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William Denfield Massey 1533 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Sale, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 18 Jul 1608

Death Location: Knutsford, Cheshire, , England

Father: William Massey

Mother: Anne Boothe

Spouse(s): Jane Priestland

Children(s): Geoffrey Massey

William Denfield Massey was born in 1533 in Sale, Cheshire, England, the child of William De Pontington Massey and Anne of Dunham Massey Boothe. William Denfield Massey married Jane Priestland, and had children including Geoffrey Massey. William Denfield Massey passed away in 1608 in Knutsford, Cheshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William Denfield Massey was born in 1533 in Sale, Cheshire, England, the child of William De Pontington Massey and Anne of Dunham Massey Boothe.
  • William Denfield Massey married Jane Priestland, and had children including Geoffrey Massey.
  • William Denfield Massey passed away in 1608 in Knutsford, Cheshire, , England.

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William Massey's Ancestors

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William Massey
1533 – 1608
Birth Place: Sale, Cheshire, England
Parents
William De Pontington Massey
1515 – 1579
Puddington, Wirral, Cheshire, England
Anne (of Dunham Massey) Boothe
1514 – 1568
Dunham, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Katherine Venables
1500 – 1557
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Massey's Descendants

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William (Denfield) Massey (1533 – 18 Jul 1608) m. Jane Priestland (1546 – 09 Nov 1602)
  1. 1. Geoffrey Massey (8/1563 – 7 Jul 1603) m. Blanche Hough- (1567 – 1628)
    1. 1. Jeffrey Massey (11 Dec 1591 – 9 Nov 1676) m. Ellen Massey (1635 – 14 Jan 1702)
      1. 1. John (J. Marcy) (Massey) (3 May 1662 – 23 Dec 1724) m. Sarah (Mary) Hadlock (16 December 1671 – 9 May 1743)
        1. 1. John Marcy (17 Nov 1689 – 26 Mar 1760) m. Experience Colburn (16 Mar 1692 – 22 Nov 1741)

William Massey's Timeline

5 Records

1533
1533
Birth of William Denfield Massey in Sale, Cheshire, England
Sale, Cheshire, England
1567
1567
Age 34
William Denfield Massey was married in Mercer, Cheshire, , England
Mercer, Cheshire, , England
1572
1572
Age 39
William Denfield Massey was married in Aston,,Cheshire,England
Aston,,Cheshire,England
1579
6 Jul 1579
Age 46
William Denfield Massey was married in Tarporley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Tarporley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1608
18 Jul 1608
Age 75
Death of William Denfield Massey in Knutsford, Cheshire, , England
Knutsford, Cheshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Sale, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Mercer, Cheshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Aston,,Cheshire,England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1579
    Event Place: Tarporley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aston, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1608
    Event Place: Knutsford, Cheshire, , England

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