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William Hollis 1540–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 March 1600

Death Location: St. Andrew's at Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Hollis

Mother: Ursala Cooper

Spouse(s): Sarah LEIGH

Children(s): Lady Walden

William Hollis was born in 1540 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Hollis And Ursala Cooper. William Hollis married Sarah Mary De Leigh, and had children including Lady Johanna Elizabeth Hullet Hollis Of Saffron Walden. William Hollis passed away in 1600 in St. Andrew's at Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Hollis was born in 1540 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Hollis And Ursala Cooper.
  • William Hollis married Sarah Mary De Leigh, and had children including Lady Johanna Elizabeth Hullet Hollis Of Saffron Walden.
  • William Hollis passed away in 1600 in St. Andrew's at Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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William Hollis's Ancestors

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William Hollis
1540–1600
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Hollis
1520–1596
Ravensthorpe, England, United Kingdom
Ursala Cooper
1525–1617
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Owles\Howles\Hollis
1505–1542
Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (C) Jones
1500–1542
Athelington, Suffolk, England
Ann Grainger
1490–1540
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hollis's Descendants

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William Hollis (1540–15 March 1600) m. Sarah (Mary de) LEIGH (1545–23 August 1600)
  1. 1. Lady (Johanna Elizabeth (Hullet) Hollis of Saffron) Walden 1566–1610 m. John (" Ould John " MOTT OF SAFFRON WALDON) * 1571–1641
    1. 1. Adam Mott 1596–1661 m. Elizabeth Creel 1598–1628 m. Sarah (May) Jennings 1604–1661
      1. 1. Adam Mott 1620–1691 m. Anne (Jenne Hewlett) Mott 1625–1665
        1. 1. Mary Mott 1655–1676 m. David ((Davy) Vaughan) d7 1646–1678
      2. 2. Eleazer Mott 1638–1713
      3. 3. Elizabeth Mott 1629–1694 m. Edward Thurston 1617–1706
        1. 1. Edward Thurston 1652–1690 m. Susanna Jefferay 1656–1738
        2. 2. Samuel Thurston 1669–1747 m. Abigail Clarke 1674–1731
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Savory) Thurston 1650–1707 m. John Irish 1641–1717
        4. 4. Charles Thurston 1675–
        5. 5. Jonathan Thurston 1659–1740 m. Lydia Spafford 1700–1753 m. Sarah (Giles Guile) Thurston 1657–1724
        6. 6. Content Thurston 1667–1715
        7. 7. Daniel Thurston 1661–1712
        8. 8. Ellenor Thurston 1655–1747 m. George (Havens) Sr 1653–1706
        9. 9. John Thurston 1664–1690
        10. 10. Mary Thurston 1657–1732 m. Ebenezer Slocum 1650–1715
        11. 11. Rebecca Thurston 1662–1737 m. Weston Clarke 1648–1730
        12. 12. Sarah Thurston 1648–1692
        13. 13. Thomas Thurston 1671–1730
      4. 4. Gersham Mott 1639–1698
      5. 5. Jacob Mott 1636–1711
      6. 6. John Mott 1618–
      7. 7. Jonathan Mott 1626–1653
      8. 8. Thurston Mott 1625–
    2. 2. John Mott 1602–1694
    3. 3. Abraham Mott 1610–
    4. 4. Esther Mott 1596–
    5. 5. Frances Mott 1608–
    6. 6. James Mott 1596–1648
    7. 7. Mary Mott 1610–
    8. 8. Nathaniel Mott 1604–1694
    9. 9. Sarah Mott 1595–1628
    10. 10. William Mott 1593–

William Hollis's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Hollis in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1600
15 March 1600
Age 60
Death of William Hollis in St. Andrew's at Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
St. Andrew's at Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1600
    Event Place: St. Andrew's at Holborn, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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