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William Sayre 1535–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Leighton, Bedfordshire, England

Father: William Sayre

Mother: Alice (Squyre)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Squire

Children(s): Francis Sayre

William Sayre was born in 1535 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the child of William Sayre And Alice Squire Squyre. William Sayre married Elizabeth Squire, and had children including Francis Sayre. William Sayre passed away in 1580 in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Sayre was born in 1535 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the child of William Sayre And Alice Squire Squyre.
  • William Sayre married Elizabeth Squire, and had children including Francis Sayre.
  • William Sayre passed away in 1580 in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sayre
1499–1564
Birth Location: Hinwick, Bedford, England
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Alice (Squyre)
1514–1567
Birth Location: Heniwick, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Squire
1544–1581
Birth Location: Hinwick, Bedford, England
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Children(s)

Francis Sayre
1565–1645
Birth Location: Hinwick, Bedford, England
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William Sayre's Ancestors

Self
William Sayre
1535–1580
Birth Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
William Sayre
1499–1564
Hinwick, Bedford, England
Alice (Squire) (Squyre)
1514–1567
Heniwick, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sayre
1474–
Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Fairfax
1476–
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
John Squire
1504–1572
Benwick, Cambridge, England
Margaret
1492–1567
Benwick, Cambridge, England
Great-Grandparents
William Sayre
1452–
Margaret
1454–
Richard Squire
1455–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Squrye
1430–

William Sayre's Descendants

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William Sayre (1535–1580) m. Elizabeth Squire (1544–AFT MAY 1581)
  1. 1. Francis Sayre 1565–1645 m. Elizabeth Atkins 1570–1645
    1. 1. Thomas Sayre 1597–1671 m. Margaret Aldrich 1600–1634
      1. 1. Damaris Sayre 1615–1691 m. David Atwater 1615–1692
        1. 1. Mercy Atwater 1647–1683 m. John Austin 1647–1689
        2. 2. Damaris Atwater 1648–1691
        3. 3. David Atwater 1650–1736
        4. 4. Joshua Atwater 1652–1680
        5. 5. John Atwater 1654–1748
        6. 6. Jonathan Atwater 1656–1726 m. Ruth Peck 1661–1726
        7. 7. Abigail Atwater 1660–
        8. 8. Mary Atwater 1662–1746
        9. 9. Samuel Atwater 1664–1742 m. Sarah Alling 1666–1742
        10. 10. Ebenezer Atwater 1666–1702 m. Abigail Heaton 1673–1731
    2. 2. Francis Sayre 1592–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Sayre 1594–
    4. 4. William Sayre 1595–1598
    5. 5. Alice Sayre 1598–
    6. 6. John Sayre 1600–
    7. 7. William Sayre 1602–
    8. 8. Abell Sayre 1604–
    9. 9. Daniel Sayre 1605–
    10. 10. Rebecca Sayre 1608–
    11. 11. Jobe (Johanna) Sayre 1610–
    12. 12. Sarah Sayre 1612–1613
    13. 13. Tobias Sayre 1613–
    14. 14. Mary Sayre 1615–

William Sayre's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Sayre in Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Odell, Bedfordshire, England
1580
1580
Age 45
Death of William Sayre in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.
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