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William Gilson 1600–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Huntgdon, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1640

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William America

Mother: Francis Tower

Spouse(s): Frances Romeball

Children(s): Thomas Gleasan

William Gilson was born in 1600 in Huntgdon, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of William Gilson First To Use A Windmill In America And Francis Hannah Tower. William Gilson married Frances Romeball, and had children including Thomas Gleasan. William Gilson passed away in 1640 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Gilson was born in 1600 in Huntgdon, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of William Gilson First To Use A Windmill In America And Francis Hannah Tower.
  • William Gilson married Frances Romeball, and had children including Thomas Gleasan.
  • William Gilson passed away in 1640 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William America
1572–1639
Birth Location: Freeing, Kent, England
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Francis Tower
1572–1649
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, , England,
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Spouses(s)

Frances Romeball
1610–1649
Birth Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Gleasan
1636–1705
Birth Location: Sulgrave, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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William Gilson's Ancestors

Self
William Gilson
1600–1640
Birth Place: Huntgdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Gilson First to use a Windmill in America
1572–1639
Freeing, Kent, England
Francis (Hannah) Tower
1572–1649
Faversham, Kent, , England,
Grandparents
Richard (Gilson Gillson) Gylson
1553–1616
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret (Hanah) Tower-Bloomer
1554–1615
of Ashby, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Anthony GYLSON
1528–1600
Anne Gillson
1530–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gilson
1503–1585
Lady Wright
1508–1551

William Gilson's Descendants

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William Gilson (1600–1 Feb 1640) m. Frances Romeball (1610–1649)
  1. 1. Thomas Gleasan 1636–1705 m. Sarah Page 1637–1703
    1. 1. Isaac (Gleason) I 1674–1737 m. Deborah Leland 1679–1742
      1. 1. Isaac (Gleason) II 1706–1777 m. Thankful Wilson 1703–1800
        1. 1. Isaac (Gleason) III 1726–1826 m. Mary (Abigail ? Nickson \) Nixon 1733–1822

William Gilson's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of William Gilson in Huntgdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Huntgdon, Cambridgeshire, England
1640
1 Feb 1640
Age 40
Death of William Gilson in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Huntgdon, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1640
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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