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William Massey 1542–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Nantwich Mercer, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 21 Apr 1610

Death Location: Burton, Cheshire, England

Father: William Massey

Mother: Anne Boothe

Spouse(s): Jane Prestland, Anne Stubbes

Children(s): Edward Massey, Geoffrey Massey, William MASSEY, Hugh Mascy, Thomas Massey, Marie Massey, Blanche Hough, Margaret Massey, John Massey, Anne Mascy, Thomas Massey, Margaret Massey, Edward Massey

In 1542, William Massey entered the world in Nantwich Mercer, Cheshire, England, born to William De Pontington Massey And Anne Dunham Boothe. William Massey married Anne Stubbes, Jane Prestland, and had children including Anne De Mascy, Blanche Hough, Edward Massey, Geoffrey Massey, Hugh De Mascy, John William Massey, Margaret Massey, Marie Massey, Thomas Massey, William Massey. William Massey passed away in 1610 in Burton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, William Massey entered the world in Nantwich Mercer, Cheshire, England, born to William De Pontington Massey And Anne Dunham Boothe.
  • William Massey married Anne Stubbes, Jane Prestland, and had children including Anne De Mascy, Blanche Hough, Edward Massey, Geoffrey Massey, Hugh De Mascy, John William Massey, Margaret Massey, Marie Massey, Thomas Massey, William Massey.
  • William Massey passed away in 1610 in Burton, Cheshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Massey's Ancestors

Self
William Massey
1542–1610
Birth Place: Nantwich Mercer, Cheshire, England
Parents
William De Pontington Massey
1515–1579
Puddington, Wirral, Cheshire, England
Anne (Dunham) Boothe
1514–1568
Dunham, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John (De Pontington) Massey
1512–1556
Dunham, Massey, Cheshire, England
Katherine Venables
1498–1557
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
George Boothe
1491–1531
of Dunham, Massey, , Cheshire, England
Elizabeth (Butler Baroness Warington of Grafton &) Northwich
1491–1531
Bewsey Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Massey
1480–1552
Alice Massey
1483–1551
Thomas Sir
1500–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Massey's Descendants

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William Massey (1542–21 Apr 1610) m. Jane Prestland (1546–24 Aug 1611) m. Anne Stubbes (abt 1540–1623)
  1. 1. Edward Massey 1570–1617 m. Margaret Wright 1576–1607
    1. 1. Isabel (Massey (widow) Ford) 1600–1627 m. Ralph (Worsley of Platt in) Withington 1592–1669
      1. 1. Charles Worsley 1622–1656 m. Dorothy KENYON 1623–1683 m. *Mary (Booth Dau. of Charles') stepmother 1625–1649
        1. 1. Charles WORSLEY 1653–1709 m. Sarah Richardson –1701 m. Mary Sharples 1655–1701
        2. 2. SUSAN WORSLEY 1643–1682
        3. 3. Ralph WORSLEY 1647–1728
        4. 4. Sarah WORSLEY 1646–1654
        5. 5. Martha WORSLEY 1646–
        6. 6. Dorothy WORSLEY 1655–1663
        7. 7. Roger WORSLEY –1660
      2. 2. George (of Blakestake in Chorlton-row) Worsley 1624–
      3. 3. Edward Worsley 1622–
    2. 2. John Massey 1592–1611
    3. 3. Elizabeth Massey 1617–
    4. 4. Margaret Massey 1624–
    5. 5. Richard Massey 1619–
    6. 6. Thomas Massey 1611–1644
    7. 7. William (E) Massey 1592–1618
  2. 2. Geoffrey Massey 1563–1603
  3. 3. William MASSEY 1580–1649
  4. 4. Hugh (De) Mascy 1579–1646
  5. 5. Thomas Massey –1649
  6. 6. Marie Massey 1565–1630
  7. 7. Blanche Hough 1563–1603
  8. 8. Margaret Massey 1565–1630
  9. 9. John (William) Massey 1580–1649
  10. 10. Anne (De) Mascy 1563–1603
  11. 11. Thomas Massey 1610–1649
  12. 12. Margaret Massey 1517–1570
  13. 13. Edward Massey 1832–1617

William Massey's Timeline

3 Records

1542
1542
Birth of William Massey in Nantwich Mercer, Cheshire, England
Nantwich Mercer, Cheshire, England
1610
21 Apr 1610
Age 68
Death of William Massey in Burton, Cheshire, England
Burton, Cheshire, England
1859
27 Mar 1859
Age 317
William Massey was baptized in Salford, St Phillip, Lancashire, England
Salford, St Phillip, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Nantwich Mercer, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1859
    Event Place: Salford, St Phillip, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire: Chester - Quarter Sessions Records and other records of the Justices of the Peace, 1559-1760

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1610
    Event Place: Burton, Cheshire, England

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