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William Sears 1555–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas

Death Date: Dec 1629

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Great-Grandfather

Mother: Elizabeth Hawkins

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Children(s):

In 1555, William Sears entered the world in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas, born to John Bourchier Sears 14Th Great Grandfather And Elizabeth Hawkins. William Sears passed away in 1629 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1555, William Sears entered the world in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas, born to John Bourchier Sears 14Th Great Grandfather And Elizabeth Hawkins.
  • William Sears passed away in 1629 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Sears's Ancestors

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William Sears
1555–1629
Birth Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
Parents
John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather
1528–1595
Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Elizabeth Hawkins
1539–1595
Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Grandparents
Sir. (Richard (The Exile) Sayer \) Sayre\Sears
1508–1540
Colchester Borough, Essex, England
LADY (ANNE BOURCHIER) KNYVETT
1509–1607
Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
William (Amadas) Hawkins
1495–1554
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Joanna Hackett
1508–1589
Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sayer\Sayre\Sears
1482–1577
Sarah Sayer\Sayre\Sears
1486–1510
Sir II
1484–1546
Jane Knyvett
1486–1561
Admiral Hawkins
1475–1550
Joan Amados
1480–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Knyvet
–1504
Eleanor Tyrell
1466–1514
Katherine Bourchier
1467–1536

William Sears's Timeline

10 Records

1553
1553
Birth of William Sears in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1555
1555
Birth of William Sears in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
1565
1565
Age 10
Birth of William Sears in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1580
1580
Age 25
William Sears was married
None
1629
Dec 1629
Age 74
Death of William Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1629
Dec 1629
Age 74
Death of William Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1745
6 Mar 1745
Age 190
William Sears was baptized in London, England
London, England
1745
1745
Age 190
William Sears was christened
None
1892
16 Nov 1892
Age 337
William Sears was baptized in Rugby, St Matthew, Warwickshire, England
Rugby, St Matthew, Warwickshire, England
1899
31 Jan 1899
Age 344
William Sears was baptized in Bristol, St Simon, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, St Simon, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1745
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69MRY4A001MS04546
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1892
    Event Place: Rugby, St Matthew, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl 0900084; Document Reference: DR 2794

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Bristol, St Simon, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1745
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69MRY4A001MS04546

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1629
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1629
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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