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William Sayer 1512–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1564

Death Location: Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Podington, Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Sayer

Mother: Margaret Lady

Spouse(s): Alice Sayre, Alice Squire, Alice Squire

Children(s): Sir Hinwick, Alyce Sayer, George Sayer, Joan Sayre, Edmund Sayre, Henry Sayre, Katherine Sayre, Francis Sayre, Christiana Sayre, Thomas Squier, John Squires, Elizabeth Rogers, Alice Sayer, Sir Sayre, Sir Sawyer, Agnes Sayre, Robert Sayre, Agnes Sayre, Elizabeth Thomas, Alice None

In 1512, William Sayer entered the world in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Sayer And Margaret Kaye Lady. William Sayer married Alice Margaret Squire, Alice Sayre, Alice Squire, and had children including Agnes Marr Sayre, Agnes Sayre, Alice, Alice Sayer, Alyce Sayer, Christiana Sayre, Edmund Sayre, Elizabeth Rogers, Elizabeth Thomas, Francis Sayre, George Sayer, Henry Squire Sayre, Joan Gabb Sayre, John Squires, Katherine Sayre, Robert Sayre, Sir Edmund Sawyer, Sir Thomas Sayre, Sir William Hinwick, Thomas Squier. William Sayer passed away in 1564 in Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Podington, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, William Sayer entered the world in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Sayer And Margaret Kaye Lady.
  • William Sayer married Alice Margaret Squire, Alice Sayre, Alice Squire, and had children including Agnes Marr Sayre, Agnes Sayre, Alice, Alice Sayer, Alyce Sayer, Christiana Sayre, Edmund Sayre, Elizabeth Rogers, Elizabeth Thomas, Francis Sayre, George Sayer, Henry Squire Sayre, Joan Gabb Sayre, John Squires, Katherine Sayre, Robert Sayre, Sir Edmund Sawyer, Sir Thomas Sayre, Sir William Hinwick, Thomas Squier.
  • William Sayer passed away in 1564 in Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Podington, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sayer
1495–1515
Birth Location: Pulham, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Lady
1492–1572
Birth Location: Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Sayre
1514–1567
Birth Location: Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
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Alice Squire
1514–1567
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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Alice Squire
1514–1567
Birth Location: Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Hinwick
1535–1580
Birth Location: Doddington Manor, Hinwick, Bedfordshire, England
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Alyce Sayer
1534–
Birth Location: Hinwick, Bedfordshire, England
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George Sayer
1547–1609
Birth Location: Hindwick, Podington Parish, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
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Joan Sayre
1539–1586
Birth Location: Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
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Edmund Sayre
1540–1564
Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, England
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Henry Sayre
1562–1683
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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Katherine Sayre
1531–1560
Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
KS
Francis Sayre
1530–1581
Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Christiana Sayre
1528–1564
Birth Location: Cathladge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Thomas Squier
1537–
Birth Location: , Befordshire, England
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John Squires
1530–
Birth Location: Heniwick, Podington, Bedfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Rogers
1535–1582
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedford. England
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Alice Sayer
1529–1581
Birth Location: Podington, Bedfordshire, England
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Sir Sayre
1536–1581
Birth Location: Odell, Hinwick, England
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Sir Sawyer
1540–1564
Birth Location: Crawston, Norfolk, England
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Agnes Sayre
1532–1613
Birth Location: Finedon, Northamptonshire, England
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Robert Sayre
1538–1603
Birth Location: Hinwick, Bedfordshire, , England
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Agnes Sayre
1539–1583
Birth Location: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Thomas
1544–1581
Birth Location: Hinwick, Bedfordshire, England
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Alice None
1541–1567
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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William Sayer's Ancestors

Self
William Sayer
1512–1564
Birth Place: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Sayer
1495–1515
Pulham, Norfolk, England
Margaret (Kaye) Lady
1492–1572
Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Kaye
–1591
Anna Tyrwhitt
1490–1574
Woodsome Lees, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sayer's Descendants

