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William Payne 1347 – 1398 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1347

Birth Location: Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Death Date: 1398

Death Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Payne

Mother: Mary (Payne)

Spouse(s): Joan (Payne)

Children(s): Agnes (Townshend)

In 1347, William Payne entered the world in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, born to Thomas De Payne and Mary Avis (Payne). William Payne married Joan \ Jane Le Tyas (Payne), and had children including Agnes Payne (Townshend). William Payne passed away in 1398 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1347, William Payne entered the world in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, born to Thomas De Payne and Mary Avis (Payne).
  • William Payne married Joan \ Jane Le Tyas (Payne), and had children including Agnes Payne (Townshend).
  • William Payne passed away in 1398 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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William Payne's Ancestors

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William Payne
1347 – 1398
Birth Place: Upton Pyne, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas De Payne
1170 – 1288
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Mary (Avis) (Payne)
1190 – 1287
Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas De) Payne
1200 – 1245
London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Payne's Descendants

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William Payne (1347 – 1398) m. Joan (\ Jane Le Tyas) (Payne) (1348 – 1373)
  1. 1. Agnes (Payne) (Townshend) (1365 – 1450) m. Thomas (de) Townshend (1360 – 01 Apr 1421)
    1. 1. Roger Townsend (1390 – 1446) m. Eleanor (Giggs \ Griggs) (Townsend) (1385 – 1498)
      1. 1. John (Townsend of) Raynham (1415 – 16 Feb 1466) m. Lady (Joan) Lunsford (1415 – 8 October, 1500)
        1. 1. Sir (Roger Townshend \) Townsend (1430 – 09 Nov 1493) m. Eleanor (Lunsford) (Townshend) (1455 – 08 Oct 1500)

William Payne's Timeline

2 Records

1347
1347
Birth of William Payne in Upton Pyne, Devon, England
Upton Pyne, Devon, England
1398
1398
Age 51
Death of William Payne in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1347
    Event Place: Upton Pyne, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1398
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

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