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William Platt 1641–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: February 1720

Death Location: Whiston, Lancashire, England

Father: Randle Platt

Mother: Ellen Stockley

Spouse(s): Margaret Travis

Children(s): James Platt, Joseph Platt, Randle Platt, Elizabeth Platt, Mary Platt, Margarett Platt, Jane Platt, George Platt, John Platt, Samuel Platt

William Platt was born in 1641 in Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Randle Platt And Ellen Stockley. William Platt married Margaret Mary Travis, and had children including Elizabeth Platt, George Platt, James Platt, Jane Platt, John Platt, Joseph Platt, Margarett Platt, Mary Platt, Randle Platt, Samuel Platt. William Platt passed away in 1720 in Whiston, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Platt was born in 1641 in Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Randle Platt And Ellen Stockley.
  • William Platt married Margaret Mary Travis, and had children including Elizabeth Platt, George Platt, James Platt, Jane Platt, John Platt, Joseph Platt, Margarett Platt, Mary Platt, Randle Platt, Samuel Platt.
  • William Platt passed away in 1720 in Whiston, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Platt's Ancestors

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William Platt
1641–1720
Birth Place: Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Randle Platt
–1688
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Ellen Stockley
1606–1676
Huyton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William (Frederick) Platt
1580–1639
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Ellen Barnes
1579–1640
Standish, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Platt
–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Platt's Descendants

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William Platt (1641–February 1720) m. Margaret (Mary) Travis (1647–Mar 1715)
  1. 1. James Platt –1728 m. Ann Bentley 1675–1750
    1. 1. James (Platt) Jr 1697–1780 m. Joanna Broadbent 1701–1788
      1. 1. Isaac Platt 1742–1798 m. Mary Radcliffe 1738–1768
        1. 1. James Platt 1756–1809 m. Margaret (Peggy) Travis 1761–1830
  2. 2. Joseph Platt –1739
  3. 3. Randle Platt 1669–1719
  4. 4. Elizabeth Platt 1675–1770
  5. 5. Mary Platt 1675–1729
  6. 6. Margarett Platt 1674–1736
  7. 7. Jane Platt 1666–1667
  8. 8. George Platt 1668–1672
  9. 9. John Platt 1677–
  10. 10. Samuel Platt 1675–1713

William Platt's Timeline

2 Records

1641
1641
Birth of William Platt in Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1720
February 1720
Age 79
Death of William Platt in Whiston, Lancashire, England
Whiston, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1720
    Event Place: Whiston, Lancashire, England

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