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William Hayward 1604–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1604

Birth Location: Stepney, Greater London, England

Death Date: 10 May 1659

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA

Father: John Hayward

Mother: Sarah Thayer

Spouse(s): Margaret Knight

Children(s): Samuell Hayward

In 1604, William Hayward entered the world in Stepney, Greater London, England, born to John William Hayward And Sarah Thayer. William Hayward married Margaret Margery Knight, and had children including Samuell Howard Hayward. William Hayward passed away in 1659 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.

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Biography

  • In 1604, William Hayward entered the world in Stepney, Greater London, England, born to John William Hayward And Sarah Thayer.
  • William Hayward married Margaret Margery Knight, and had children including Samuell Howard Hayward.
  • William Hayward passed away in 1659 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hayward
1583–1659
Birth Location: St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
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Sarah Thayer
1589–1639
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Knight
1610–1676
Birth Location: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
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Children(s)

Samuell Hayward
1642–1713
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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William Hayward's Ancestors

Self
William Hayward
1604–1659
Birth Place: Stepney, Greater London, England
Parents
John William Hayward
1583–1659
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Sarah Thayer
1589–1639
London, London, England
Grandparents
Sir (Rowland Hayward) Knt
1535–1592
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Katherine Smythe
1547–1615
London, Middlesex, England
Richard Thayer
1562–1625
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Joane (Margery) Dimery
1568–1628
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hayward's Descendants

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William Hayward (6 Feb 1604–10 May 1659) m. Margaret ((Margery)) Knight (Feb 1610–18 Jul 1676)
  1. 1. Samuell (Howard -) Hayward 1642–1713 m. Mehitabell Tomson 1644–1713
    1. 1. Benjamin (Hayward -) Howard 1689–1766 m. Anna (Johanna) Rockwood 1691–1772
      1. 1. Thomas (Howard) Hayward 1718–1793 m. Elizabeth (Abott) Giles 1729–1772
        1. 1. Anna Hayward 1750–1850 m. Jonathan Jackson 1751–1781

William Hayward's Timeline

3 Records

1604
6 Feb 1604
Birth of William Hayward in Stepney, Greater London, England
Stepney, Greater London, England
1659
10 May 1659
Age 55
Death of William Hayward in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA
Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA
1659
14 Jun 1659
Age 55
William Hayward - Probate in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1604
    Event Place: Stepney, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Some Smiths, Osborns, and allied families of New England and Ohio

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1659
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County Wills; Author: McGhan, Judith; Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1659
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County Wills; Author: McGhan, Judith; Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
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