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WILLIAM PENN 1548–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Bristol,,Gloucestershire,England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1610

Death Location: Malmesbury,Minety,Gloucestershire,England

Father: WILLIAM PENN

Mother: GEORGIANNA CHAPLET

Spouse(s): MARGARET RASTALL

Children(s): Giles Penn, GEORGE PENN

WILLIAM PENN was born in 1548 in Bristol,,Gloucestershire,England, the child of William Penn And Georgianna Chaplet. WILLIAM PENN married Margaret, Margaret Rastall, and had children including George Penn, Giles Penn. WILLIAM PENN passed away in 1610 in Malmesbury,Minety,Gloucestershire,England.

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Biography

  • WILLIAM PENN was born in 1548 in Bristol,,Gloucestershire,England, the child of William Penn And Georgianna Chaplet.
  • WILLIAM PENN married Margaret, Margaret Rastall, and had children including George Penn, Giles Penn.
  • WILLIAM PENN passed away in 1610 in Malmesbury,Minety,Gloucestershire,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM PENN
1525–1591
Birth Location: Minety,,Gloucestershire,England
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GEORGIANNA CHAPLET
1525–
Birth Location: Herringston,,Dorset,England
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Spouses(s)

MARGARET RASTALL
1548–1570
Birth Location: Bristol,,Gloucestershire,England
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Children(s)

Giles Penn
1573–1650
Birth Location: –
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GEORGE PENN
1565–1632
Birth Location: Birdham,,Sussex,England
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WILLIAM PENN's Ancestors

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WILLIAM PENN
1548–1610
Birth Place: Bristol,,Gloucestershire,England
Parents
WILLIAM PENN
1525–1591
Minety,,Gloucestershire,England
GEORGIANNA CHAPLET
1525–
Herringston,,Dorset,England
Grandparents
John Penne
1500–1550
,Minety, Gloucestershire, England
John Chaplet
1500–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM PENN's Descendants

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WILLIAM PENN (1548–12 Mar 1610) m. MARGARET RASTALL (1548–1570)
  1. 1. Giles Penn 1573–1650 m. Jeanne Penn 1575–1615
    1. 1. William Penn 1621–1670 m. Margaret Jasper 1610–1682
      1. 1. William Penn m. Hannah (Margaret) Callowhill 1671–1727 m. Gulielma (Maria) Springett 1644–1694
        1. 1. Hannah Penn 1708–
        2. 2. Denis Penn 1707–
        3. 3. Richard Penn 1706–1775
        4. 4. Margaret Penn 1704–
        5. 5. Thomas Penn 1702–1775
        6. 6. John Penn 1699–1746
        7. 7. Gulielma (Maria) Penn 1689–
        8. 8. Mary (Margaret) Penn 1687–
        9. 9. Lititia Penn 1685–
        10. 10. Gulielma (Maria) Penn 1683–
        11. 11. William Penn 1681–1720
  2. 2. GEORGE PENN 1565–1632 m. ELYSABETH CHURCHER 1565–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Penn 1613–
    2. 2. Eleanor Penn 1611–1669
    3. 3. William Penn 1609–1669
    4. 4. Elizabeth Penn 1605–
    5. 5. Eleanor Penn 1603–
    6. 6. CHRISTIAN PENN 1607–1684 m. Frances Eaton 1596– m. FRANCIS BILLINGTON 1606–1684
      1. 1. Martha Billington 1639–1654
      2. 2. Elinor Billington 1638–
      3. 3. Desiree Billington 1636– m. James Bonney 1630–
      4. 4. Rachel Eaton 1625–1656 m. Joseph Ramsdell 1625–1674
        1. 1. Daniel Ramsdell 1649–1721
      5. 5. Benjamin Eaton m. Sarah Hoskins 1637–1690
        1. 1. Rebecca Eaton 1675–1770
        2. 2. William Eaton 1669–1690
        3. 3. Ebenezer Eaton 1667–1736
        4. 4. Benjamin Eaton 1664–1739
      6. 6. Mercy Billington 1651–1718 m. John Martin 1650–
        1. 1. Francis Martin 1686–
        2. 2. Desire Martin 1684– m. Carpenter 1680–
        3. 3. Robert Martin 1683–
        4. 4. John Martin 1682–
      7. 7. Dorcas Billington 1650–1707 m. Edward May 1637–
      8. 8. Rebecca Billington 1647–1648
      9. 9. Billington 1651–
      10. 10. Isaac Billington 1644–
        1. 1. Mary Billington 1677– m. Elnathan Wood
        2. 2. Lydia Billington 1675– m. John Washburn 1671–1750
        3. 3. Isaac Billington 1670– m. Mary Dunham 1705–
      11. 11. Martha Billington 1638–1704 m. Robert Crossman 1621–1692 m. Samuel Eaton 1620–1684
        1. 1. Bethia Eaton 1665–
        2. 2. Mercy Eaton 1665–1703
        3. 3. Samuel Eaton 1663–1723
        4. 4. Sarah Eaton 1661–
      12. 12. Joseph Billington 1637–1667 m. Grace 1640–
      13. 13. Elizabeth Billington 1635–1709 m. Richard Bullock 1622–1667 m. Robert Beers 1635–1676
        1. 1. John Bullock m. Elizabeth Barnes
        2. 2. Benjamin Beers 1674–1714 m. Rachel Pratt 1680–1714
      14. 14. MARY BILLINGTON 1640–1699 m. Samuell Saben 1642–1699
        1. 1. Mary Sabin –1690 m. Nathaniel Cooper 1672–1702
        2. 2. Experience Sabin 1676–1676
        3. 3. Israel Sabin –1718 m. Mary Ormsbee 1677–1715 m. Elizabeth Williams 1675–
        4. 4. Mercy Sabin 1666–1728 m. James Welch 1658–1724
        5. 5. Samuel Sabin 1664–1746 m. Grace Ormsby 1669–1747
        6. 6. Sari Saben 1667–1709 m. JOHN KINGSLEY 1665–1732
      15. 15. Francis Billington 1653–1662 m. Abigail Churchill 1655–

WILLIAM PENN's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of WILLIAM PENN in Bristol,,Gloucestershire,England
Bristol,,Gloucestershire,England
1610
12 Mar 1610
Age 62
Death of WILLIAM PENN in Malmesbury,Minety,Gloucestershire,England
Malmesbury,Minety,Gloucestershire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Bristol,,Gloucestershire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Churchdown, St Bartholomew and St Andrew, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P841 in 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1610
    Event Place: Malmesbury,Minety,Gloucestershire,England
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