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William Edward Priest 1647–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 January 1716

Death Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Snr

Mother: Alice Priest

Spouse(s): Mary Hill

Children(s): John Priest

The story of William Edward Priest began in 1647 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. William Edward Priest married Mary Anne Hill, and had children including John Denham Priest. William Edward Priest passed away in 1716 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Edward Priest began in 1647 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Edward Priest married Mary Anne Hill, and had children including John Denham Priest.
  • William Edward Priest passed away in 1716 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Snr
1621–1726
Birth Location: Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
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Alice Priest
1625–1706
Birth Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hill
1656–1676
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Priest
1676–1726
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, , England,
JP

William Priest's Ancestors

Self
William Priest
1647–1716
Birth Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Priest Snr
1621–1726
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Alice ((nee Shakespeare)) Priest
1625–1706
Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Edward (The Elder Priest(e)) \Prest
1593–1624
St Andrew Holborn, London, England
Alice (( Gardiner )) Priest
1597–1628
Halesowen, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
William (Shakespeare) (Shackspere)
1603–1683
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Priest
1548–1601
(Kellam) Gardiner
1568–1615
Margarett Whitthouse
1568–1635
THOMAS SHAKESPEARE
1539–1634
Anne Gibbons
1580–1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Priest
1515–1548
Sarah Layton
1515–1548
Richard* Gardiner
1540–
John Whitehouse
1552–1620
Lady Webbe
1548–1626
PETER Sir
1560–1607
MARGERY SARGENT
1556–1629

William Priest's Descendants

1.
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William (Edward) Priest (1647–8 January 1716) m. Mary (Anne) Hill (1656–30 May 1676)
  1. 1. John (Denham) Priest 1676–1726 m. Elisabeth Westwood 1678–1724
    1. 1. Edward Priest 1719–1809 m. Mary Taylor 1721–1784
      1. 1. Edward Priest 1746–1785 m. Hannah Burton 1744–1788
        1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Priest 1762–1798 m. William Dingley 1755–1842

William Priest's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of William Edward Priest in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1716
8 January 1716
Age 69
Death of William Edward Priest in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1716
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
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