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William Edmund Sheffield 1619–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1619

Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 6 December 1700

Death Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir (Sheffeyld)

Mother: Thomazine Cordett

Spouse(s): Mary Webb

Children(s): Alice Sheffield

The story of William Edmund Sheffield began in 1619 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. William Edmund Sheffield married Mary Alice Webb, and had children including Alice Sheffield. William Edmund Sheffield passed away in 1700 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Edmund Sheffield began in 1619 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
  • William Edmund Sheffield married Mary Alice Webb, and had children including Alice Sheffield.
  • William Edmund Sheffield passed away in 1700 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Sheffeyld)
1580–1630
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
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Thomazine Cordett
1586–1632
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Webb
1626–1714
Birth Location: Old Rappahannock, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
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Children(s)

Alice Sheffield
1647–1707
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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William Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
William Sheffield
1619–1700
Birth Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Sheffield (Sheffeyld)
1580–1630
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Thomazine Cordett
1586–1632
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sheffield
1545–1598
Sudbury, Suffolk, , England
Anne
1550–1624
Sudbury, Suffolk, , England
Matthew (Cordett) Corbet
1560–1588
Suffolk, England
Thomasine
1566–1678
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sheffield's Descendants

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William (Edmund) Sheffield (15 November 1619–6 December 1700) m. Mary (Alice) Webb (1626–31 Oct 1714)
  1. 1. Alice Sheffield 1647–1707 m. John Bragg 1647–1688
    1. 1. Joseph (B) Bragg 1669–1747 m. Mary (Ester) Tapp 1670–1731 m. Mary (Settle) (Suttle) 1695–1731 m. Mary (Tapp) [Bragg] 1671–1731
      1. 1. Joseph (B Bragg) Jr 1690–1747 m. Mary Settle 1695–1726
        1. 1. Joseph (B Bragg) III 1719–1816 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Dozier 1720–1791
        2. 2. Thomas Bragg 1721–
        3. 3. Mary Bragg 1723–
        4. 4. Catharine Bragg 1724–1749 m. Benjamin Burrus 1724–1782
        5. 5. Elizabeth Bragg 1726–
        6. 6. William Bragg 1731–
        7. 7. John Bragg 1733–
        8. 8. Benjamin Bragg 1735–
        9. 9. Moore Bragg 1736–
        10. 10. Newman Bragg 1737–
        11. 11. Joseph Bragg 1741–
        12. 12. Reuben Bragg 1740–
      2. 2. Thomas Bragg 1720–1788 m. Susannah Dozier 1720–1791
        1. 1. Mary Bragg 1755–1834
      3. 3. Joseph (B Bragg) Jr 1692–1747 m. Mary (Ann Settle) [Bragg] 1695–1726
        1. 1. Joseph (B. Bragg) III 1719–1816 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Dozier 1720–1791
      4. 4. Ruth Bragg 1694–
      5. 5. Charles Bragg 1692–
      6. 6. John Bragg 1733–
      7. 7. Moore Bragg 1732–
    2. 2. George Bragg 1670–

William Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1619
15 November 1619
Birth of William Edmund Sheffield in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1700
6 December 1700
Age 81
Death of William Edmund Sheffield in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1619
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1700
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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