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William Hayward 1604 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: FEB 1604

Birth Location: Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 MAY 1659

Death Location: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: William Hayward

Mother: Margaret Haywood

Spouse(s): Margery Knights, Marjory Barron, Margaret Knight

Children(s): Jonathan Hayward, Hannah Hayward, Sarah Hayward, John Hayward, Mary Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Elizabeth Hayward, Samuel Howard, John Hayward, Robert Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Samuel Haywood, Jonathan Hayward

The story of William Hayward began in 1604 in Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. William Hayward married Margery Knights, Marjory Barron, Margaret Margery Knight, and had children including Jonathan Hayward, Hannah Hayward, Sarah Hayward, John Hayward, Mary Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Elizabeth Hayward, Samuel Hayward Howard, John Hayward, Robert Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Samuel Haywood, Jonathan Hayward. William Hayward passed away in 1659 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hayward began in 1604 in Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Hayward married Margery Knights, Marjory Barron, Margaret Margery Knight, and had children including Jonathan Hayward, Hannah Hayward, Sarah Hayward, John Hayward, Mary Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Elizabeth Hayward, Samuel Hayward Howard, John Hayward, Robert Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Samuel Haywood, Jonathan Hayward.
  • William Hayward passed away in 1659 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hayward's Ancestors

Self
William Hayward
1604 – 1659
Birth Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Hayward
1570 – 1639
Limehouse, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Haywood
1582 –
Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Hayward
1550 – 1640
London, Middlesex, England
Margery Thayer
1543 – 1588
City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Anthony Haywood
1544 –
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Katharine Perks
1548 – 1613
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Miles Hayward
1529 – 1604
Alice Peake
1532 –
John Heyward
1516 –
Marion Chenery
1520 – 1537
John Perks
1523 –
John Perks
1526 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hayward
1508 – 1600
Johanna White
1507 – 1535
Thomas Peake
1503 – 1552
Katherine Chamberlain
1504 –
William Haywood
1500 –
Anna Anneslowe
1505 –
Richard Perks
1482 –
Mary Goadminton
1483 –

William Hayward's Descendants

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William Hayward (FEB 1604 – 10 MAY 1659) m. Margery Knights (12 AUG 1611 – 18 JUL 1676) m. Marjory Barron (ABT 1607 – ) m. Margaret (Margery) Knight ( – 18 JUL 1676)
  1. 1. Jonathan Hayward (19 NOV 1634 – 21 NOV 1689) m. Sarah Thayer (12 MAY 1644 – 27 AUG 1690)
  2. 2. Hannah Hayward (1637 – 1637)
  3. 3. Sarah Hayward (1637 – 1637)
  4. 4. John Hayward (ABT 1645 – )
  5. 5. Mary Hayward (JUN 1654 – )
  6. 6. Sarah Hayward (DEC 1655 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth Hayward (25 JUL 1658 – )
  8. 8. Samuel (Hayward) Howard (3 APR 1664 – 29 JUL 1713)
  9. 9. John Hayward (16 NOV 1634 – 1635)
  10. 10. Robert Hayward (1638 – 1683)
  11. 11. Sarah Hayward (1639 – 1673)
  12. 12. Samuel Haywood (1639 – )
  13. 13. Jonathan Hayward (6 FEB 1641 – 21 NOV 1690) m. Sarah Thayer (12 MAR 1639 – 27 AUG 1695)

William Hayward's Timeline

3 Records

1604
FEB 1604
Birth of William Hayward in Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1659
10 MAY 1659
Age 55
Death of William Hayward in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1659
1659
Age 55
Burial of William Hayward
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: FEB 1604
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1659
    Event Place: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1659

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