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William Relfe 1522 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Ore, Sussex, England

Father: John Relfe

Mother: Mary Weston

Spouse(s): Margaret Holbeck

Children(s): Christian Relfe, John Relfe, William Relfe, Thomas Relfe, Jenni Relfe, Robert Relf, richard Relfe, Alexander Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe, Edmund Relfe

William Relfe was born in 1522 in Mayfield, Sussex, England, the child of John Relfe and Mary Weston. William Relfe married Margaret Holbeck, and had children including Christian Relfe, John Relfe, William Relfe, Thomas Relfe, Jenni Relfe, Robert Relf, richard Relfe, Alexander Elias Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe, Edmund Relfe. William Relfe passed away in 1580 in Ore, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • William Relfe was born in 1522 in Mayfield, Sussex, England, the child of John Relfe and Mary Weston.
  • William Relfe married Margaret Holbeck, and had children including Christian Relfe, John Relfe, William Relfe, Thomas Relfe, Jenni Relfe, Robert Relf, richard Relfe, Alexander Elias Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe, Edmund Relfe.
  • William Relfe passed away in 1580 in Ore, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Relfe
1495 – 1579
Birth Location: Hellingly, Sussex, England
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Mary Weston
1500 – 1560
Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Holbeck
1528 – 1578
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Children(s)

Christian Relfe
1540 – 1591
Birth Location: Kent, England
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John Relfe
1546 – 1582
Birth Location: Westmorland, England
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William Relfe
1550 – 1584
Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England
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Thomas Relfe
1550 – 1601
Birth Location: Waldron, Sussex, England
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Jenni Relfe
1550 – 1601
Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England
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Robert Relf
1550 – 1590
Birth Location: Twist, Mayfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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richard Relfe
1551 – 1590
Birth Location: Mayfield, East Sussex, England
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Alexander Rolfe
1555 – 1594
Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Rolfe
1566 – 1621
Birth Location: Hadlow, Kent, England
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Edmund Relfe
Birth Location: –
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William Relfe's Ancestors

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William Relfe
1522 – 1580
Birth Place: Mayfield, Sussex, England
Parents
John Relfe
1495 – 1579
Hellingly, Sussex, England
Mary Weston
1500 – 1560
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William Relf
1470 – 1500
Hellingly, Sussex, England
Margaret Holbeck
1470 – 1559
Mayfield E Sussex England
Unknown
Mary Weston
1480 – 1530
Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William (Relph)
1450 – 1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Relph)

