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William Lygon 1639–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 16 March 1720

Death Location: Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England

Father: William Colonel

Mother: Mary Egiocke

Spouse(s): Margaret Corbyn

Children(s): Margaret Lygon

William Lygon was born in 1639 in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England, the child of William Lygon Colonel And Mary Egiocke. William Lygon married Margaret Corbyn, and had children including Margaret Lygon. William Lygon passed away in 1720 in Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William Lygon was born in 1639 in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England, the child of William Lygon Colonel And Mary Egiocke.
  • William Lygon married Margaret Corbyn, and had children including Margaret Lygon.
  • William Lygon passed away in 1720 in Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Lygon's Ancestors

Self
William Lygon
1639–1720
Birth Place: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
Parents
William Lygon Colonel
1613–1681
Madresfield, Worcester
Mary Egiocke
1589–1668
England
Grandparents
William (Lygon Sir, of) Madresfield
1590–1619
Madresfield, Worcester
Elizabeth Pleydell
1591–1658
Aldrington, Gloucester
Francis (Egiocke Sir.) Knight
1576–1623
Edgiock, Inkberrow, Worcestershire, England
Eleanor Dingley
1578–1629
Charlton, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knight,
1567–1619
Elizabeth Besford
1565–1631
John Pleydell
1535–1608
Elizabeth Andrews
1561–1616
John Egioke
1530–1600
Anne Huband
1539–1578
Elizabeth Bigge
1554–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Madresfield
1537–1584
Mary Russell
1541–1576
Edmund Wells
1524–1594
Elizabeth Lady
1534–1587
William Pleydell
1481–1555
Agnes Reason
Mary Heneage
1529–1609
Humphrey Egioke
1500–
Margaret More
1501–
Nicholas Huband
1513–1553
Dorothy Danvers
1508–1559

William Lygon's Descendants

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William Lygon (1639–16 March 1720) m. Margaret Corbyn (11 Apr 1657–26 Oct 1699)
  1. 1. Margaret Lygon 1694–1736 m. Francis Biddulph 1683–1744
    1. 1. Thomas (Biddulph) Rev 1734–1790 m. Martha Tregenna 1730–1783
      1. 1. Thomas (Tregenna Biddulph) Rev 1763–1838 m. Rachel Shrapnel 1762–1842
        1. 1. Thomas (Shrapnel) Biddulph 1789–1866 m. Charlotte Stillingfleet 1789–1863
        2. 2. Rachel Biddulph 1790–1790
        3. 3. Zachariah (Henry) Biddulph 1792–1842
        4. 4. Anne Biddulph 1793–1806
        5. 5. Francis (Needham) Biddulph 1794–1795
        6. 6. Francis (Tregenna) Biddulph 1795–1799
        7. 7. Rachel (Lydia) Biddulph 1797–1845
        8. 8. Martha (Shrapnel) Biddulph 1799–1806
        9. 9. Francis (Tregenna) Biddulph 1800–1806
        10. 10. Theophilus (Thomas) Biddulph 1801–1837 m. Catharine (Goldston) Lindon 1802–1838
        11. 11. Mary Biddulph 1803–
        12. 12. Benjamin Biddulph 1805–1806
        13. 13. Anne (Shrapnel) Biddulph 1807–1834
        14. 14. Henrietta Biddulph 1803–1876

William Lygon's Timeline

2 Records

1639
1639
Birth of William Lygon in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
Madresfield, Worcestershire, England
1720
16 March 1720
Age 81
Death of William Lygon in Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Madresfield, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1720
    Event Place: Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England

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