasine Frye
1529 – 1588
(of), Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Hill)
1483 – 1570
Elizabeth Barnewell
1484 – 1570
John Bodleigh
1490 – 1545
Guilliana Clerke
1475 – 1522
Sir Frye
1501 – 1558
Allyce DePoole
1503 – 1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fry's Descendants

1.
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William Fry (1566 – Oct 26, 1642) m. Sarah (A) Hill (1572 – 1680)
  1. 1. William Frye (10 Aug 1606 – 26 Oct 1642) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Humphrey (1602 – 26 Oct 1653)
  2. 2. Thomasine (Fry) (Twin) (29 Feb 1612 – 4 Jan 1672) m. Sir (John) Meigs (29 Jan 1612 – 4 Jan 1672)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Meigs (1635 – 23 Oct 1664) m. Richard ((Sgt)) Hubbell (22 Jan 1626 – 23 Oct 1699)
      1. 1. Mary (Martha) Hubbell (16 Nov 1661 – 5 Jun 1710) m. Capt (James) Newton (30 Dec 1654 – 9 Feb 1739)
        1. 1. Mary (Hubbell) Newton (23 Apr 1699 – 10 Jan 1754) m. Jonathan Wells (17 Oct 1696 – 25 Jan 1756)

William Fry's Timeline

10 Records

1559
9 Jul 1559
William Fry Sr. was baptized in Pimperne, Dorset, England
Pimperne, Dorset, England
1559
9 Jul 1559
William Fry Sr. was baptized
None
1566
Jul 10, 1566
Birth of William Fry Sr. in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Dorset, England
1566
10 Jul 1566
Birth of William Fry Sr. in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Dorset, England
1566
1566
Birth of William Fry Sr. in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Dorset, England
1642
26 Oct 1642
Age 76
Death of William Fry Sr. in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonies (USA)
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonies (USA)
1642
26 Aug 1642
Age 76
Death of William Fry Sr. in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England
1642
Oct 26, 1642
Age 76
Death of William Fry Sr. in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Dorset, England
1643
29 Sep 1643
Age 77
Burial of William Fry Sr. in Barwick, Somerset, England
Barwick, Somerset, England
1649
9 Sep 1649
Age 83
William Fry Sr. - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 10, 1566
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1275.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JB1
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Record of the descendants of Vincent Meigs : who came from Dorsetshire, England, to America about 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1566
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1559
    Event Place: Pimperne, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/PIM:RE1/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1559
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/PIM:RE1/1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1636; Page Number: 177

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0114-0121

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1642
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonies (USA)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1642
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 26, 1642
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1643
    Event Place: Barwick, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\barw/2/1/1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1649
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Records, 1649-1932; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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