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William Short 1714 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1714

Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: Aft. 1740

Death Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Robert Short

Mother: Mary Woodward

Spouse(s): Mary Jarrett

Children(s): Nancy Short

William Short was born in 1714 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Robert Turke Short and Mary Sarah Woodward. William Short married Mary Jarrett, and had children including Nancy Short. William Short passed away in 1740 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William Short was born in 1714 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Robert Turke Short and Mary Sarah Woodward.
  • William Short married Mary Jarrett, and had children including Nancy Short.
  • William Short passed away in 1740 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Short's Ancestors

Self
William Short
1714 – 1740
Birth Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Robert Turke Short
1670 – 1739
Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Sarah) Woodward
1677 – 1739
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William Short
1647 – 1713
Oldland, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Turke
1647 – 1685
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, , England
Joseph Woodward
1643 –
Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire, England
Hannah Gyde
1644 – 1710
Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Short
1580 – 1673
Sarah Glover
1620 – 1697
Thomas Turke
1612 – 1673
Sarah Neale
1624 – 1697
Joseph Woodward
1610 – 1660
Annie Smith
1610 –
Thomas Gyde
1624 – 1692
Mary Hurne
1624 – 1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Short
1541 – 1601
Tamsyn Stysson
1560 – 1602
Elizabeth Harris
1585 – 1643
Richard TURCKE
1581 –
Neale
Christopher Woodward
1585 – 1640
Hester Tullie
1590 – 1659
Isaac Smith
1577 – 1663
Edward Gyde
1600 – 1670

William Short's Descendants

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William Short (Abt. 1714 – Aft. 1740) m. Mary Jarrett (1719 – 1740)
  1. 1. Nancy Short (1735 – 1787) m. Jonas Griffith (24 Jun 1734 – 1828)
    1. 1. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Griffith (1780 – 1786) m. Capt. (Samuel T) Dyer (1750 – 1818)
      1. 1. Mary ('Molly') Dyer (Abt. 1760 – May 13, 1855) m. Benjamin Hester (abt 1757 – Aug 1831)
        1. 1. Susannah Hester (1795 – 1838) m. Harrell ('Harold') Wiggins (1785 – 1860)

William Short's Timeline

6 Records

1714
1714
Birth of William Short in Oldland Common, Bitton, Gloucestershire, , England
Oldland Common, Bitton, Gloucestershire, , England
1714
Abt. 1714
Birth of William Short in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
1740
Aft. 1740
Age 26
Death of William Short in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
1740
Aft. 1740
Age 26
Death of William Short
None
1793
Sep 1793
Age 79
Death of William Short in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
1793
abt 1793
Age 79
Death of William Short in Hanham Abbots, St George
Hanham Abbots, St George

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Oldland Common, Bitton, Gloucestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1714
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1793
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1793
    Event Place: Hanham Abbots, St George

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1740
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1740

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