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William Harper 1574 – 1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1607

Death Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Cecilia Collier

Spouse(s): Susanna Pickering

Children(s): Martha Harper

In 1574, William Harper entered the world in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Harper and Cecilia (Cecily) Collier. William Harper married Susanna Pickering, and had children including Martha Harper. William Harper passed away in 1607 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1574, William Harper entered the world in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Harper and Cecilia (Cecily) Collier.
  • William Harper married Susanna Pickering, and had children including Martha Harper.
  • William Harper passed away in 1607 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harper
1534 – 1608
Birth Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
TH
Cecilia Collier
1538 – 1612
Birth Location: Darloston, Staffordshire, England
CC

Spouses(s)

Susanna Pickering
1574 – 1611
Birth Location: West Yorkshire, England
SP

Children(s)

Martha Harper
1607 – 1672
Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England
MH

William Harper's Ancestors

Self
William Harper
1574 – 1607
Birth Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Harper
1534 – 1608
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Cecilia ((Cecily)) Collier
1538 – 1612
Darloston, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Walter Harpur
1500 – 1573
Chinnor, Oxford, England
Mary Blount
1506 – 1551
Thornbury (Gloucestershire) England
Robert (Terrell Collier) (Collyer)
1515 – 1586
Darlaston, Stone, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Harper's Descendants

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William Harper (1574 – 1607) m. Susanna Pickering (1574 – 27 Jan 1611)
  1. 1. Martha Harper (11 May 1607 – Sep 1672) m. John (Graye) Proctor (27 Jan 1595 – 11 Oct 1672)
    1. 1. John Proctor (1631 – 19 Aug 1692) m. Elizabeth Thorndike (1641 – 30 Aug 1672)
      1. 1. Martha Proctor (04 Jun 1666 – 23 Mar 1748) m. Nathaniel Gowing (1652 – 17 Dec 1703)
        1. 1. Ebenezer Gowing (10 May 1702 – 1781) m. Elizabeth Eaton (8 Dec 1700 – 1760)

William Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of William Harper in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1607
1607
Age 33
Death of William Harper in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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