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William Sayer (1512–1564) m. Alice Sayre (Mar 1514–20 Apr 1567) m. Alice (Margaret) Squire (1514–Bef. 11 Jun 1567) m. Alice Squire (1514–Bef. 11 Jun 1567)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Hinwick 1535–1580
  2. 2. Alyce Sayer 1534–
  3. 3. George Sayer 1547–1609
  4. 4. Joan (Gabb) Sayre 1539–1586
  5. 5. Edmund Sayre 1540–1564
  6. 6. Henry (Squire) Sayre 1562–1683
  7. 7. Katherine Sayre 1531–1560
  8. 8. Francis Sayre 1530–1581
  9. 9. Christiana Sayre 1528–1564
  10. 10. Thomas Squier 1537–
  11. 11. John Squires 1530– m. Squire 1535–
  12. 12. Elizabeth Rogers 1535–1582 m. Robert ROGERS 1532–1651
  13. 13. Alice Sayer 1529–1581 m. Robert (West of Cranfield) Bedfordshire 1520–1566
    1. 1. Robert West 1565–
    2. 2. John West 1550–1608 m. Joan Furstenden 1549–
      1. 1. William West 1575–1599
      2. 2. Suzan West 1573–
      3. 3. John West 1576–1576
      4. 4. Agnes West 1577–1579
      5. 5. Aldrey West 1582–
      6. 6. Thomas West 1578–1578
      7. 7. John West 1583–1587
      8. 8. John West 1587–
      9. 9. Elisabeth West 1591–
      10. 10. Thomas West 1578–
      11. 11. Joseph West 1592–
      12. 12. Mary (Larkin) West 1579–1647 m. Henry Lawrence 1586–1663
        1. 1. Ann Lawrence 1640–
        2. 2. Thomas Lawrence 1611–
        3. 3. Robert Lawrence 1612–1665
        4. 4. William Lawrence –1733
        5. 5. Nathaniel Lawrence 1638–
        6. 6. Nicholas Lawrence 1606–1667 m. Jane Manley 1610–
        7. 7. Ann Lawrence 1606–1678 m. Thomas Exum 1604–1660
        8. 8. John Lawrence 1610–1667 m. Susanna Batchelder 1642–1668 m. Elizabeth 1617–1663
  14. 14. Sir (Thomas) Sayre 1536–1581 m. Margery Yeoman 1537–
  15. 15. Sir (Edmund) Sawyer 1540–1564 m. Jane (Agnes) Fiske 1538–1564 m. Lady (Sarah Jane) Powell 1543–1570
    1. 1. Lord (Edmund Thomas) Sawyer 1556–1660 m. Margaret (Jaye) Weste 1560–1651
      1. 1. John Sawyer 1583–1651 m. Agnes Sharpe 1578–1635
        1. 1. Edward Sawyer 1608–1703 m. Mary Peasley 1610–1692
        2. 2. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706 m. Mary Prescott 1629–1705
        3. 3. William (Arthur) Sawyer 1613–1701 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Bitfield 1623–1699
  16. 16. Agnes Sayre 1532–1613 m. William Makerness 1530–1613
  17. 17. Robert Sayre 1538–1603 m. Marilyn Reed 1542–
  18. 18. Agnes (Marr) Sayre 1539–1583 m. Robert Strutt 1540–1599
  19. 19. Elizabeth Thomas 1544–1581 m. William (Sayre) Jr. 1535–1581
    1. 1. William Sayer –1572
    2. 2. Alice Sayre 1568–1653 m. Henry Graham 1536–1634
    3. 3. Francis Sayre 1565–1645 m. Elizabeth Atkins 1565–1645
    4. 4. Rebecca Sayre 1572–1653 m. Thomas (Wheeler of Bourne) End 1563–1635 m. Thomas Wheeler 1612–1654
      1. 1. Deborah Wheeler 1598–1600
      2. 2. Abiah Wheeler 1612–1637
      3. 3. Mary Wheeler 1615–1636
      4. 4. Joseph Wheeler 1640–1717
      5. 5. Jonathan Wheeler 1637–
      6. 6. Rebecca Wheeler 1643–1675 m. John Curtis 1629–1730
        1. 1. Sarah Curtis 1673–
        2. 2. Rebecca Curtis 1674–
        3. 3. Thomas (Holland) Curtis 1672–1717
        4. 4. Jane Curtis 1664–1733
        5. 5. Samuel Curtis 1665–1729
        6. 6. Exercise Pierce 1668–
        7. 7. Elizabeth CURTISS 1645–1679
