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William Harvey 1614–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1614

Birth Location: Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Death Date: 12 June 1691

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Haraye

Mother: Joan Colles

Spouse(s): Joane Harvey, Martha Copp

Children(s): ABIGAIL HARVEY, Thomas Harvie, Experience Harvey, Joseph Harvey, Jonathan Harvey, William Harvey, Thomas Harvey, John Harvey, Mary Harvey, Elizabeth Cobb, Eliza Harvey, Bethia Harvey, Joane Harvy, William Harvy, Mary Harvey

In 1614, William Harvey entered the world in Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, born to Thomas Haraye And Joan Colles. In 1647, William Harvey resided in Freeman 26 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA. William Harvey married Joane Harvey, Martha Copp, and had children including Abigail Harvey, Bethia Elizabeth Harvey, Eliza Ann Harvey, Elizabeth Bethia Harvey Cobb, Experience Harvey, Joane Joanna Harvey Harvy, John Harvey, Jonathan Harvey, Joseph Harvey, Mary Harvey, Mary Polly Harvey, Thomas Harvey, Thomas Sr Harvey Harvie, William Harvey, William Harvey Harvy. William Harvey passed away in 1691 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1614, William Harvey entered the world in Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, born to Thomas Haraye And Joan Colles.
  • In 1647, William Harvey resided in Freeman 26 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA.
  • William Harvey married Joane Harvey, Martha Copp, and had children including Abigail Harvey, Bethia Elizabeth Harvey, Eliza Ann Harvey, Elizabeth Bethia Harvey Cobb, Experience Harvey, Joane Joanna Harvey Harvy, John Harvey, Jonathan Harvey, Joseph Harvey, Mary Harvey, Mary Polly Harvey, Thomas Harvey, Thomas Sr Harvey Harvie, William Harvey, William Harvey Harvy.
  • William Harvey passed away in 1691 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Haraye
1580–1658
Birth Location: Ashill, Somerset, England
TH
Joan Colles
1580–1638
Birth Location: Ashill, Somerset, England
JC

Spouses(s)

Joane Harvey
1616–1658
Birth Location: England
JH
Martha Copp
1630–1729
Birth Location: Bewsall, Warwickshire, England
MC

Children(s)

ABIGAIL HARVEY
1639–1691
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
AH
Thomas Harvie
1641–1728
Birth Location: Boston
TH
Experience Harvey
1644–1720
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
EH
Joseph Harvey
1645–1691
Birth Location: Boston
JH
Jonathan Harvey
1647–1691
Birth Location: Taunton
JH
William Harvey
1651–1652
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
WH
Thomas Harvey
1652–1716
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
TH
John Harvey
1655–1706
Birth Location: –
JH
Mary Harvey
1656–1658
Birth Location: –
MH
Elizabeth Cobb
1636–1671
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
EC
Eliza Harvey
1645–1746
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, United States
EH
Bethia Harvey
1653–1748
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
BH
Joane Harvy
1649–1705
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
JH
William Harvy
1645–1726
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Harvey
1657–1659
Birth Location: –
MH

William Harvey's Ancestors

Self
William Harvey
1614–1691
Birth Place: Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Haraye
1580–1658
Ashill, Somerset, England
Joan Colles
1580–1638
Ashill, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Harvey
1560–
Ashill, Somerset, England
Thomazine (Thomasin Levitt) Harvey
1562–1587
Ashill, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dr.
1510–1567
Anne Godinge
1513–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Scrope
1505–1572
Lady Scrope
1512–1559
Lord Harvey
1487–1556
Elizabeth Pope
1495–1556

