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William Sonair AKA Jessup 1579–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1579

Birth Location: Kirkburton, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 15 May 1649

Death Location: , Yorkshire, , England

Father: William Sr

Mother: Wife None

Spouse(s): Dorothy Ireland

Children(s): Thomas Jessup, William Jessup, Elizabeth Jessup, John Jessup, Joseph Jessup

In 1579, William Sonair AKA Jessup entered the world in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, , England, born to William Sonair Jessup Sr And Wife. William Sonair AKA Jessup married Dorothy Ireland, and had children including Elizabeth Sonair Jessup, John Sonair Jessup, Joseph Jessup, Thomas Jessup, William Sonair Ii Jessup. William Sonair AKA Jessup passed away in 1649 in , Yorkshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1579, William Sonair AKA Jessup entered the world in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, , England, born to William Sonair Jessup Sr And Wife.
  • William Sonair AKA Jessup married Dorothy Ireland, and had children including Elizabeth Sonair Jessup, John Sonair Jessup, Joseph Jessup, Thomas Jessup, William Sonair Ii Jessup.
  • William Sonair AKA Jessup passed away in 1649 in , Yorkshire, , England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Jessup's Ancestors

Self
William Jessup
1579–1649
Birth Place: Kirkburton, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
William Sonair Jessup Sr
1550–1630
Kirkburton, Yorkshire, , England
Wife
1530–1610
, , , England
Grandparents
Richard Jessup
1520–1580
Sheffield, Yorkshire, , England
Ann Swift
1531–1576
Rotherham, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Jessup
1526–1557
Emotte Charlesworth
1500–1570
Robert Swift
1505–1558
Eleanor Wickersly
1507–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Charlesworth
1480–

William Jessup's Descendants

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William (Sonair AKA) Jessup (5 Apr 1579–15 May 1649) m. Dorothy Ireland (May 1580–15 May 1649)
  1. 1. Thomas Jessup 1602–1688 m. Mary Micklewaite 1609–1651 m. Alice (Kay) Wilson 1609–1647
    1. 1. Timothy Jessup 1651–1696 m. Mary Parrat 1646–1719
      1. 1. Thomas Jessup 1688–1744 m. Rachel Pease 1690–1720 m. Jane Clare 1691–1737 m. Mary (Ann) Martin 1722–1744 m. Mary (Ann) Floyd 1738–1822
        1. 1. Thomas Jessup 1715–1783 m. Sarah Small 1717–1757 m. Mary (Ann Matthews) Floyd 1738–1822 m. Hannah Bishop –1763
        2. 2. Timothy Jessup 1711–1783
        3. 3. Three (More) Jessop 1714–
        4. 4. Joseph Jessop 1717–
        5. 5. William Jessup 1718–1783
        6. 6. Mary Jessup 1728–1747
        7. 7. Elizabeth Jessup 1730–1790
        8. 8. Jonathan Jessup 1733–1790
        9. 9. Jane Jessup 1737–1737
        10. 10. Jemima Jessup 1742–
        11. 11. Enoch Jessup 1744–1797
        12. 12. Hannah Morgan 1718–1776
        13. 13. Elizabeth Jessup 1730–1790
        14. 14. Enoch Jessup 1744–1783
        15. 15. John Jessup 1766–1768
        16. 16. Hannah Jessup 1768–1847
      2. 2. John Jessup 1677–1709
      3. 3. Timothy Jessup 1678–
      4. 4. Joseph Jessup 1680–1735
      5. 5. Jonathan Jessup 1682–1709
      6. 6. Hannah Jessuo 1684–
      7. 7. Enoch Jessup 1685–1686
      8. 8. Sarah Jessup 1686–
      9. 9. Mary Jessup 1689–
      10. 10. Benjamin Jessup 1690–
      11. 11. Ruth Jessup 1693–1764
      12. 12. Thomas (I) Jessup 1794–1849
    2. 2. Anna Jessup 1637–
    3. 3. John Jessup 1640–
    4. 4. Joseph Jessup 1644–
    5. 5. Thomas (Jr) Jessup 1646–
    6. 6. Anna (Thomas) Jessup 1645–
    7. 7. Joseph Jessup 1649–1705
  2. 2. William (Sonair II) Jessup 1603–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Sonair) Jessup 1607–
  4. 4. John (Sonair) Jessup 1609–
  5. 5. Joseph Jessup 1611–

William Jessup's Timeline

2 Records

1579
5 Apr 1579
Birth of William Sonair AKA Jessup in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, , England
Kirkburton, Yorkshire, , England
1649
15 May 1649
Age 70
Death of William Sonair AKA Jessup in , Yorkshire, , England
, Yorkshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1579
    Event Place: Kirkburton, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1649
    Event Place: , Yorkshire, , England

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