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William Hayward 1612–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1612

Birth Location: Stepney, London, England

Death Date: 10 May 1659

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Hayward

Mother: Anne Cole

Spouse(s): Margarett KNIGHT

Children(s): Huldah Hayward

In 1612, William Hayward entered the world in Stepney, London, England, born to John William Hayward And Anne Cole. William Hayward married Margarett Margery Knight, and had children including Huldah Hayward. William Hayward passed away in 1659 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1612, William Hayward entered the world in Stepney, London, England, born to John William Hayward And Anne Cole.
  • William Hayward married Margarett Margery Knight, and had children including Huldah Hayward.
  • William Hayward passed away in 1659 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hayward's Ancestors

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William Hayward
1612–1659
Birth Place: Stepney, London, England
Parents
John William Hayward
1583–1639
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Anne Cole
1579–1636
Bildeston, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John (William) Hayward
1551–1640
St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Margery Thayer
1543–1636
London England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hayward's Descendants

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William Hayward (Feb 1612–10 May 1659) m. Margarett ((Margery)) KNIGHT (February 1610–18 Jul 1676)
  1. 1. Huldah Hayward 1636–1690 m. Ferdinando Thayer 1625–1713
    1. 1. Ebenezer Thayer 1665–1724 m. Martha Thomson 1675–1759
      1. 1. Abigail Thayer 1701–1756 m. John Thompson 1689–1756
        1. 1. Ichabod Thompson 1716–1759
        2. 2. Annas (Mary) Thompson 1734–1774
        3. 3. Martha Thompson 1724–1767
        4. 4. Deborah Thompson 1726–1812
        5. 5. Abiall Thompson 1729–1784
        6. 6. Phebe Thompson 1731–1756
        7. 7. Judith Thompson 1737–1756
        8. 8. Aaron Thompson 1739–1758
        9. 9. Hannah Thompson 1747–1831
        10. 10. Abigail Thompson 1717–1802 m. Elnathan Wight 1715–1761 m. Nathan (Mann) Sr 1716–1781 m. Joseph Blood 1714–1748
        11. 11. John Thompson 1712–1715
        12. 12. John Thomson 1721–1760 m. Ruth Merritt 1726–1824
      2. 2. Uriah (Thayer) Sr 1706–1795
      3. 3. Daniel Thayer 1715–1756
      4. 4. Jerusha THAYER 1720–1799
      5. 5. Esther THAYER 1715–1815
      6. 6. Ebenezer THAYER 1699–1771
      7. 7. Martha THAYER 1709–1757
      8. 8. Deborah THAYER 1696–1750 m. John Rockwood 1696–1778
        1. 1. Reuben Rockwood 1729–1803
        2. 2. Deborah Rockwood 1734–1811
        3. 3. Joseph Rockwood 1722–1778
        4. 4. John Rockwood 1721–1752
        5. 5. Margery Rockwood 1732–1758
        6. 6. Mary Rockwood 1725–1807
        7. 7. Molly Rockwood 1750–1810
        8. 8. Ebenezer Rockwood 1718–1742
      9. 9. Hannah THAYER 1704–1761

William Hayward's Timeline

2 Records

1612
Feb 1612
Birth of William Hayward in Stepney, London, England
Stepney, London, England
1659
10 May 1659
Age 47
Death of William Hayward in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1612
    Event Place: Stepney, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1659
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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