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William Giles 1650 – 1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1650

Birth Location: of Henrico County, Virginia

Death Date: 2 Apr 1694

Death Location: Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Father: John White

Mother: Philaritie Woodward

Spouse(s): Bethania Knowles

Children(s): Mary Giles

William Giles was born in 1650 in of Henrico County, Virginia, the child of John Giles, of Henrico and Isle of White and Philaritie Woodward. William Giles married Bethania Knowles, and had children including Mary Soper Giles. William Giles passed away in 1694 in Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Giles was born in 1650 in of Henrico County, Virginia, the child of John Giles, of Henrico and Isle of White and Philaritie Woodward.
  • William Giles married Bethania Knowles, and had children including Mary Soper Giles.
  • William Giles passed away in 1694 in Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John White
1624 – 1690
Birth Location: bap Swingfield, Kent, England
JW
Philaritie Woodward
1628 – 1670
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
PW

Spouses(s)

Bethania Knowles
1669 – 1709
Birth Location: Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA
BK

Children(s)

Mary Giles
1680 – 1732
Birth Location: City of London, Greater London, England
MG

William Giles's Ancestors

Self
William Giles
1650 – 1694
Birth Place: of Henrico County, Virginia
Parents
John Giles, of Henrico and Isle of White
1624 – 1690
bap Swingfield, Kent, England
Philaritie Woodward
1628 – 1670
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard Giles
1596 – 1690
St Mary Magdale, Taunton, Somerset, England
Mary Hawker
1596 – 1629
Mosterton, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Giles
1572 – 1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Giles
1557 – 1610

William Giles's Descendants

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William Giles (24 Jul 1650 – 2 Apr 1694) m. Bethania Knowles (Mar 1669 – Bef. 1709)
  1. 1. Mary (Soper) Giles (1680 – September 1732) m. Thomas (Henry) Harding (24 Feb 1687 – 20 September 1732)
    1. 1. Susannah Harding (1721 – 1816) m. Captain (Charles G.) Ellis (1719 – Aug 1759)
      1. 1. Hannah Ellis (5 October 1741 – 27 August 1791) m. Capt. (William R) Haynes (4 Aug 1740 – 3 Aug 1827)
        1. 1. Hannah (Ellis) Haynes (1773 – 7 Sep 1840) m. Samuel (D) Thomasson (1763 – 17 October 1829)

William Giles's Timeline

4 Records

1650
24 Jul 1650
Birth of William Giles in Glinton, North Hampton, England
Glinton, North Hampton, England
1650
24 Jul 1650
Birth of William Giles in of Henrico County, Virginia
of Henrico County, Virginia
1650
24 Jul 1650
Birth of William Giles in of Henrico County, Virginia
of Henrico County, Virginia
1694
2 Apr 1694
Age 44
Death of William Giles in Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1650
    Event Place: Glinton, North Hampton, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1650
    Event Place: of Henrico County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1650
    Event Place: of Henrico County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1694
    Event Place: Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA
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