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William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris 1556 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1556

Birth Location: Cricksea Manor, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England

Death Date: 14 Nov 1616

Death Location: Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England

Father: Sir Nottingham

Mother: Lady Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Lady Smyth

Children(s): Mary Harris

William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris was born in 1556 in Cricksea Manor, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, the child of Sir Esquire Arthur Harris Sheriff of Nottingham and Lady Dorothy Waldegrave. William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris married Lady Alice Anne Smyth, and had children including Mary Harris. William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris passed away in 1616 in Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris was born in 1556 in Cricksea Manor, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, the child of Sir Esquire Arthur Harris Sheriff of Nottingham and Lady Dorothy Waldegrave.
  • William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris married Lady Alice Anne Smyth, and had children including Mary Harris.
  • William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris passed away in 1616 in Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Nottingham
1530 – 1597
Birth Location: Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England
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Lady Waldegrave
1530 – 1626
Birth Location: Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Lady Smyth
1556 – 1615
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Shepway District, Kent, England
LS

Children(s)

Mary Harris
1592 – 1652
Birth Location: Crixse, Essex, England
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William Harris's Ancestors

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William Harris
1556 – 1616
Birth Place: Cricksea Manor, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Esquire Arthur Harris Sheriff of Nottingham
1530 – 1597
Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England
Lady (Dorothy) Waldegrave
1530 – 1626
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Harris I, High Sheriff of Essex (27th Generation Descendant of Charlemagne) (17th Generation Descendant of William I, 13th Generation Descendant of John (Magna)) )
1505 – 1556
Southminster, Essex, England
Lady (Joanna Joan) Cooke
1500 – 1534
Bocking, Essex, England
Sir (William IV Waldegrave, Member of Parliament, Sir Knight of) Smallbridge
1507 – 1554
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Lady (Juliana) Raynsford
1505 – 1581
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England,
Great-Grandparents
Sir Harris(Herris)
1460 – 1520
Countess Percy
1478 – 1547
Sir Cooke
1473 – 1516
Lady Saunders
1478 – 1517
George Waldegrave
1483 – 1528
Anne Drury
1480 – 1581
John Rainsford
1474 – 1551
Alice Danvers
1476 – 1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Harris's Descendants

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William (Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie') Harris (21 Sep 1556 – 14 Nov 1616) m. Lady (Alice Anne) Smyth (10 Nov 1556 – 10 Nov 1615)
  1. 1. Mary Harris (1592 – 1652) m. Sir (Giles) Brown (1585 – 1652)
    1. 1. John (Lewis) Browne (13 Apr 1626 – 1712) m. Bridgett (Holmes) Lewis (1 Apr 1628 – 15 Jul 1713)
      1. 1. John Browne (1647 – 1726) m. Mary Boddie (18 May 1653 – 17 Dec 1712)
        1. 1. Thomas (William "William") Browne (May 1675 – 15 Dec 1718) m. Martha Gray (1675 – 15 Dec 1745)

William Harris's Timeline

3 Records

1556
21 Sep 1556
Birth of William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris in Cricksea Manor, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
Cricksea Manor, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
1584
14 Jun 1584
Age 28
William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris was married in Essex, England
Essex, England
1616
14 Nov 1616
Age 60
Death of William Chester 'Sir Knight of Crixie' Harris in Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England
Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1556
    Event Place: Cricksea Manor, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1546.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1584
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orexsey, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1616
    Event Place: Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 128
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Creeksea, Maldon District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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