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William Pillsbury 1605–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Hartington, Spaffs, England

Death Date: 20 JUN 1686

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: William Pillsbury

Mother: Agnes Stoddard

Spouse(s): Dorothy Crosby, Dorothy Crosby

Children(s): William Pillsbury, Deborah Pillsbury, Caleb Pillsbury, Experience Pillsbury, Joshua Pillsbury, Thankful Pillsbury, Job Pillsbury, Increase Pillsbury, Moses Pillsbury

William Pillsbury was born in 1605 in Hartington, Spaffs, England, the child of William Pillsbury And Agnes Stoddard. William Pillsbury married Dorothy Crosby, and had children including Caleb Pillsbury, Deborah Pillsbury, Experience Pillsbury, Increase Pillsbury, Job Pillsbury, Joshua Pillsbury, Moses Pillsbury, Thankful Pillsbury, William Abell Pillsbury. William Pillsbury passed away in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • William Pillsbury was born in 1605 in Hartington, Spaffs, England, the child of William Pillsbury And Agnes Stoddard.
  • William Pillsbury married Dorothy Crosby, and had children including Caleb Pillsbury, Deborah Pillsbury, Experience Pillsbury, Increase Pillsbury, Job Pillsbury, Joshua Pillsbury, Moses Pillsbury, Thankful Pillsbury, William Abell Pillsbury.
  • William Pillsbury passed away in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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William Pillsbury's Ancestors

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William Pillsbury
1605–1686
Birth Place: Hartington, Spaffs, England
Parents
William Pillsbury
1580–1640
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Agnes Stoddard
1577–1634
Heaton, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Pillsbury
1550–1622
Leake, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Anne) Monouse
1555–1622
Leake, Yorkshire, England
William Stoddard
1546–1608
Staffordshire, England
Agnes Mayhew
1552–1612
Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Pillsbury
1524–1642
Joan Pillsbury
1525–1622
William Stoddard
1504–1558
Emma Cheeseman
1494–1547
Thomas Mayhew
1509–1590
Alice Waterman
1520–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pillsbury
1500–1600
Alice Mills
1500–1537
Hugh Stoddard
1485–1546
Ann Rushton
1489–1556
Edward Cheesman
1450–
Joan Lawrence
1464–1525
Robert Mayhew
1480–1520
Joan Bridmore
1483–1504
William Waterman
1502–1544
Sybil Neeve
1503–1573

William Pillsbury's Descendants

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William Pillsbury (1605–20 JUN 1686) m. Dorothy Crosby (1620–1686) m. Dorothy Crosby (1605–5 SEP 1686)
  1. 1. William (Abell) Pillsbury 1656–1734 m. Mary Wallingford 1663– m. Mary Kenny 1659–1740
  2. 2. Deborah Pillsbury 1642–1692 m. Phillip Evens 1632–1693
  3. 3. Caleb Pillsbury 1653–1680
  4. 4. Experience Pillsbury 1658–1708
  5. 5. Joshua Pillsbury 1664–1674
  6. 6. Thankful Pillsbury 1662–1686
  7. 7. Job Pillsbury 1643–1716 m. Katharine Gavet 1637–1718
  8. 8. Increase Pillsbury 1660–1690
  9. 9. Moses Pillsbury 1645–1701 m. Susanna Worth 1649–1687 m. Priscilla Pillsbury 1660–1701
    1. 1. Amos Pillsbury 1683–1761 m. Elizabeth Stewart 1689–1764
      1. 1. Mary (Agnes) Pilsbury 1711–1787 m. Edward (David) Polly 1713–1770
        1. 1. David Polley 1725–1785 m. Agnes Adkins 1735–1798
        2. 2. Edward Polley 1730–1771 m. Sarah 1732–
        3. 3. Andrew ("Drury") Polley 1732–1782
        4. 4. Margaret (Mary) Polly 1740–1771
        5. 5. Edward Pauley 1738–1770
        6. 6. Daniel (Paul) Polley 1740–1774
        7. 7. James Polley 1742–1782
        8. 8. Joseph (I) Polly 1737–1815 m. Mary (Agnes) Mullins 1745–1845
        9. 9. Joseph Pauley 1729–1815 m. Nancy Kirkham 1717–1749 m. Mary Pillsbury 1745–1800
        10. 10. Peter Polley 1745–1817 m. Rebecca Holms 1755–1816
      2. 2. Elizabeth Pillsbury 1707–
      3. 3. Amos Pilsbury 1710–1710
      4. 4. Pilsbury 1716–1716
      5. 5. Moses Pillsbury 1720–1720
      6. 6. Mary Pillsbury 1727–
      7. 7. Jane Pillsbury 1721–1722
      8. 8. Judith Pillsbury 1717– m. Jonathan Whitten 1713–1738
      9. 9. Amos Pillisbury 1716–1770 m. Ann Chase 1727–
      10. 10. John Pillsbury 1714– m. Ruth Brocklebank 1721–1800
      11. 11. Susannah Pillsbury 1729–1805 m. John Wyatt 1723–1783
    2. 2. Elijah Pillsbury 1670–
    3. 3. Eliphalet Pillsbury 1685–
    4. 4. Sarah Pillsbury 1676–
    5. 5. Miriam Pillsbury 1685–
    6. 6. Dorothy Pillsbury 1675–1755 m. Benjamin Poore 1666–1755
    7. 7. Susanna Pillsbury 1677–1767 m. Luke Hovey 1676–1751
    8. 8. Judith Pilsbury 1678–1710 m. Edmund Moores 1677–
    9. 9. Joseph (S) Pilsbury 1670–1750 m. Mary Kimball 1675– m. Sarah Lanell 1670–1702 m. Elizabeth Godfrey 1688–1718
    10. 10. Caleb Pillsbury 1681–1758 m. Sarah Morse 1679–1758
    11. 11. Moses Pillsbury 1672–1738 m. Abigail Rolfe 1677–1735
    12. 12. Hannah Pillsbury 1686–1774 m. Benjamin (Brown) Hoyt 1680–1748

William Pillsbury's Timeline

3 Records

1605
1605
Birth of William Pillsbury in Hartington, Spaffs, England
Hartington, Spaffs, England
1686
19 JUN 1686
Age 81
Death of William Pillsbury in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1686
20 JUN 1686
Age 81
Burial of William Pillsbury in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Hartington, Spaffs, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1686
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1686
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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