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William Frye 1528 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Corston, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1572

Death Location: Corston, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Fry

Mother: Lady Light

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Abbott

Children(s): Robert Fry, Roger Fry, William Frye

In 1528, William Frye entered the world in Corston, Wiltshire, England, born to John Fry and Lady Agnes Light. William Frye married Elizabeth Abbott, and had children including Robert Richard Fry, Roger Fry, William Frye. William Frye passed away in 1572 in Corston, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1528, William Frye entered the world in Corston, Wiltshire, England, born to John Fry and Lady Agnes Light.
  • William Frye married Elizabeth Abbott, and had children including Robert Richard Fry, Roger Fry, William Frye.
  • William Frye passed away in 1572 in Corston, Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Frye's Ancestors

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William Frye
1528 – 1572
Birth Place: Corston, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Fry
1500 – 1566
Corston, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Agnes) Light
1504 – 1557
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Frye
1475 – 1559
Corston, Wiltshire, England
Johanna (Joanna) Bray
1478 – 1525
St Columb, Cornwall, England
Sir (Thomas) Light
Horley, Warwickshire, England
Agnes Light
Horley, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Fry,
1445 – 1504
Lady Beaufort
1433 – 1518
Sir Bray
1430 – 1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Frye,
1417 – 1483
Lady Cammell
1418 – 1499
Sir Lancastrians,
1406 – 1455
Lady Beauchamp,
1407 – 1467

William Frye's Descendants

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William Frye (1528 – 1572) m. Elizabeth Abbott (1532 – )
  1. 1. Robert (Richard) Fry (1557 – 23 Sep 1619) m. Margaret (1562 – 1638)
    1. 1. Richard Fry (1583 – 7 Sep 1655)
    2. 2. Agnes Fry (Abt. 1583 – )
    3. 3. Alexander Fry (1585 – 6 Sep 1638) m. Mary Frye (1589 – Deceased)
      1. 1. John (Fry) Ffrie, (9 Apr 1601 – 09 Nov 1693) m. Anne (Bessing) Stratton (1605 – 22 Oct 1680)
        1. 1. Deacon (John) Frye (1633 – 17 Sep 1696)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Frye (29 Oct 1639 – 1678) m. Robert Stiles, (30 July 1637 – 30 Jul 1690)
        3. 3. Sarah Frye (1642 – 5 Mar 1662)
        4. 4. Samuel Frye (1649 – 9 May 1725)
        5. 5. Capt (James) Frye, (5 Jan 1652 – 28 Sep 1734) m. Lydia Osgood (12 Aug 1661 – 14 Apr 1741)
    4. 4. Margaret Fry (1598 – )
  2. 2. Roger Fry (Feb 1562 – )
  3. 3. William Frye (1565 – 2 Nov 1610)

William Frye's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Frye in Corston, Wiltshire, England
Corston, Wiltshire, England
1572
1572
Age 44
Death of William Frye in Corston, Wiltshire, England
Corston, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Corston, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Corston, Wiltshire, England

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