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William Pillsbury 1605 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Hartington, Spaffs, England

Death Date: 19 Jun 1686

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William (Pilsberie)

Mother: Agnes Stoddard

Spouse(s): Dorothy Crosby

Children(s): Moses Pillsbury

William Pillsbury was born in 1605 in Hartington, Spaffs, England, the child of William Pillsbury (Pilsberie) and Agnes Stoddard. William Pillsbury married Dorothy Crosby, and had children including Moses Pillsbury. William Pillsbury passed away in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Pillsbury was born in 1605 in Hartington, Spaffs, England, the child of William Pillsbury (Pilsberie) and Agnes Stoddard.
  • William Pillsbury married Dorothy Crosby, and had children including Moses Pillsbury.
  • William Pillsbury passed away in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William (Pilsberie)
1580 – 1640
Birth Location: Leek, Staffordshire, England
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Agnes Stoddard
1577 – 1611
Birth Location: Heaton, Staffordshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Crosby
1620 – 1686
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Moses Pillsbury
1645 – 1701
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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William Pillsbury's Ancestors

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William Pillsbury
1605 – 1686
Birth Place: Hartington, Spaffs, England
Parents
William Pillsbury (Pilsberie)
1580 – 1640
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Agnes Stoddard
1577 – 1611
Heaton, Staffordshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas (Edmund) Pillsbury
1550 – 1622
Leake, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (Anne) Monouse
1555 – 1622
Leake, Staffordshire, England
William Stoddard
1546 – 1613
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Agnes Mayhew
1552 – 1612
Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Pilsbury
1524 – 1641
George Monouse
1535 – 1609
Anne Hubball
1533 –
William Stoddard
1504 – 1558
Francis Stanley
1507 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pilsbury
1500 – 1580
Alice Mills
1500 – 1537
Peter (Humbell)
1510 – 1553
Elizabeth Stoddard
1489 – 1556

William Pillsbury's Descendants

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William Pillsbury (1605 – 19 Jun 1686) m. Dorothy Crosby (1620 – 5 September 1686)
  1. 1. Moses Pillsbury (16 Oct 1645 – 03 Nov 1701) m. Susanah (Whipple) Worth (3 May 1649 – 03 May 1686)
    1. 1. Mary Pillsbury (Apr 1693 – 17 February 1756) m. Joseph French (28 February 1690 – 1792)
      1. 1. Moses French (6 October 1720 – Jan 1767) m. Sarah French (5 Jun 1724 – 31 Aug 1783)
        1. 1. Hannah French (21 January 1757 – 27 March 1843) m. Enoch Jackman (13 Oct 1752 – 20 Dec 1833)

William Pillsbury's Timeline

2 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, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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, USA
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