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William Pixley 1637–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1637

Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 9 Oct 1689

Death Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Father: JOHN PIXLEY

Mother: Elizabeth Walden

Spouse(s): Sarah Lawrence

Children(s): William Pixley, Sarah Pixley, Thomas Pixley, Joseph Pixley, Joseph Pixley, Ebenezer Pixley, Anthony Pixley, Mary Pixley

The story of William Pixley began in 1637 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. In 1663, William Pixley resided in Hampden; Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. William Pixley married Sarah Bates Lawrence, and had children including Anthony Pixley, Ebenezer Pixley, Joseph Pixley, Mary Pixley, Sarah Pixley, Thomas Pixley, William Pixley. William Pixley passed away in 1689 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Pixley began in 1637 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.
  • In 1663, William Pixley resided in Hampden; Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Pixley married Sarah Bates Lawrence, and had children including Anthony Pixley, Ebenezer Pixley, Joseph Pixley, Mary Pixley, Sarah Pixley, Thomas Pixley, William Pixley.
  • William Pixley passed away in 1689 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pixley's Ancestors

Self
William Pixley
1637–1689
Birth Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Parents
JOHN SAMUEL PIXLEY
1605–1658
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Walden
1609–
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, , England,
Grandparents
Richard (Walter) Pixley
1575–1647
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England
Dorothy (Ellen) Ford
1577–1664
Bromley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
William Walden
1577–1626
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Catherine Raven
1579–1636
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Pixley
1543–1647
Alicia Wallewyn
1547–1614
William Ford
1555–
Ellen Jannye
1555–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Pixley
1514–1547
Elizabeth Bagot
1517–

William Pixley's Descendants

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William Pixley (1637–9 Oct 1689) m. Sarah (Bates) Lawrence (04 Mar 1642–25 Dec 1713)
  1. 1. William Pixley 1669–1712 m. Grace Mitchell 1669–1730
    1. 1. Robert (Alexander) Pigsley 1690–1761 m. Hannah Paul 1689–1794
      1. 1. Robert (Paul) Pigsley 1729–1802 m. Sarah Trask 1726–1814
        1. 1. Robert Pigsley 1759–1817 m. Mercy Braley 1762–1850
        2. 2. Paul (Trask) Pixley 1761–1844
        3. 3. Mercy (Braley) Pittsley 1762–1850 m. Robert Pittsley 1759–1817
        4. 4. Hannah (Trask) Pittsley 1764–1850
        5. 5. Olive Pittsley 1768–1843
        6. 6. Jonathan Pixley 1774–1843
        7. 7. Francis Pixley 1776–1843 m. Deborah Pixley 1781–1831
        8. 8. Ariel Pixley 1785–1837
        9. 9. Patience (Pixley) Pigsley 1765–1801
        10. 10. Betsy Pixley 1770–1843
      2. 2. Francis (Paul) Pigsley 1731–1790
      3. 3. William (Paul) Pigsley 1721–1807
      4. 4. Mary (Paul) Pigsley 1725–1823
    2. 2. Peter (Curtis) Pixley 1702–1788 m. Mary Nichols 1707–1799
      1. 1. Capt (William) Pixlee 1734–1800
      2. 2. David Pixley 1742–1751
      3. 3. Eunice Pixley 1729–1816
      4. 4. Huldah Pixley 1737–1803
      5. 5. Mary Pixley 1750–1750
    3. 3. David Pixley 1704–1742
  2. 2. Sarah Pixley 1665–1683
  3. 3. Thomas Pixley 1667–1731
  4. 4. Joseph Pixley 1671–1671
  5. 5. Joseph Pixley 1676–1699 m. Abigail Clark 1681–1724
  6. 6. Ebenezer Pixley 1678–1716
  7. 7. Anthony Pixley 1681–1697
  8. 8. Mary Pixley 1683–1735

William Pixley's Timeline

3 Records

1637
1637
Birth of William Pixley in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1663
1663-1895
Age 26
William Pixley resided here in Hampden; Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hampden; Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1689
9 Oct 1689
Age 52
Death of William Pixley in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1663-1895
    Event Place: Hampden; Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: William Pixley of Hadley, Northampton, and Westfield, Mass. : and some of his descendants

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A record of the descendants of John Clark of Farmington, Conn.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1689
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: William Pixley of Hadley, Northampton, and Westfield, Massachusetts and some of his descendants

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