William Relfe's Descendants

1.
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William Relfe (1522 – 1580) m. Margaret Holbeck (abt 1528 – Bef. 20 Jun 1578)
  1. 1. Christian Relfe (Abt. 1540 – 1591) m. Joan ( – 1608)
  2. 2. John Relfe (1546 – abt 1582) m. Elizabeth Wykes (1555 – Aft. 1580) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wykes (1555 – Abt 1588)
    1. 1. Richard Relfe (1580 – 3 April 1654) m. Elizabeth Maplesden (1581 – 4 Mar 1657)
      1. 1. Tamson Rolffe (12 Oct 1606 – DECEASED)
      2. 2. Thomas Relfe (10 Apr 1608 – 7 Sep 1629)
      3. 3. Arthur Relfe (10 April 1608 – 1649) m. Martha Huxsted (25 September 1614 – 1651) m. Ellen (or Eleanor) Wildy (June 1595 – June 1673)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Relfe (1637 – 1639)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Rolf (1637 – 1639)
        3. 3. Richard Relfe (1640 – )
        4. 4. John Rolf (1642 – )
        5. 5. Arthur Relfe (11 Feb 1643 – 1682)
        6. 6. Arthur Relfe (11 Feb 1643 – )
        7. 7. John Relphe (1647 – abt 1682) m. Bridget Fowle (1647 – 1651)
        8. 8. Nicholas Relfe
      4. 4. Elizabeth Rolffe (7 Jan 1609 – abt 1676) m. Phylip Saterthwayte
      5. 5. Elizabeth Relfe (7 January 1609 – Abt 1676)
      6. 6. Nathaniel Relph (1611 – DECEASED)
      7. 7. Suzan ((Susanna)) Relph (6 Feb 1614 – Feb 1677) m. Thomas (Winder (Wynder) (Winders)) (Window) (23 Apr 1609 – Jul 1641)
        1. 1. John Winder (1637 – Oct 1701)
        2. 2. John (Winder, I (Wynder) (Winders)) (Window) (27 Dec 1637 – Oct 1701)
        3. 3. Richard (Winder (Wynder) (Winders)) (Window) (1638 – 11 Sep 1718)
        4. 4. Thomas (Winder (Wynder) (Window)) (Winders) (1639 – 19 Oct 1681)
        5. 5. Susan (Mary Winder (Wynder) (Winders)) (Window) (1641 – 1670)
      8. 8. Thomas Relfe (19 Jan 1617 – 26 Sep 1685)
      9. 9. John Relfe (Bef. 27 Dec 1619 – 2 July 1659) m. Mary Younge (Dec 1630 – Mar 1655)
        1. 1. Martha Rolfe (Feb 1650 – )
        2. 2. William Rolfe (Feb 1650 – Bef 11 May 1694)
        3. 3. Hannah Rolfe (Sep 1651 – )
        4. 4. Mary Rolfe (Apr 1653 – )
        5. 5. Young Rolfe (16 Apr 1655 – )
      10. 10. Richard Relfe (March 1621 – 14 SEP 1690) m. Marion Odiarne (04 Oct 1618 – Nov 1684)
        1. 1. Richard Relfe (1646 – 1706) m. Sarah HAMOND (Abt 1648 – Nov 1690)
        2. 2. Thomas Relfe (1648 – )
        3. 3. John Relfe (1650 – abt 1714)
        4. 4. Samuel Relfe (1652 – May 1750) m. Dorcas Rolph
        5. 5. William Relfe (1656 – abt 1706)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Relfe (8 August 1658 – ) m. Daniel Motten (06 Mar 1658 – abt 1697)
        7. 7. Arthur Relfe (1661 – )
        8. 8. Susannah Relfe (1663 – 1680)
      11. 11. Rebecca Relfe (1623 – 5 Dec 1638)
      12. 12. William Relphe (1625 – 7 Sep 1629)
      13. 13. Samuel Relfe (4 May 1628 – 7 Sep 1629)
      14. 14. Mary Rolfe
      15. 15. Ann Relfe (Abt. 1796 – ) m. William (Twort) Baker (Abt. 1802 – April 1881)
        1. 1. Ann Baker (abt 1823 – )
        2. 2. Mary Baker (Dec 1825 – October 1905)
        3. 3. Martha (Hoskin) Baker (Jul 1829 – Abt. Jan 1881)
        4. 4. William (Henry) Baker (Abt. 1831 – 11 September 1923)
        5. 5. Thomas Baker (Feb 1833 – April 1871)
        6. 6. Henry Baker (Oct 1835 – )
        7. 7. Frederick Baker (abt 1841 – )
  3. 3. William Relfe (1550 – 1584) m. Agnes Dyrrant
    1. 1. Katherine Rolfe ( – Abt 1675)
    2. 2. Samuell Relfe
    3. 3. Thomas Relfe
  4. 4. Thomas Relfe (1550 – 1601) m. Winyfrythe BOYCOT (Oct 1550 – DECEASED) m. Thomasina Fowle (Abt. 1553 – 1577)
    1. 1. George Rofe (Dec 1594 – DECEASED)
    2. 2. RICHARD RELPHE (1580 – 3 April 1654)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Relfe (1600 – abt 1625) m. Gregory Wilding
      1. 1. Gregory Wilding (1625 – )
    4. 4. Katherine Ralph
  5. 5. Jenni Relfe (1550 – 1601)
  6. 6. Robert Relf (1550 – 16 Jun 1590) m. Margaret (1550 – Nov 1607)
    1. 1. Robert Relfe (27 Nov 1573 – June 1629)
    2. 2. William Relf (1581 – 1584)
