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William Short 1641 – 1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Charles City, Surry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 March 1676

Death Location: Surry, Virginia, USA

Father: *William I

Mother: Elizabeth SYMONS

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Children(s):

The story of William Short began in 1641 in Charles City, Surry, Virginia, USA. William Short passed away in 1676 in Surry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Short began in 1641 in Charles City, Surry, Virginia, USA.
  • William Short passed away in 1676 in Surry, Virginia, USA.

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William Short's Ancestors

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William Short
1641 – 1676
Birth Place: Charles City, Surry, Virginia, USA
Parents
*William Edward Short Sr (IM) I
1613 – 1659
Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth SYMONS
1615 – 1676
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sir (William Edward) Shorte
1584 – 1621
Brewood, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Edith) Blakemeyre
1595 – 1659
Blymhill, Staffordshire, England
Symon Symons
1595 – 1656
Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Amee (Ann Tailboyes) Hendricks
1603 – 1656
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Blakemeyer
1563 – 1625
Elizabeth\Elyzabeth Falkner
1567 – 1625
Elizabeth Streeter
1571 – 1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blackmore
1523 – 1609
Ellyn Blakemeyer
1538 – 1589
John Gifford-Falkner
1527 – 1575
Agnes Mathew
1530 – 1569
Robert Streater
1550 – 1611
Johane Nycole
1556 – 1611

William Short's Timeline

2 Records

1641
1641
Birth of William Short in Charles City, Surry, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Surry, Virginia, USA
1676
28 March 1676
Age 35
Death of William Short in Surry, Virginia, USA
Surry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Charles City, Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1676
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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