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William Harmon 1528–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Sutton, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 16 Aug 1598

Death Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England

Father: Sir Chamber

Mother: Lady Rugeley

Spouse(s): Mary Chevalier

Children(s): Lady Harmon*

The story of William Harmon began in 1528 in Sutton, Bedfordshire, England. William Harmon married Mary Chevalier, and had children including Bartholomew Harman, Lady Ann Harmon, Margaret Harmon, Mary Janes Harman. William Harmon passed away in 1598 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Harmon began in 1528 in Sutton, Bedfordshire, England.
  • William Harmon married Mary Chevalier, and had children including Bartholomew Harman, Lady Ann Harmon, Margaret Harmon, Mary Janes Harman.
  • William Harmon passed away in 1598 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Chamber
1509–1577
Birth Location: Taynton, Oxfordshire, England
SC
Lady Rugeley
1500–1531
Birth Location: Surrey, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Mary Chevalier
1530–1780
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
MC

Children(s)

Lady Harmon*
1558–1611
Birth Location: Ditchley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
LH

William Harmon's Ancestors

Self
William Harmon
1528–1598
Birth Place: Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Arthur Harman of Taynton, Barber\Surgeon of King Henry VIII, GM of Privy Chamber
1509–1577
Taynton, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Anna* Joyce) Rugeley
1500–1531
Surrey, England
Grandparents
William (Powell) Rugeley
1455–1521
Dunton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Botiler) Butler
1465–1533
Alspath &amp, Alicia, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Harmon's Descendants

1.
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William Harmon (1528–16 Aug 1598) m. Mary Chevalier (1530–18 Sep 1780)
  1. 1. Lady (Ann) Harmon* 1558–1611 m. Sir (William Gibbons of East Riding) ^* 1558–1617
    1. 1. Thomas (Gibbons 11th) GGF 1588–1696 m. Elizabeth Pierpoint 1588–1696
      1. 1. Elizabeth Gibbons 1615–1696 m. Luke Hiscocke 1614–1659 m. William Warriner –1676 m. Matthias Hitchcock 1610–1669
        1. 1. Calvin (John) Hitchcock 1642–1712 m. Hannah Chapin 1644–1711
        2. 2. Luke Pedro 1655–1727 m. Sarah Hitchcock 1656–1746
        3. 3. Hannah Hitchcock 1645–1733 m. Chileab Smith 1636–1731
        4. 4. Calvin Hitchcock 1650–1716 m. Abigail Merriman 1654–
        5. 5. Mary Baldwin 1644–1704 m. John (Catlin) 2d 1643–1704
        6. 6. Elizabeth Baldwin –1687
      2. 2. Joannes Gibbons –1712
      3. 3. Mary Gibbons –1734
      4. 4. Ann Gibbons 1866–
    2. 2. James Gibbons 1588–
    3. 3. Ambrose Gibbons 1590–1657

William Harmon's Timeline

6 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Harmon in Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
1552
1552
Age 24
William Harmon was married in Sutton under Brailes, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Sutton under Brailes, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 29
William Harmon was married in England
England
1557
1557
Age 29
William Harmon was married in Sutton under Brailes, Warwickshire, England
Sutton under Brailes, Warwickshire, England
1598
1598
Age 70
Death of William Harmon in Londrs, Grande Bretagne., England
Londrs, Grande Bretagne., England
1598
16 Aug 1598
Age 70
Burial of William Harmon in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Chelmsford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 May
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: AT Cawston

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Sutton under Brailes, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Sutton under Brailes, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sutton Caufielde, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 80

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Londrs, Grande Bretagne., England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 80
    [2] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [3] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1598
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
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