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William Fry 1580 – 1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Soundwell, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: bef 1653

Death Location: prob. James City Co., Virginia

Father: Thomas Frye

Mother: Margarett Turner

Spouse(s): Anne Burton

Children(s): Richard Fry, Joseph Frye, Anne Frye

The story of William Fry began in 1580 in Soundwell, Gloucestershire, England. William Fry married Anne Burton, and had children including Richard Fry, Joseph Frye, Anne Frye. William Fry passed away in 1653 in prob. James City Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fry began in 1580 in Soundwell, Gloucestershire, England.
  • William Fry married Anne Burton, and had children including Richard Fry, Joseph Frye, Anne Frye.
  • William Fry passed away in 1653 in prob. James City Co., Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Frye
1530 –
Birth Location: Chalton, Hampshire, England
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Margarett Turner
– 1632
Birth Location: –
MT

Spouses(s)

Anne Burton
1582 –
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
AB

Children(s)

Richard Fry
1597 – 1655
Birth Location: St Martin; Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Joseph Frye
1600 – 1680
Birth Location: probably England
JF
Anne Frye
– 1677
Birth Location: –
AF

William Fry's Ancestors

Self
William Fry
1580 – 1653
Birth Place: Soundwell, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Frye
1530 –
Chalton, Hampshire, England
Margarett Turner
– 1632
Grandparents
John Fry
1500 – 1566
Corston, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Agnes) Light
1504 – 1557
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Frye
1475 – 1559
Johanna Bray
1478 – 1525
Sir Light
Agnes Light
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Fry,
1445 – 1504
Lady Beaufort
1433 – 1518
Sir Bray
1430 – 1485

William Fry's Descendants

1.
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William Fry (1580 – bef 1653) m. Anne Burton (1582 – )
  1. 1. Richard Fry (12 Nov 1597 – 7 Sep 1655) m. Honoure Gauntlett (1585 – 18 Aug 1610) m. Elizabeth Willis (1585 – 5 Jun 1623)
    1. 1. Richard (Fry) Frye (Abt. 1607 – Dec 1661) m. Mary (Abt. 1609 – Abt. 1687)
      1. 1. Richard (Fry) Frye (8 Apr 1629 – 1711) m. Joane Stradling m. Ann Masum (1645 – Abt. 1682)
        1. 1. Edward Frye (1652 – )
        2. 2. Richard Fry (1675 – Abt. 1756) m. Rebekah Stevens (1676 – March 1747)
  2. 2. Joseph Frye (c. 1600-1620 – bef 1680)
  3. 3. Anne Frye ( – abt 1677)

William Fry's Timeline

4 Records

1573
1573
Birth of William Fry in Chalton, Hampshire, England
Chalton, Hampshire, England
1580
1580
Birth of William Fry in Soundwell, Gloucestershire, England
Soundwell, Gloucestershire, England
1653
bef 1653
Age 73
Death of William Fry in prob. James City Co., Virginia
prob. James City Co., Virginia
1656
abt 1656
Age 76
Death of William Fry in prob. James City Co., Virginia
prob. James City Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Chalton, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Soundwell, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1656
    Event Place: prob. James City Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1653
    Event Place: prob. James City Co., Virginia
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