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William Pitts 1592–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1592

Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1623

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Pitts

Mother: Agnes Devey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Saunders

Children(s): Elizabeth Pitts

William Pitts was born in 1592 in Hingham, Norfolk, England, the child of John Pitts And Agnes Devey. William Pitts married Elizabeth Saunders, and had children including Elizabeth Pitts. William Pitts passed away in 1623 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Pitts was born in 1592 in Hingham, Norfolk, England, the child of John Pitts And Agnes Devey.
  • William Pitts married Elizabeth Saunders, and had children including Elizabeth Pitts.
  • William Pitts passed away in 1623 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Pitts's Ancestors

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William Pitts
1592–1623
Birth Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Pitts
1566–1624
Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Agnes Devey
1559–1639
Clive, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
William Pitts
1535–1601
Pattingham, Staffordshire, England
Elinor Haviland
1535–1598
Staffordshire, England
Richarde Devey
1530–1600
Wolverton, Staffordshire, England
Margaret Forester
1539–1591
Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
William Pitt
1489–1540
James Haviland
1518–1578
Helena Beauvois
1520–1580
Richard Devey
1507–1577
Elizabeth Forster
1512–1582
Thomas Forster
1510–1536
Dorothy Ogle
1511–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Pitt
1465–1545
Elizabeth Cooke
1476–1560
James Haviland
1486–1540
Colliche Fouaschin
1500–1545
Roger Devey
1480–1555
Alice Bolefaunt
1486–1582
Humphrey Forster
1476–1566
Elizabeth Sandys
1490–1558
Thomas Forester
1480–1526
Jane Hilton
1482–1541
Ralph Sir
1468–1513
Margaret Gascoigne
1473–1515

William Pitts's Descendants

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William Pitts (1592–1623) m. Elizabeth Saunders (1596–15 Apr 1655)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Pitts 1624–1696 m. William Holbrook 1620–1699
    1. 1. Mehitable Holbrook 1649–1719 m. Jonathan Sprague 1648–1741
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sprague 1674–1731 m. Benjamin Willson 1670–1750
        1. 1. Rebeckah Willson 1701–1776 m. Joseph Whiton 1686–1777

William Pitts's Timeline

2 Records

1592
1592
Birth of William Pitts in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England
1623
1623
Age 31
Death of William Pitts in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1623; Page Number: 363

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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