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William Relfe 1584 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1584

Birth Location: Penhurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: 18 May 1639 [?1639]

Death Location: Ashburnham, Sussex, England

Father: Richard Ore

Mother: Mary Gason

Spouse(s): Dorothy Elvered, Dorothy Elfred

Children(s): John Relfe, John Relfe, William Relfe, Richard Relfe, Richard Relfe, Thomas Relfe, Nicholas RELFE, James Relfe, Nathanel RELFE, Roger RELFE, Elizabeth Relfe, John Relfe

The story of William Relfe began in 1584 in Penhurst, Sussex, England. William Relfe married Dorothy Elvered, Dorothy Elfred, and had children including John Relfe, John Relfe, William Relfe, Richard Relfe, Richard Relfe, Thomas Relfe, Nicholas RELFE, James Relfe, Nathanel RELFE, Roger RELFE, Elizabeth Relfe, John Relfe. William Relfe passed away in 1639 in Ashburnham, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Relfe began in 1584 in Penhurst, Sussex, England.
  • William Relfe married Dorothy Elvered, Dorothy Elfred, and had children including John Relfe, John Relfe, William Relfe, Richard Relfe, Richard Relfe, Thomas Relfe, Nicholas RELFE, James Relfe, Nathanel RELFE, Roger RELFE, Elizabeth Relfe, John Relfe.
  • William Relfe passed away in 1639 in Ashburnham, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Ore
1551 – 1590
Birth Location: Mayfield, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Gason
1560 – 1584
Birth Location: Bridge, Kent
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Elvered
1579 – 1639
Birth Location: Hooe, Sussex, England
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Dorothy Elfred
1579 – 1639
Birth Location: Hooe, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Relfe
1605 – 1654
Birth Location: Penhurst, Sussex, England
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John Relfe
1605 – 1654
Birth Location: Penhurst, Sussex, England
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William Relfe
1607 – 1639
Birth Location: Penhurst, Sussex, England
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Richard Relfe
1608 –
Birth Location: Penhurst, Sussex, England
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Richard Relfe
1608 – 1613
Birth Location: Penhurst, Sussex, England
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Thomas Relfe
1612 – 1613
Birth Location: Ashburnham E Sussex England
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Nicholas RELFE
1612 – 1613
Birth Location: Ashburnham, Sussex, England
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James Relfe
1614 – 1639
Birth Location: Ashburnham Sussex England
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Nathanel RELFE
1616 – 1639
Birth Location: Ashburnham, East Sussex, England
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Roger RELFE
1621 –
Birth Location: Ashburnham, East Sussex, England
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Elizabeth Relfe
Birth Location: –
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John Relfe
1605 – 1654
Birth Location: Penhurst, Sussex, England
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William Relfe's Ancestors

Self
William Relfe
1584 – 1639
Birth Place: Penhurst, Sussex, England
Parents
Richard Relfe of Ore
1551 – 1590
Mayfield, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Margaret) Gason
1560 – 1584
Bridge, Kent
Grandparents
William Relfe
1522 – 1580
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Symon Gasson
Bridge, Kent
Joyce Leder
Great-Grandparents
Mary Weston
1500 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Unknown
Mary Weston
1480 – 1530

William Relfe's Descendants

1.
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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)
      1. 1. Mary Buckland (6 October 1667 – 1743)
      2. 2. Mary Buckland (6 October 1667 – 1743)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Buckland (01 Apr 1669 – 1784)
      4. 4. Bridget Buckland (1670 – 18 April 1760)
      5. 5. Mary Buckland (abt 1670 – 1743)
      6. 6. John Buckland (21 Nov 1670 – 17 July 1696)
      7. 7. John Buckland (21 Nov 1670 – 1699)
      8. 8. Robert Buckland (21 Nov 1670 – 1699)
      9. 9. Charles Buckland (19 Aug 1672 – before 1699)
      10. 10. Elizabeth Buckland (1673 – 1784)
      11. 11. Robert Buckland (1 May 1675 – 1699)
      12. 12. Frances BUCKLAND (22 Feb 1676 – )
      13. 13. Bridget Buckland (about 1684 – 18 April 1760) m. Christopher Shorter ( – 22 Nov 1731) m. John Silk
        1. 1. Mary Shorter (1709 – )
        2. 2. Charles Shorter (1712 – 06 Aug 1712)
        3. 3. Richard Shorter (16 Jun 1713 – 23 June 1777)
    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

William Relfe's Timeline

5 Records

1584
1584
Birth of William Relfe in Penhurst, Sussex, England
Penhurst, Sussex, England
1638
2 May 1638
Age 54
Death of William Relfe in Ashburnham, Sussex, England
Ashburnham, Sussex, England
1638
18 May 1638
Age 54
Burial of William Relfe in Ashburnham, Sussex, England
Ashburnham, Sussex, England
1639
18 May 1639
Age 55
Death of William Relfe in Ashburnham, Sussex, England
Ashburnham, Sussex, England
1639
18 May 1639 [?1639]
Age 55
Death of William Relfe in Ashburnham, Sussex, England
Ashburnham, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Penhurst, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashbornham, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 177
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 177

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1638
    Event Place: Ashburnham, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 177
    [3] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 177
    [4] East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1639
    Event Place: Ashburnham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1639 [?1639]
    Event Place: Ashburnham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 May 1638
    Event Place: Ashburnham, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers
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