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William Cooksley Morse 1586 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1586

Birth Location: Burbage, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1686

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: John Morse

Mother: Agnes White

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Robert Morse

The story of William Cooksley Morse began in 1586 in Burbage, Wiltshire, England. William Cooksley Morse married Mary Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Robert Morse. William Cooksley Morse passed away in 1686 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cooksley Morse began in 1586 in Burbage, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Cooksley Morse married Mary Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Robert Morse.
  • William Cooksley Morse passed away in 1686 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Morse's Ancestors

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William Morse
1586 – 1686
Birth Place: Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Morse
1555 – 1614
Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Agnes White
1557 – 1637
Lacock, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Morse
1530 – 1578
Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Joan Morse
– 1583
Gefferey (WYATE\) White
1530 – 1605
Wiltshire, England
Margarett Langford
1535 – 1569
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward GGF)
1505 – 1583
Mary Harding
1505 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Morse's Descendants

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William (Cooksley) Morse (23 Apr 1586 – 1686) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith (16 Oct 1594 – Jan 1639)
  1. 1. Robert Morse (1627 – 3 Feb 1711) m. Jane (Ann) Lewis (abt 1625 – 1686)
    1. 1. William Morse (13 Mar 1655 – 12 Jun 1690)
      1. 1. Richard Morse (1682 – 23 Mar 1741) m. Ann(e) (Rebecca) Kimber (1682 – 2 January 1740)
        1. 1. Thomas (Richard Smith) Morse (5 Mar 1717 – 27 Jan 1802) m. Mary Norton (Abt 1716 – 3 Sep 1789)

William Morse's Timeline

2 Records

1586
23 Apr 1586
Birth of William Cooksley Morse in Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Burbage, Wiltshire, England
1686
1686
Age 100
Death of William Cooksley Morse in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1586
    Event Place: Burbage, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

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