  7. 7. richard Relfe (1551 – 16 June 1590) m. Mary (Margaret) Gason (Abt 1560 – 1584)
    1. 1. Susan Relfe (27 Jan 1582 – )
    2. 2. William Relfe (1584 – 18 May 1639 [?1639]) m. Dorothy Elvered (1579 – 20 Mar 1639) m. Dorothy Elfred (1579 – 20 March 1639)
      1. 1. John Relfe (1605 – 1654) m. Margaret Farewell (Abt. 1607 – 24 Jan 1672)
        1. 1. Mary Relfe (1627 – Abt 1698)
        2. 2. Mary Relfe (1627 – Abt 1698)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Relfe (1629 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth Relfe (Abt 1629 – Abt 1698)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Relfe (Abt 1629 – Abt 1698)
        6. 6. William Relfe (1630 – Abt. 1691)
        7. 7. William Relfe (1630 – Abt. 1691)
        8. 8. George Relfe (Abt 1630 – )
        9. 9. George Relfe (Abt 1630 – 1640-1641)
        10. 10. John Relfe (Abt 1632 – abt 1691)
        11. 11. John RELFE (Abt 1632 – abt 1691)
        12. 12. John Relfe (Abt 1632 – Abt 1691)
        13. 13. John Relfe (Abt 1632 – abt 1691)
        14. 14. Elizabeth Relfe (Abt. 1632 – Abt 1698)
        15. 15. John Relfe (abt 1632 – abt 1691)
        16. 16. Margaret Relfe (1634 – Abt 1698)
        17. 17. Margaret Relfe (1634 – Abt. 1698)
        18. 18. Margaret Relfe (1634 – Abt 1698)
        19. 19. George Relfe (1636 – 1640-1641)
        20. 20. George Relfe (1636 – )
        21. 21. Laurence Relfe (12 Aug 1638 – abt 1656)
        22. 22. Laurence Relfe (12 Aug 1638 – abt 1656)
        23. 23. William Relfe (7 Oct 1638 – abt 1677)
        24. 24. Ann Relfe (1639 – )
        25. 25. Ann Relfe (1639 – )
        26. 26. Bridget Relfe (1640 – 8 April 1698)
        27. 27. Charles Relfe (14 Jan 1640 – 1640-1641)
        28. 28. James Relfe (14 Jan 1640 – 1640-1641)
        29. 29. James Relfe (14 Jan 1640 – 1640-1641)
        30. 30. James Relfe (14 Jan 1640 – 1640-1641)
        31. 31. Bridget Relfe (26 Apr 1641 – 13 Apr 1698) m. Charles Buckland (4 February 1627 – 7 April 1699)
        32. 32. James Relfe (11 Jun 1643 – )
        33. 33. James Relfe (11 Jun 1643 – )
        34. 34. James Relfe (11 Jun 1643 – 1698)
        35. 35. James Relfe (11 Jun 1643 – )
        36. 36. Amy Relfe (1627 – Abt 1698)
        37. 37. Mary Relfe (1627 – Abt 1698)
        38. 38. William Relfe (1630 – Abt. 1691)
        39. 39. John Relfe (Abt 1632 – abt 1675)
        40. 40. Jon Relfe (abt 1632 – Abt. 1691)
        41. 41. Margaret Relfe (1634 – Abt. 1698)
        42. 42. George Relfe (1636 – 1640-1641)
        43. 43. Laurence Relfe ( – abt 1656)
        44. 44. Laurence Relfe (12 Aug 1638 – 1640-1641)
        45. 45. James Relfe (14 Jan 1640 – 1640-1641)
        46. 46. James Relfe (11 Jun 1643 – 1698)
        47. 47. Amy Relfe
        48. 48. Amy Relfe
        49. 49. John Relfe
        50. 50. John Relfe
      2. 2. John Relfe (1605 – 1654) m. Margaret Farewell (19 March 1617 – 24 January 1672)
      3. 3. William Relfe (1607 – 26 May 1639)
      4. 4. Richard Relfe (1608 – )
      5. 5. Richard Relfe (1608 – 23 Jan 1613)
      6. 6. Thomas Relfe (11 Oct 1612 – 23 Jan 1613)
      7. 7. Nicholas RELFE (11 Oct 1612 – 23 Jan 1613)
      8. 8. James Relfe (1614 – abt 1639)
      9. 9. Nathanel RELFE (1616 – 26 May 1639)
      10. 10. Roger RELFE (Abt 1621 – )
      11. 11. Elizabeth Relfe
    3. 3. Elizh Relfe ( – abt 1748)
  8. 8. Alexander (Elias) Rolfe (1555 – 29 Nov 1594)
  9. 9. Elizabeth Rolfe (5 May 1566 – 1621)
  10. 10. Edmund Relfe

William Relfe's Timeline

4 Records

1522
1522
Birth of William Relfe in Mayfield, Sussex, England
Mayfield, Sussex, England
1545
1545
Age 23
William Relfe was married in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Warbleton, Sussex, England
1580
1580
Age 58
Death of William Relfe in Ore, Sussex, England
Ore, Sussex, England
1693
16 Apr 1693
Age 171
William Relfe was baptized in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Mayfield, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1693
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Ore, Sussex, England
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