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William Jeffreys 1500–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Jeffery

Mother: Agnes Melward

Spouse(s): Thirza Schofield

Children(s): James Biffin, Alice Jefferies, William JEFFERIES, Sir Jeffries, Thomas Jefferies

In 1500, William Jeffreys entered the world in Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to William James Jeffery And Agnes Melward. William Jeffreys married Thirza Schofield, and had children including Alice Jefferies, James Jefferis Biffin, Sir John Thomas Jeffries, Thomas Jefferies, William Jefferies. William Jeffreys passed away in 1565 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1500, William Jeffreys entered the world in Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to William James Jeffery And Agnes Melward.
  • William Jeffreys married Thirza Schofield, and had children including Alice Jefferies, James Jefferis Biffin, Sir John Thomas Jeffries, Thomas Jefferies, William Jefferies.
  • William Jeffreys passed away in 1565 in England, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jeffery
1444–1513
Birth Location: Chiddingly, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes Melward
1448–1479
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Thirza Schofield
1505–1561
Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

James Biffin
1521–1580
Birth Location: England
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Alice Jefferies
1537–
Birth Location: –
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William JEFFERIES
1525–1586
Birth Location: Chillingly Manor, Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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Sir Jeffries
1525–1586
Birth Location: Chillingly Manor, Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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Thomas Jefferies
–1578
Birth Location: Wapley and Codrington, Gloucestershire, England
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William Jeffreys's Ancestors

Self
William Jeffreys
1500–1565
Birth Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William James Jeffery
1444–1513
Chiddingly, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Melward
1448–1479
Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jeffreys's Descendants

1.
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William Jeffreys (1500–1565) m. Thirza Schofield (1505–3 Feb 1561)
  1. 1. James (Jefferis) Biffin 1521–1580 m. Phillipp Cooper 1520–1580
    1. 1. John (William) Jeffery 1540–1619 m. Mary (Sarah) Hasslewood 1540–1625
      1. 1. KATHERINE JEFFERIES 1561–1590 m. John (Edward Goodman of Leiden, Holland Congregation Sr. Mayflower) passenger 1546–1611
        1. 1. William (H Goodman \ Goodwin I) 9gg 1586–1670 m. Mary (N Archer archer) 9gg 1610–1690
        2. 2. Judith Goodman 1583–
        3. 3. Thomas Goodman 1589–
      2. 2. Kezia Jefferies 1554–1600
      3. 3. Mary Jefferies –1738
    2. 2. John (Jefferis) Byffen 1540–1612
  2. 2. Alice Jefferies 1537–
  3. 3. William JEFFERIES 1525–1586
  4. 4. Sir (John Thomas) Jeffries 1525–1586
  5. 5. Thomas Jefferies –1578

William Jeffreys's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Jeffreys in Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1565
1565
Age 65
Death of William Jeffreys in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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