William Harvey's Descendants

1.
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William Harvey (18 Dec 1614–12 June 1691) m. Joane Harvey (1616–15 August 1658) m. Martha Copp (16 August 1630–12 January 1729)
  1. 1. ABIGAIL HARVEY 1639–1691 m. NATHANIEL (THAYER) Sr. 1639–1728
    1. 1. Johannah Crossman 1665–1734 m. John Crossman\Crosman 1654–1731
      1. 1. Joanna Crossman 1695–1752 m. Thomas Rogers 1700–1744
        1. 1. Johannah Rogers 1722–1815
        2. 2. William Rogers 1728–1793
        3. 3. Thomas Rogers 1725–1754
        4. 4. Mary Rogers 1728–
        5. 5. John Rogers 1725–1754
      2. 2. Deborah Crossman 1699–1740 m. Stephen Wilmarth 1695–1765
        1. 1. Hepzibah ((Hepzibeth)) Wilmarth 1736–1809
        2. 2. Deborah (Crossman) Wilmarth 1744–1784
        3. 3. Elisha Wilmarth 1733–1789
        4. 4. Sarah Wilmarth 1740–
        5. 5. Stephen Wilmarth 1737–1748
      3. 3. Jonathan Crossman 1705–1703
      4. 4. Henry Crosman 1712–1783
      5. 5. Sarah Crossman 1692–1725
      6. 6. John Crosman 1702–1703
      7. 7. Mercy Crosman\Crossman 1697–1775
      8. 8. Abigail Crossman\Crosman 1690–1767 m. Thomas White 1688–1730
        1. 1. Abigail White 1707–1763
        2. 2. Abraham (B) White 1717–1801
        3. 3. Joanna White –1776
        4. 4. John White 1712–1806
        5. 5. John White 1717–
        6. 6. Mary White –1798
        7. 7. Nathaniel White 1719–1764
        8. 8. Thomas White 1713–
        9. 9. Ursula White 1728–
      9. 9. Jonathan Crosman 1705–1706
      10. 10. Benjamin Crossman 1708–1792 m. Bethiah Crossman 1719–1786
        1. 1. Tabitha Dean 1738–1795 m. George Dean 1728–1814
        2. 2. Sylvia Hunt 1760–1839
        3. 3. Prudence Round 1740–1825 m. Jabez (Round) Jr 1735–1806
        4. 4. Benjamin Crossman 1744–1828
        5. 5. Abner CROSSMAN 1745–1812
        6. 6. Simeon Crossman 1749–1830
        7. 7. Hannah CROSSMAN 1751–
        8. 8. Deborah Crossman 1753–1822
        9. 9. Berthia Crossman 1756–
        10. 10. Priscilla CROSSMAN 1759–
        11. 11. Asahel Crossman 1761–1815
        12. 12. Elsa CROSSMAN 1762–
        13. 13. Asa Crossman 1762–1829
        14. 14. Priscilla Crossman 1743–1809
      11. 11. Elizabeth Crossman 1682–1767
      12. 12. Mercy Crosman 1697–1775 m. Jonah Lincoln 1690–1735
        1. 1. Eliabeth Lincoln 1720–
        2. 2. Jemiah Lincoln 1727–
        3. 3. Mercy Lincoln 1723–
        4. 4. Phoebe (Maria) Lincoln 1720–
        5. 5. Silence Lincoln 1725–
        6. 6. Dorcas (D) Lincoln 1735–1775 m. Cornelius Smith 1738–1804
    2. 2. Isaac Thayer 1690–1788
    3. 3. Josiah Thayer 1669–1727
    4. 4. Mary Thayer 1670–1743
    5. 5. Zachariah Thayer 1683–1735
    6. 6. William Thayer 1684–1762
    7. 7. Elizabeth Thayer 1677–1703
    8. 8. Nathaniel (Thayer) Jr. 1671–1752 m. Rebecca Thayer 1665–1752
      1. 1. Nathaniel Thayer 1693–1777
      2. 2. Rebecca Millard 1704–1755
    9. 9. Cornelius Thayer 1684–1745
    10. 10. Deborah Thayer 1691–1763
    11. 11. Abigail Thayer 1666–1746
    12. 12. Jonathan Thayer 1685–1777
    13. 13. Deborah Thayer 1678–
  2. 2. Thomas (Sr. Harvey) Harvie 1641–1728
  3. 3. Experience Harvey 1644–1720
  4. 4. Joseph Harvey 1645–1691
  5. 5. Jonathan Harvey 1647–1691
  6. 6. William Harvey 1651–1652
  7. 7. Thomas Harvey 1652–1716
  8. 8. John Harvey 1655–1706
  9. 9. Mary Harvey 1656–1658
  10. 10. Elizabeth ("Bethia" Harvey) Cobb 1636–1671
  11. 11. Eliza (Ann) Harvey 1645–1746
  12. 12. Bethia (Elizabeth) Harvey 1653–1748
  13. 13. Joane (Joanna Harvey) Harvy 1649–1705
  14. 14. William (Harvey) Harvy 1645–1726
  15. 15. Mary (Polly) Harvey 1657–1659

William Harvey's Timeline

4 Records

1614
18 Dec 1614
Birth of William Harvey in Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
1639
2 Apr 1639
Age 25
William Harvey was married in Cohonnet, Massachusetts
Cohonnet, Massachusetts
1647
1647
Age 33
William Harvey resided here in Freeman 26 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 26 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1691
12 June 1691
Age 77
Death of William Harvey in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1614
    Event Place: Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Harvey book : giving the genealogies of certain branches of the American families of Harvey, Ne

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1639
    Event Place: Cohonnet, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Freeman 26 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1691
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Harvey book : giving the genealogies of certain branches of the American families of Harvey, Ne

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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