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William Howard 1593 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1651

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Howard

Mother: Agnes Tilney

Spouse(s): Sarah Gardiner

Children(s): Henry Howard

William Howard was born in 1593 in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Howard and Agnes Tilney. William Howard married Sarah Gardiner, and had children including Henry Howard. William Howard passed away in 1651 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • William Howard was born in 1593 in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Howard and Agnes Tilney.
  • William Howard married Sarah Gardiner, and had children including Henry Howard.
  • William Howard passed away in 1651 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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William Howard's Ancestors

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William Howard
1593 – 1651
Birth Place: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Howard
1443 –
of, Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
Agnes Tilney
1440 –
Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Frederick Tilney
1420 – 1447
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cheney
1422 – 1473
Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Philip Tilney
1400 – 1453
Isabel Thorpe
1388 – 1436
Lawrence Cambridge
1398 – 1461
Elizabeth DeCokayne
1395 – 1473
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Huntingdon
1367 – 1406
Sir KS
1358 – 1419
Joan Norwood
1363 – 1415
William Cheney
1365 – 1399
Catherine Pabenham
1372 – 1436
John Cockayne
1358 – 1429
Ida Grey
1364 – 1426

William Howard's Descendants

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William Howard (1593 – 1651) m. Sarah Gardiner (1595 – 1640)
  1. 1. Henry Howard (ABT 1623 – 4 APR 1709) m. Sarah Stone (3 APR 1625 – 27 APR 1689)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Howard (1 JAN 1649 – 29 OCT 1718) m. Thomas Griswold (22 OCT 1646 – 28 OCT 1718)
    2. 2. Susan Howard (1660 – 1718) m. William (Thornton) Jr. (1660 – 1718)
    3. 3. John Howard (ABT 1661 – 15 FEB 1721) m. Margaret Stebbins (19 JAN 1674 – 27 APR 1722)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances) Howard (<1703> – )
      2. 2. John Howard (11 OCT 1703 – )
      3. 3. Mary Howard (11 OCT 1703 – AFT 1759) m. Daniel Williams (10 JAN 1694 – 29 SEP 1759)
        1. 1. Honor Williams (28 NOV 1726 – )
        2. 2. Solomon Williams (2 SEP 1732 – BEF 19 NOV 1759) m. Lydia Francis (4 JUN 1738 – 25 FEB 1767)
        3. 3. Catharine Williams (ABT 1740 – 26 JUL 1762) m. Othniel Williams (24 MAR 1736 – 16 DEC 1782) m. Othniel Williams
        4. 4. Abraham Williams
      4. 4. Sarah Howard (<1704> – 18 SEP 1775)
      5. 5. Lydia Howard (29 JAN 1708 – 1775) m. Joseph Farnum (4 FEB 1701 – 1780)
      6. 6. Lydia Howard (28 NOV 1708 – ) m. John Miner (16 SEP 1706 – 9 APR 1790)
      7. 7. Jonathan (1 JAN 1714 – )
    4. 4. Lydia Howard (5 MAY 1661 – 1690) m. <Living>
    5. 5. Samuel Howard (9 APR 1671 – 18 FEB 1697) m. Susanna Bunce (ABT 1673 – 1755)
    6. 6. Thomas Howard (11 JAN 1675 – 19 OCT 1729) m. Sarah Bradley (17 OCT 1676 – 29 OCT 1729)
    7. 7. Sarah Howard ( – 17 MAR 1709) m. John Adsit (1649 – 16 JAN 1735)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Howard ( – BEF 1709)

William Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593
Birth of William Howard in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1651
1651
Age 58
Death of William Howard in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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