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William Harwood 1578–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Cranleigh, Surrey, England

Death Date: 1642

Death Location: Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: George London"

Mother: Meller Ratcliff

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Greenham

Children(s): William Harwood

In 1578, William Harwood entered the world in Cranleigh, Surrey, England, born to George Gundry Harwood Sir Merchant Of London And Meller Ratcliff. William Harwood married Elizabeth Greenham, and had children including William Henry Harwood. William Harwood passed away in 1642 in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1578, William Harwood entered the world in Cranleigh, Surrey, England, born to George Gundry Harwood Sir Merchant Of London And Meller Ratcliff.
  • William Harwood married Elizabeth Greenham, and had children including William Henry Harwood.
  • William Harwood passed away in 1642 in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George London"
1570–1619
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Meller Ratcliff
1560–1613
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Greenham
1585–1635
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

William Harwood
1605–1637
Birth Location: Shenfield, Essex, England
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William Harwood's Ancestors

Self
William Harwood
1578–1642
Birth Place: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Parents
George Gundry Harwood Sir "Merchant of London"
1570–1619
Lincolnshire, England
Meller Ratcliff
1560–1613
Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Edward) Harwood
1540–1590
Toft, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret Pelle
1550–1611
Norfolk, England
Sir (Knight John) Rattclyffe
1529–1644
Lancashire, England
Alice Dudley
1530–1612
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Horwood
1524–1580
Katheren Attertum
1519–
William Pelle
1524–1578
Alice Buller
1527–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Cletherow
1504–1527

William Harwood's Descendants

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William Harwood (1578–1642) m. Elizabeth Greenham (abt 1585–abt 1635)
  1. 1. William ("Henry") Harwood 1605–1637 m. ** (Elizabeth (Isabel)) Isecke 1612–1675
    1. 1. Henry Harwood 1628–1668 m. Elizabeth Lewendon 1630–1692
      1. 1. Sarah (Anne *) Harwood 1666–1679 m. John (* Oldham) II 1664–1705
        1. 1. John (Thomas * Oldham) IV 1679–1762 m. Sarah (Jane *) Farnham 1673–1722
        2. 2. James (Lawson) Oldham 1688–1740
        3. 3. Samuel Oldham 1695–
        4. 4. William Oldham 1693–1728

William Harwood's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of William Harwood in Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Cranleigh, Surrey, England
1642
1642
Age 64
Death of William Harwood in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Cranleigh, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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