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William May 1518 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1518

Birth Location: Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Wolverton, Hants, England

Father: Harry May

Mother: Unknown None

Spouse(s): Wife May

Children(s): Margaret May

William May was born in 1518 in Cornwall, England, the child of Harry May and Unknown. William May married Wife of William May, and had children including Margaret Wayll May. William May passed away in 1597 in Wolverton, Hants, England.

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Biography

  • William May was born in 1518 in Cornwall, England, the child of Harry May and Unknown.
  • William May married Wife of William May, and had children including Margaret Wayll May.
  • William May passed away in 1597 in Wolverton, Hants, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William May's Ancestors

Self
William May
1518 – 1597
Birth Place: Cornwall, England
Parents
Harry May
1485 – 1559
Farringdon, Hampshire, England
Unknown
1485 –
Funtington, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William May's Descendants

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William May (about 1518 – 1597) m. Wife (of William) May (1511 – )
  1. 1. Margaret (Wayll) May (1535 – Bef. 30 Jul 1618) m. Edmund Green (1530 – Jun 1616)
    1. 1. John Greene (ABT 1550 – abt 1616) m. Marie Amis (1550 – 1601)
      1. 1. Alexander Greene (18 Nov 1577 – 29 Nov 1645) m. Elizabeth Meddows (1582 – 14 DEC 1666)
        1. 1. Mary Green (29 MAR 1600 – )
        2. 2. Jane Greene (1604 – 24 Apr 1612)
        3. 3. Alexander Greene (1606 – May 1615)
        4. 4. William Greene (1606 – May 1615)
        5. 5. Anne Greene (1608 – 24 Apr 1612)
        6. 6. John Greene (1614 – 25 May 1615)
        7. 7. Robert Greene (27 Nov 1618 – 28 Feb 1674) m. Alicia Briant (1618 – 19 Nov 1708)
        8. 8. George GREENE (1621 – 9 MAR 1662)

William May's Timeline

2 Records

1518
about 1518
Birth of William May in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1597
1597
Age 79
Death of William May in Wolverton, Hants, England
Wolverton, Hants, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1518
    Event Place: Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Wolverton, Hants, England

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