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William Sampson 1523–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Hawkchurch, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 May 1577

Death Location: Sherborne, Dorset, England

Father: Gregory Sampson

Mother: Johan Sampson

Spouse(s): Joan Sampson

Children(s): Nicholas Samson

William Sampson was born in 1523 in Hawkchurch, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Gregory Sampson And Johan Joan Sampson. William Sampson married Joan Joanna Perro Braddock Sampson, Mary Greene Sampson, and had children including Jane Sampson, Nicholas Radulphus Samson, Sarah Sampson. William Sampson passed away in 1577 in Sherborne, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • William Sampson was born in 1523 in Hawkchurch, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Gregory Sampson And Johan Joan Sampson.
  • William Sampson married Joan Joanna Perro Braddock Sampson, Mary Greene Sampson, and had children including Jane Sampson, Nicholas Radulphus Samson, Sarah Sampson.
  • William Sampson passed away in 1577 in Sherborne, Dorset, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Sampson's Ancestors

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William Sampson
1523–1577
Birth Place: Hawkchurch, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Gregory Sampson
1496–1573
Hawkchurch, Devon, England
Johan (Joan) Sampson
1500–1551
Hawkchurch, Devon, England
Grandparents
William Hawkins
1470–1554
Churcham, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Redmayne
1467–
Hawkchurch, Colyton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sampson's Descendants

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William Sampson (1523–30 May 1577) m. Joan (Joanna Perro Braddock) Sampson (1528–16 May 1598)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Radulphus) Samson 1550–1629 m. Jana Perra\Perro 1551–1629
    1. 1. Alice (Isabell) Kellum 1574–1603 m. Rychard Newton 1543–1588 m. Henry Newton 1576–1605
      1. 1. Rosetta (Jane Newton Loring) Deacon 1571–1672 m. Thomas (Loring) Deacon 1600–1661 m. Deacon (Thomas I Loring (Sherriffs) Keeper) 1575–1661
        1. 1. Rose Deacon 1633–1659 m. John Francis 1624–1683
        2. 2. Avis (Deacon Chapman) (Cheepman) 1616–1676
        3. 3. Ezekiel Loring 1600–
        4. 4. Thomas (Loring) II 1599–1661
        5. 5. William Loring 1589–1614
        6. 6. Welthian (Loring) Richards 1600–1679
    2. 2. Mary (Sampson) Culverwell 1587–1619
    3. 3. Laurence Sampson 1576–

William Sampson's Timeline

3 Records

1523
1523
Birth of William Sampson in Hawkchurch, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Hawkchurch, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1577
1577
Age 54
Death of William Sampson in St Ewall, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
St Ewall, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1577
30 May 1577
Age 54
Burial of William Sampson in Sherborne, Dorset, England
Sherborne, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Hawkchurch, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Keele, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: St Ewall, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 May 1577
    Event Place: Sherborne, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PESH:RE11

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