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William Shreve 1599–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Warwick, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Father: William Sheriff

Mother: Elizabeth Fairfax

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Shreve

In 1599, William Shreve entered the world in Warwick, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, born to William Sheriff And Elizabeth Fairfax. William Shreve married Oara Unknown, and had children including Thomas Shreve. William Shreve passed away in 1643 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • In 1599, William Shreve entered the world in Warwick, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, born to William Sheriff And Elizabeth Fairfax.
  • William Shreve married Oara Unknown, and had children including Thomas Shreve.
  • William Shreve passed away in 1643 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.

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William Shreve's Ancestors

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William Shreve
1599–1643
Birth Place: Warwick, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Parents
William Sheriff
1560–
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Fairfax
1560–
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Laurence Sheriff
1530–1613
Warwick, Rugby, England
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Sheriff
1501–1567
Elizabeth Unknown
1505–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shreve's Descendants

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William Shreve (1599–1643)
  1. 1. Thomas Shreve 1620–1675
    1. 1. Caleb Shreve 1652–1741 m. Sarah Areson 1662–1741
      1. 1. Caleb Shreve 1690–1746 m. Mary Atkinson 1690–1753
        1. 1. Rachel Shreve 1739–1776 m. Moses Atkinson 1739–1815
        2. 2. Amy Shreve 1737–
        3. 3. Caleb Shreve 1735–
      2. 2. Benjamin (S.) Shreve 1706–1750 m. Rebecca French 1709–1750
        1. 1. John (Caleb) Shreve 1734–1792 m. Grace Pancoast 1734–1806

William Shreve's Timeline

2 Records

1599
1599
Birth of William Shreve in Warwick, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Warwick, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
1643
1643
Age 44
Death of William Shreve in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Warwick, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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