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William Sayre 1540–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, , England

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Leighton, Bedfordshire, , England

Father: William Sayre

Mother: Margery Squire

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Squyer

Children(s): Francis Sayre

William Sayre was born in 1540 in Odell, Bedfordshire, , England, the child of William Sayre And Margery Alice Squire. William Sayre married Elizabeth Squyer, and had children including Francis Sayre. William Sayre passed away in 1581 in Leighton, Bedfordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William Sayre was born in 1540 in Odell, Bedfordshire, , England, the child of William Sayre And Margery Alice Squire.
  • William Sayre married Elizabeth Squyer, and had children including Francis Sayre.
  • William Sayre passed away in 1581 in Leighton, Bedfordshire, , England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sayre's Ancestors

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William Sayre
1540–1581
Birth Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, , England
Parents
William Sayre
1512–1564
Doddington, Bedfordshire, , England
Margery (Alice) Squire
1504–1567
Benwick, Cambridge, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sayre
1474–1504
Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Fairfax
1476–1525
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
John Squire
1480–1572
Benwick, Cambridgeshire, , England
Margaret Capet
1492–1568
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Willaim Sayre
1452–1495
Margaret
1454–1488
Thomas Sir
1440–1505
Elizabeth Sherburne
1456–1500
Richard Squyre
1458–1528
Elizabeth Sale
1465–1528
Louis France
1465–1500
Marie Brabant
1260–1321
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fairfax
1405–1453
Catherine Neville
1428–1463
Robert Sherburne
1430–1495
Johanna Radcliffe
1430–1465
Thomas Squyre
1430–1439
Louis Capet
1438–1482
Catharina Guelders
1439–1496
Henry III
1231–1261
Alix Bourgogne
1238–1273

William Sayre's Descendants

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William Sayre (1540–1581) m. Elizabeth Squyer (1544–MAY 1581)
  1. 1. Francis Sayre 1628–1698 m. Elizabeth Atkins 1570–1645
    1. 1. Thomas Sayre 1591–1670 m. Margaret Aldred 1601–1634
      1. 1. Damaris (Sayre) Sayra 1628–1691 m. David Atwater 1615–1692
        1. 1. Samuel Atwater 1664–1742 m. Sarah Atwater 1665–1674

William Sayre's Timeline

4 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Sayre in Odell, Bedfordshire, , England
Odell, Bedfordshire, , England
1540
1540
Birth of William Sayre in Odell, Bedfordshire, , England
Odell, Bedfordshire, , England
1580
1580
Age 40
Death of William Sayre in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
1581
1581
Age 41
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:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Leighton, Bedfordshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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