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William Jeffreys 1542 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: Abt. 31 Dec 1628

Death Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Father: Sir JEFFERAY

Mother: Lady Butler

Spouse(s): Audry Harvey

Children(s): Alice Jeffris

The story of William Jeffreys began in 1542 in London, Middlesex, England. William Jeffreys married Audry Harvey, and had children including Alice Jeffris. William Jeffreys passed away in 1628 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jeffreys began in 1542 in London, Middlesex, England.
  • William Jeffreys married Audry Harvey, and had children including Alice Jeffris.
  • William Jeffreys passed away in 1628 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir JEFFERAY
1508 – 1575
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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Lady Butler
1512 – 1584
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Audry Harvey
1547 – 1574
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
AH

Children(s)

Alice Jeffris
1572 – 1605
Birth Location: Twining, Gloucestershire, England
AJ

William Jeffreys's Ancestors

Self
William Jeffreys
1542 – 1628
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas JEFFERAY
1508 – 1575
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Lady (Alice Jane Apsley Acton) Butler
1512 – 1584
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Grandparents
(Sir (Knight) William Jefferie Jefferies) Jeffrey
1476 – 1543
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret) Anton
1480 – 1532
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
William Acton
1485 – 1541
Sussex
Lady (Margaret) Anton
1480 – 1532
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jeffreys's Descendants

1.
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William Jeffreys (1542 – Abt. 31 Dec 1628) m. Audry Harvey (1547 – 1574)
  1. 1. Alice Jeffris (1572 – abt 1605) m. Edward Hancock (1565 – 26 January 1620)
    1. 1. Jane (E Hancock) LEE (Jan 1590 – 24 Feb 1638) m. Richard (JOHN Wellington) LEE (1589 – 23 Feb 1629)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jones Flowers Nin Nunne (Taylor) The) Immigrant (10 Aug 1599 – 28 Feb 1659) m. Thomas (John) TAYLOR (10 Aug 1607 – 16 Jan 1652)
        1. 1. Thomas (Col) Taylor (30 Mar 1637 – 2 March 1687) m. Elizabeth (Makane (Sparrowtaylor)) Marsh (15 Apr 1634 – 1685)

William Jeffreys's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of William Jeffreys in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1628
Abt. 31 Dec 1628
Age 86
Death of William Jeffreys in Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 31 Dec 1628
    Event Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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