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William Mead 1658 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1658

Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Aft. 1726

Death Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.

Father: Matthew Mead

Mother: Elizabeth Walton

Spouse(s): Mary Lawrence

Children(s): John Mead

The story of William Mead began in 1658 in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. William Mead married Mary Lawrence, and had children including John Mead. William Mead passed away in 1726 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America..

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Biography

  • The story of William Mead began in 1658 in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Mead married Mary Lawrence, and had children including John Mead.
  • William Mead passed away in 1726 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America..

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Mead
1629 – 1699
Birth Location: Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England
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Elizabeth Walton
1634 – 1686
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lawrence
1640 – 1679
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

John Mead
1703 – 1754
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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William Mead's Ancestors

Self
William Mead
1658 – 1726
Birth Place: Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Matthew Mead
1629 – 1699
Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Walton
1634 – 1686
England
Grandparents
Richard (Meade of) Soulbury
1596 –
Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England
Jeanne Mears
1600 – 1667
Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Meade
1561 – 1652
Alis Bampton
1562 – 1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mead's Descendants

1.
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William Mead (8 Jan 1658 – Aft. 1726) m. Mary Lawrence (1640 – 1679)
  1. 1. John Mead (1703 – 19 Aug 1754) m. Mary Abrell (1705 – 1764)
    1. 1. Robert (A.) Mead (1743 – Jan 1825) m. Hannah Rhodes (1750 – 1819)
      1. 1. Rhodes (J.) Mead (25 Feb 1780 – 15 Sep 1843) m. Priscilla Newlon (4 Dec 1781 – 23 Oct 1865)
        1. 1. Hannah Howel (23 September 1802 – 1 March 1871)
        2. 2. Nancy Mead (25 Oct 1804 – ) m. John (M) Willson (1805 – )
        3. 3. Catherine Ferrell (26 December 1807 – 24 August 1897)
        4. 4. John (Newland) Mead (10 May 1811 – 4 February 1888)
        5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Mead (1 January 1813 – 14 August 1897)
        6. 6. Lucinda Lesley (1 June 1814 – 18 February 1906)
        7. 7. Moses (Jefferson) Mead (14 July 1822 – 20 September 1897)
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Martilda) Green (9 April 1823 – 22 August 1915)
        9. 9. David (Trimble) Mead (19 July 1826 – 23 October 1899)

William Mead's Timeline

2 Records

1658
8 Jan 1658
Birth of William Mead in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1726
Aft. 1726
Age 68
Death of William Mead in Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1658
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1726
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
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