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William Gilson 1572–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1572

Birth Location: Freeing, Kent, England

Death Date: 11 Nov 1639

Death Location: Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Father: Richard Gilson

Mother: Margaret Towers

Spouse(s): Lady Tower

Children(s): Hannah Gillson

The story of William Gilson began in 1572 in Freeing, Kent, England. William Gilson married Lady Francis Hannah Tower, and had children including Hannah H Tower Gilson Gillson. William Gilson passed away in 1639 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gilson began in 1572 in Freeing, Kent, England.
  • William Gilson married Lady Francis Hannah Tower, and had children including Hannah H Tower Gilson Gillson.
  • William Gilson passed away in 1639 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Gilson
1550–1616
Birth Location: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
RG
Margaret Towers
1554–1615
Birth Location: of Ashby, Leicestershire, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Lady Tower
1577–1649
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Hannah Gillson
1599–1658
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
HG

William Gilson's Ancestors

Self
William Gilson
1572–1639
Birth Place: Freeing, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Gilson
1550–1616
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret (Hanah) Towers
1554–1615
of Ashby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Anthony (Thomas) Gilson
1528–1599
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Anne Gillson
1530–1625
England
Francise Towers
1529–1665
St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
Lady (Helen) Home
1536–1586
Wedderburn Castle,Scot
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gilson
1503–1585
Lady Wright
1508–1551
John Towers
1500–1529
Katherine Gunter
1500–1544
Lord Home
1514–1547
Janet Dyet
1503–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wright
1475–1513
Lady Englefield
1478–1511
Sir Home
1490–1516
Agnes Bothwell
1472–1557
Lord Dirleton
1475–1505
Lady Dirleton
1482–1508

William Gilson's Descendants

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William Gilson (10 May 1572–11 Nov 1639) m. Lady (Francis Hannah) Tower (1577–1649)
  1. 1. Hannah ((H.Tower) Gilson \) Gillson 1599–1658 m. Sir (John Richard) Damon 1590–1636
    1. 1. Jane ((Plympton)) Dummer 1626–1680 m. Sgt. (John Plympton , of) Deerfield 1620–1677
      1. 1. Marah Plimpton 1643–1736 m. Nathaniel (Johnson) (twin?) 1640–1698
        1. 1. Mary (Chandler) Johnson 1675–1761 m. James (Snow) Jr 1671–1723
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Damon 1600–1684 m. John (William) Plympton 1595–1670
      1. 1. Sgt. (John Plympton , of) Deerfield 1620–1677 m. Jane ((Plympton)) Dummer 1626–1680

William Gilson's Timeline

6 Records

1572
10 May 1572
Birth of William Gilson in Freeing, Kent, England
Freeing, Kent, England
1572
10 May 1572
Birth of William Gilson in Freeing, Kent, England
Freeing, Kent, England
1639
1 Feb 1639
Age 67
Death of William Gilson in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1639
1 Feb 1639
Age 67
Death of William Gilson in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1639
1 February 1639
Age 67
Death of William Gilson in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1639
11 Nov 1639
Age 67
Burial of William Gilson in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1572
    Event Place: Freeing, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1572
    Event Place: Freeing, Kent, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1632; Page Number: 773

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1639
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1639
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1639
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1639
    Event Place: Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
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