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William Frye 1590 – 1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Yarty, Membury, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 May 1672

Death Location: Weysouth, Dorset, , England

Father: Nicholas Frye,

Mother: Elinor Brett

Spouse(s): Marie Yonge

Children(s): William Fry, Nicholas Frye

William Frye was born in 1590 in Yarty, Membury, Devon, England, the child of Nicholas Frie Frye, and Elinor Brett. William Frye married Marie Mary Yonge, and had children including William Fry, Nicholas Frye. William Frye passed away in 1672 in Weysouth, Dorset, , England.

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Biography

  • William Frye was born in 1590 in Yarty, Membury, Devon, England, the child of Nicholas Frie Frye, and Elinor Brett.
  • William Frye married Marie Mary Yonge, and had children including William Fry, Nicholas Frye.
  • William Frye passed away in 1672 in Weysouth, Dorset, , England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Frye's Ancestors

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William Frye
1590 – 1672
Birth Place: Yarty, Membury, Devon, England
Parents
Nicholas Frie Frye,
1553 – 1632
Yarty, Membury, Devon, England
Elinor Brett
1566 – 1621
Yarty, Membury, Devon, England
Grandparents
William (Frie) Frye
1540 – 1607
Yarty House, Axminster, Devon, England
Joan (Newberry) Newbury
1544 – 1605
Stockland, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Frie,
1502 – 1587
Bridget Roe
1506 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Frye's Descendants

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William Frye (1590 – 1 May 1672) m. Marie (Mary) Yonge (6 Apr 1586 – 1660)
  1. 1. William Fry (1611 – 06 Jan 1658) m. Dorothy Drake (Abt 1637 – 1695)
    1. 1. Gideon Fry (11 Jan 1638 – 09 Sep 1670)
    2. 2. John Fry (1639 – 1716)
    3. 3. Nicholas Fry (1642 – 1698)
    4. 4. Henry Fry (03 Jan 1645 – )
    5. 5. Edward Fry (18 Dec 1652 – 27/11/1673)
  2. 2. Nicholas Frye (1617 – )

William Frye's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of William Frye in Yarty, Membury, Devon, England
Yarty, Membury, Devon, England
1672
1 May 1672
Age 82
Death of William Frye in Weysouth, Dorset, , England
Weysouth, Dorset, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Yarty, Membury, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1672
    Event Place: Weysouth, Dorset, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Membury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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