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William Sayre 1499–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Doddington, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1564

Death Location: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Sayre

Mother: Margaret Fairfax

Spouse(s): Alice Squire

Children(s): Alice Sayre

The story of William Sayre began in 1499 in Doddington, Bedfordshire, England. William Sayre married Alice Squire, and had children including Alice Sayre. William Sayre passed away in 1564 in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sayre began in 1499 in Doddington, Bedfordshire, England.
  • William Sayre married Alice Squire, and had children including Alice Sayre.
  • William Sayre passed away in 1564 in Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sayre's Ancestors

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William Sayre
1499–1564
Birth Place: Doddington, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sayre
1474–1504
Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Fairfax
1476–1525
Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Fairfax
1451–1505
Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Sherburne
1456–1500
Stonyhurst, Lanchashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Fairfax
1405–1452
Catherine Neville
1428–1461
Robert Sherburne
1425–1495
Joanna Radcliff
1429–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Neville
1390–1457
Catherine Eure
1395–1459

William Sayre's Descendants

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William Sayre (1499–1564) m. Alice Squire (1514–2 Jun 1567)
  1. 1. Alice Sayre 1529–1567 m. John Wheeler 1533–1567
    1. 1. John Wheeler 1563–1643 m. Elizabeth Bread 1567–1643
      1. 1. Henry Wheeler 1604–1693 m. Anna (Virginia) Lindsey 1604–1679
        1. 1. Major (John) Wheeler 1630–1693 m. Mary Causine 1631–1694

William Sayre's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1499
Birth of William Sayre in Doddington, Bedfordshire, England
Doddington, Bedfordshire, England
1564
1564
Age 65
Death of William Sayre in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Doddington, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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