        8. 8. Jonathan Curtis 1672–1717
      7. 7. Thomas (Wheeler of) Fairfield 1589–1654 m. Ann Halsey 1591–1659
      8. 8. Ephraim Wheeler 1618–1670 m. Anne Turney 1618–1710
      9. 9. Captain (Thomas) Wheeler 1620–1676 m. Ruth Wood 1626–
      10. 10. Susanna Wheeler 1607–1649 m. Obadiah Wheeler 1609–1671
      11. 11. John Wheeler 1593–1611 m. Alice Morton 1609–1673
      12. 12. Joseph Wheeler 1610–1681 m. Elizabeth 1616–1642 m. Sarah Goldstone 1602–1671 m. Francis Watson 1610–
      13. 13. William Wheeler 1616–1666 m. Sarah Dell 1618–1709
      14. 14. George Wheeler 1606–1687 m. Katherine Penn 1609–1685
      15. 15. Elizabeth Wheeler 1602–1637 m. Allen Bread 1596–1691
      16. 16. Priscilla Wheeler 1593–1627 m. Stephen Cockes 1591–1627
      17. 17. Timothy Wheeler 1604–1687 m. Mary Brooks 1623–1693
        1. 1. Mary Wheeler 1657–1660
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wheeler 1661–1683 m. Ebenezer Prout 1656–1735
        3. 3. Rebecca Wheeler 1666–1734 m. James Minot 1653–1735
  20. 20. Alice 1541–1567 m. John ("of Town End") Wheeler 1539–1567
    1. 1. James Wheeler –1686
    2. 2. William Wheeler 1561–1637
    3. 3. Robert (West) Wheeler 1560–1738
    4. 4. Isac Wheeler 1563–1851
    5. 5. Obidah Wheeler 1562–
    6. 6. Ephraim Wheeler 1565–1669
    7. 7. Timothy Wheeler 1564–
    8. 8. Percival (George) Wheeler 1563–1635
    9. 9. John Wheeler 1563–1644 m. Elizabeth Breade 1565–1644 m. Elizabeth Middleton 1582–1653
    10. 10. George Wheeler 1566–1632 m. Katherine 1574–
    11. 11. Elizabeth Wheeler 1565–1648 m. Agnes (Greene of Stanfford) Ryvera 1561–1621 m. Edward Green 1560–1648
      1. 1. Robert Green 1585–
      2. 2. Adamus Green 1605–1700
      3. 3. William Green 1591–1654 m. Hannah Carter 1596–1657
      4. 4. Annes Green 1587– m. John SAFFONE 1580–
      5. 5. John Greene 1593–1658 m. Perserverence Johnson 1599–1647 m. Joanna Tuttle 1604–1673 m. Joanna Webster 1552–1673
      6. 6. Margaret Green 1596–1658 m. Job Greene 1595– m. Samuel Cole 1597–1666
        1. 1. Phoebe Green 1620–1678 m. William Royall 1595–1676
    12. 12. Thomas (Wheeler of Bourne) End 1563–1635 m. Rebecca Sayre 1572–1653

William Sayer's Timeline

6 Records

1499
1499
Birth of William Sayer in Hinwich, Poddington, Bedfordshire, England
Hinwich, Poddington, Bedfordshire, England
1510
1510
William Sayer was christened in Podington, Bedfordshire, England
Podington, Bedfordshire, England
1512
1512
Birth of William Sayer in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1564
1564
Age 52
Death of William Sayer in Hinwich, Poddington, Bedfordshire, England
Hinwich, Poddington, Bedfordshire, England
1564
1564
Age 52
Death of William Sayer in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1564
1564
Age 52
Burial of William Sayer in Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Podington, Bedfordshire, England
Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Podington, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Hinwich, Poddington, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Podington, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Hinwich, Poddington, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Podington, Bedfordshire, England
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