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William MATTHEWS 1530 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Shropshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1603

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Matthew Jenkyn

Mother: Katherine Edward

Spouse(s): Katharine MEREDITH

Children(s): Rycharde Mathewes

William MATTHEWS was born in 1530 in Shropshire, England, the child of Matthew ap Jenkyn and Katherine ferch Edward. William MATTHEWS married Katharine MEREDITH, and had children including Rycharde Mathewes. William MATTHEWS passed away in 1603 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • William MATTHEWS was born in 1530 in Shropshire, England, the child of Matthew ap Jenkyn and Katherine ferch Edward.
  • William MATTHEWS married Katharine MEREDITH, and had children including Rycharde Mathewes.
  • William MATTHEWS passed away in 1603 in Shropshire, England.

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William MATTHEWS's Ancestors

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William MATTHEWS
1530 – 1603
Birth Place: Shropshire, England
Parents
Matthew ap Jenkyn
1500 –
Shropshire, England
Katherine (ferch) Edward
1500 –
Merionethshire, Wales
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William MATTHEWS's Descendants

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William MATTHEWS (1530 – Abt. 1603) m. Katharine MEREDITH (1530 – )
  1. 1. Rycharde Mathewes (2 Feb 1563 – 1632) m. Margeret Jefferes (1565 – )
    1. 1. DANIEL MATHEWS (1610 – 1683) m. SARAH BEYNON (abt 1610 – 1632)
      1. 1. KATHERINE MATHEWS (25 March 1629 – 25 May 1707) m. PHILIP HENRY (24 Aug 1631 – 24 June 1696)
        1. 1. John Henry (3 May 1661 – 12 April 1667)
        2. 2. Matthew Henry (18 oct 1662 – 22 June 1714) m. Katherine Hardware (1664 – 14 Feb 1689) m. Mary Warburton (1668 – 12 Aug 1731)
        3. 3. Eleanor Henry (aft 1663 – 1696) m. Samuel Radford (abt 1658 – 20 Aug 1699)
        4. 4. SARAH HENRY (7 Aug 1664 – 27 Feb 1752) m. JOHN SAVAGE (27 Dec 1651 – 27 Sept 1729)
        5. 5. Katherine Henry (7 December 1665 – abt 1748) m. John Tylston (1664 – 8 April 1699)
        6. 6. Ann Henry (1685 – abt 1697) m. John Hulton m. John Hulton (1685 – abt 1721)

William MATTHEWS's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William MATTHEWS in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1603
Abt. 1603
Age 73
Death of William MATTHEWS in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1603
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

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