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William Seymour 1587–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1587

Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 24 October 1660

Death Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Edward Seymour

Mother: Honora Bryanstone

Spouse(s): Frances Devereaux, Arbella Stuart

Children(s): Frances Seymour, Jane Seymour, Henry Seymour, John Seymour, Mary Seymour

William Seymour was born in 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, the child of Edward Seymour And Honora Rogers Of Bryanstone. William Seymour married Arbella Stuart, Frances Devereaux, and had children including Frances Seymour, Henry Seymour, Jane Seymour, John Seymour, Mary Seymour. William Seymour passed away in 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Seymour was born in 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, the child of Edward Seymour And Honora Rogers Of Bryanstone.
  • William Seymour married Arbella Stuart, Frances Devereaux, and had children including Frances Seymour, Henry Seymour, Jane Seymour, John Seymour, Mary Seymour.
  • William Seymour passed away in 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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William Seymour's Ancestors

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William Seymour
1587–1660
Birth Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Edward Seymour
1561–1612
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Honora (Rogers of) Bryanstone
1565–1608
Bryanston (Dorset) England
Grandparents
Edward Seymour
1539–1621
Catherine Grey
1540–1568
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Richard Rogers
1527–1604
Bryanston (Dorset) England
Cecilia Luttrell
1523–1566
Dunster (Somerset) England
Great-Grandparents
John Rogers
1498–1565
Katherine Weston
1502–1581
Andrew Luttrell
1486–1538
Margaret Wyndham
1490–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Weston
1466–1541
Anna Sandys
–1599

William Seymour's Descendants

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William Seymour (1 September 1587–24 October 1660) m. Frances Devereaux (30 September 1599–24 April 1674) m. Arbella Stuart (1575–1615)
  1. 1. Frances Seymour 1625–1681 m. Conyers Darcy 1622–1692 m. Richard Molyneux 1620–1654 m. Thomas (Wriothesley Earl van Southampton en) Chichester 1607–1677
    1. 1. Robert (Darcy) (Conyers) 1681–1721
      1. 1. Thomas Conyers 1665–1726 m. Elizabeth (Esther) Hall 1670–1725
        1. 1. William (Denson) Conyers 1700–1792 m. Elizabeth Nettleton 1700–
  2. 2. Jane Seymour 1639–1679
  3. 3. Henry Seymour 1620–1656
  4. 4. John Seymour 1628–1675
  5. 5. Mary Seymour –1672

William Seymour's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1 September 1587
Birth of William Seymour in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
1660
24 October 1660
Age 73
Death of William Seymour in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1587
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 1271
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4188914
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4734.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCC
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4733.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCC
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1660
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4188914
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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