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William Thomas Hunter 1568 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1568

Birth Location: Durham, England

Death Date: 1 Nov 1648

Death Location: Medomsley, Durham, England

Father: Thomas Hunter

Mother: Lady Burrell

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith\Smythes

Children(s): John Hunter

In 1568, William Thomas Hunter entered the world in Durham, England, born to Thomas W. Hunter and Lady Katharine Burrell. William Thomas Hunter married Margaret "Mary" Annetta Smith\Smythes, and had children including John Hunter. William Thomas Hunter passed away in 1648 in Medomsley, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1568, William Thomas Hunter entered the world in Durham, England, born to Thomas W. Hunter and Lady Katharine Burrell.
  • William Thomas Hunter married Margaret "Mary" Annetta Smith\Smythes, and had children including John Hunter.
  • William Thomas Hunter passed away in 1648 in Medomsley, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hunter's Ancestors

Self
William Hunter
1568 – 1648
Birth Place: Durham, England
Parents
Thomas W. Hunter
1546 – 1612
Medomsley, Durham, England, UK
Lady (Katharine) Burrell
1545 – 1608
Durham, England
Grandparents
James (V King of) Scotland
1542 – 1612
Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Marie (Princess of) Lorraine
1515 – 1596
Luc, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
Lloyd (Burrell 14th) MGGF
1512 – 1570
Cottingham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Marion
1516 – 1570
Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
King IV
1473 – 1513
Margaret Scots
1472 – 1541
Claude Lorraine
1496 – 1550
Antoinette Bourbon_Vendome
1494 – 1583
David Burrell
1492 – 1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Scotland
1451 – 1488
Margaret, Oldenburg
1456 – 1486
Sir Kennedy
1436 – 1508
Lady Gordon
1444 – 1500
François BOURBON
1470 – 1495
Marie LUXEMBOURG
1470 – 1546

William Hunter's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Hunter (6 Jul 1568 – 1 Nov 1648) m. Margaret ("Mary" Annetta) Smith\Smythes (1571 – 15 Jul 1656)
  1. 1. John Hunter (1608 – 11 April 1675) m. Anne Taylor (1611 – 13 Jul 1691)
    1. 1. Captain (John Abel Peter) Hunter (29 Sep 1633 – 5 Jul 1686) m. Ann Davidson (1639 – Apr 1736)
      1. 1. John Hunter (1666 – April 1734) m. Rebecca Emery (1668 – December 1720)

William Hunter's Timeline

2 Records

1568
6 Jul 1568
Birth of William Thomas Hunter in Durham, England
Durham, England
1648
1 Nov 1648
Age 80
Death of William Thomas Hunter in Medomsley, Durham, England
Medomsley, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1568
    Event Place: Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1648
    Event Place: Medomsley, Durham, England

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