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William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant 1430–1500 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1500

Death Location: Northleach, Gloucestershire, England

Father: John Chauncey

Mother: Anne Leventhorp

Spouse(s): Sarah Lucas

Children(s): William II

William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant was born in 1430 in England, the child of John Esq Chauncey And Anne Leventhorp. William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant married Sarah Lucas, and had children including Robert Lucas Chaunce Chance, William Chaunce Chance Ii. William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant passed away in 1500 in Northleach, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant was born in 1430 in England, the child of John Esq Chauncey And Anne Leventhorp.
  • William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant married Sarah Lucas, and had children including Robert Lucas Chaunce Chance, William Chaunce Chance Ii.
  • William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant passed away in 1500 in Northleach, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Chauncey
1408–1479
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England
JC
Anne Leventhorp
1430–1477
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
AL

Spouses(s)

Sarah Lucas
–1480
Birth Location: England
SL

Children(s)

William II
1460–1542
Birth Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
WI

William Merchant's Ancestors

Self
William Merchant
1430–1500
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Esq. Chauncey
1408–1479
Hertfordshire, England
Anne Leventhorp
1430–1477
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
JOHN (-) Chauncy
1360–1445
Stepney, Middlesex, , England
MARGARET (-) Gifford
1383–1448
Stamford, Essex, , England
Great-Grandparents
William DeChauncy
1326–1398
Joan Bigod
1345–1398
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas DeChauncy
1313–1375
Anne Leventhorp
1464–1477

William Merchant's Descendants

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William (Chaunce Chance I William) Merchant (1430–1500) m. Sarah Lucas (–1480)
  1. 1. William (Chaunce Chance) II 1460–1542 m. Isabelle Chaunce 1465–1545
    1. 1. Richard (de CHAUNCE) Chance 1485–1558 m. Margery (Bennett) Chaunce 1490–1559 m. Bennet Chaunce 1490–1559
      1. 1. Thomas Chaunce 1558–1585
      2. 2. Richard (Chaunce) Jr 1508–1558 m. Elianor 1510–1586
        1. 1. John Chaunce 1526–1617 m. Elizabeth Bennet 1616–1633
        2. 2. Richard CHANCE 1613–1616
        3. 3. Isabel Chaunce –1546
        4. 4. John Chaunce 1626–1617
        5. 5. John Chaunce 1552–1617
        6. 6. Isabelle CHANCE 1619–
      3. 3. Thomas ((Chance)) CHAUNCE 1508–1585
      4. 4. William Chance 1574–
      5. 5. John Chaunce 1626–1617
      6. 6. Richard Chaunce 1510–1558
    2. 2. William Chaunce 1488–
    3. 3. Isabelle CHAUNCE 1490–

William Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant in England
England
1500
1500
Age 70
Death of William Chaunce Chance I William Merchant in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Northleach, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Worcestershire, England, Extracted Parish Records
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