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William Sayre 1499–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Doddington, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 02 Jun 1567

Death Location: 1656829, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Thomas I

Mother: Lady Fairfax

Spouse(s): Lady Sayre

Children(s): William Sayre, Alice Sayre

The story of William Sayre began in 1499 in Doddington, Bedfordshire, England. William Sayre married Lady Alice Squire Baroness Sayre, and had children including Alice Sayre, William Sayre. William Sayre passed away in 1567 in 1656829, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sayre began in 1499 in Doddington, Bedfordshire, England.
  • William Sayre married Lady Alice Squire Baroness Sayre, and had children including Alice Sayre, William Sayre.
  • William Sayre passed away in 1567 in 1656829, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas I
1474–1530
Birth Location: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
TI
Lady Fairfax
1476–1525
Birth Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
LF

Spouses(s)

Lady Sayre
1505–1567
Birth Location: Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
LS

Children(s)

William Sayre
1546–1572
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
WS
Alice Sayre
1529–1567
Birth Location: Odell, Hinwick, England
AS

William Sayre's Ancestors

Self
William Sayre
1499–1567
Birth Place: Doddington, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sayre I
1474–1530
Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaret Baroness Sayre Hinwick) Fairfax
1476–1525
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William I Ton Sayre Baronet Sayre Of Hinwick And) Houg
1435–1495
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaret Alice) Rawson
1454–1488
THOMAS (De Walton Fairfax Sir Knight of the Bath, Baron of) Gilling
1440–1505
Walton (Yorkshire) England
Lady (Elizabeth) Sherburne
1456–1505
Clitheroe, Ribble Valley Borough, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sayre
1401–
Sir Rawson,
1400–1476
Lady Paulden
1405–1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sayre's Descendants

1.
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William Sayre (1499–02 Jun 1567) m. Lady (Alice Squire Baroness) Sayre (1505–02 Jun 1567)
  1. 1. William Sayre 1546–1572 m. Rebecca Squire 1542–1582
    1. 1. Rebecca Sayre 1572–1653 m. Thomas Wheeler 1561–1635
      1. 1. Thomas Wheeler 1589–1654
        1. 1. Thomas Wheeler 1620–1676
  2. 2. Alice Sayre 1529–1567 m. Thomas Wheeler 1526–1567
    1. 1. Thomas Wheeler 1561–1635 m. Rebecca Sayre 1572–1653

William Sayre's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1499
Birth of William Sayre in Doddington, Bedfordshire, England
Doddington, Bedfordshire, England
1567
02 Jun 1567
Age 68
Death of William Sayre in 1656829, Bedfordshire, England
1656829, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1567
    Event Place: 1656829, Bedfordshire, England
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