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William Gaylord 1585 – 1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1585

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, , England

Death Date: 20 Jul 1673

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: John Gaylord

Mother: Jane Wallin

Spouse(s): Mary Walter

Children(s): Samuel Gaylord

William Gaylord was born in 1585 in Exeter, Devon, , England, the child of John Sevenoak Gaylord and Jane Wallin. William Gaylord married Mary Walter, and had children including Samuel Gaylord. William Gaylord passed away in 1673 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • William Gaylord was born in 1585 in Exeter, Devon, , England, the child of John Sevenoak Gaylord and Jane Wallin.
  • William Gaylord married Mary Walter, and had children including Samuel Gaylord.
  • William Gaylord passed away in 1673 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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William Gaylord's Ancestors

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William Gaylord
1585 – 1673
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, , England
Parents
John Sevenoak Gaylord
1553 – 1607
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Jane Wallin
1557 – 1589
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Nicholas GAYLORD) Galliard
1525 – 1576
Langford, Budville, Somerset, England
Joan Sevenoak
1529 – 1572
Brixton, Devon, England
William Wallin
1532 – 1626
Somerset, England
Rose (Ann) Chadwick
1536 – 1557
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Langford*
1500 – 1546
Jehane Newman
1500 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gaillard
1475 – 1565
Julia "Fille-Du-Roi"
1450 – 1540

William Gaylord's Descendants

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William Gaylord (21 May 1585 – 20 Jul 1673) m. Mary Walter (6 Aug 1591 – 20 Jun 1657)
  1. 1. Samuel Gaylord (19 Dec 1619 – 19 Aug 1690) m. Elizabeth Hull (16 Oct 1625 – 2 May 1680) m. Mary Bronson (12 Dec 1627 – 4 Sep 1690)
    1. 1. Martha Gaylord (24 Jun 1660 – 22 Apr 1721) m. Josiah Ellsworth (05 DEC 1655 – 4 March 1706)
      1. 1. Josiah Ellsworth (3 March 1690 – 1732) m. Margaret (King) Chancellor (1694 – 1754)
        1. 1. Rev. (Moses Henry) Ellsworth (02 Aug 1731 – 21 October 1801) m. Anna (Maria Elizabeth) Hinkle (2 Aug 1731 – 18 Aug 1824)

William Gaylord's Timeline

2 Records

1585
21 May 1585
Birth of William Gaylord in Exeter, Devon, , England
Exeter, Devon, , England
1673
20 Jul 1673
Age 88
Death of William Gaylord in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1585
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1673
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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