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William Fairechilde Jacobs 1545 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1545

Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Jacob

Mother: Prudence Bayford

Spouse(s): Sybill Thorne

Children(s): Richard Jacob

In 1545, William Fairechilde Jacobs entered the world in Hingham, Norfolk, England, born to Sir John William Jacob and Prudence Bayford. William Fairechilde Jacobs married Sybill Thorne, and had children including Richard Jacob. William Fairechilde Jacobs passed away in 1580 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, William Fairechilde Jacobs entered the world in Hingham, Norfolk, England, born to Sir John William Jacob and Prudence Bayford.
  • William Fairechilde Jacobs married Sybill Thorne, and had children including Richard Jacob.
  • William Fairechilde Jacobs passed away in 1580 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

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William Jacobs's Ancestors

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William Jacobs
1545 – 1580
Birth Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir John William Jacob
1520 – 1580
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Prudence Bayford
1531 – 1584
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Richard (William) Jacob
1500 – 1532
Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England
Ann Higham
1500 – 1532
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Richard Bayford
1513 – 1594
Farnham, Suffolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jacobs's Descendants

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William (Fairechilde) Jacobs (Abt 1545 – 1580) m. Sybill Thorne (1554 – 1634)
  1. 1. Richard Jacob (1577 – 1663) m. Winefrede Chamber (1575 – 1669)
    1. 1. Nicholas Jacobs (1597 – 5 June 1657) m. Mary Gilman (6 August 1615 – 15 June 1687)
      1. 1. Deborah Jacob (6 November 1643 – 17 June 1696) m. Nathaniel Thomas (26 November 1643 – 22 October 1718)
        1. 1. Isaac Thomas (19 October 1682 – 16 March 1732) m. Anna ("Ann") Thompson (31 Dec 1689 – 1 Mar 1723)

William Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1545
Abt 1545
Birth of William Fairechilde Jacobs in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England
1580
1580
Age 35
Death of William Fairechilde Jacobs in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1545
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England

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