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William South 1626–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1626

Birth Location: , Essex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1683

Death Location: United States

Father: Robert South

Mother: Lady Woodruff\Woodroff

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Children(s):

In 1626, William South entered the world in , Essex, Virginia, USA, born to Robert South And Lady Mariran Mary Woodruff Woodroff. William South passed away in 1683 in United States.

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Biography

  • In 1626, William South entered the world in , Essex, Virginia, USA, born to Robert South And Lady Mariran Mary Woodruff Woodroff.
  • William South passed away in 1683 in United States.

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Children(s)

William South's Ancestors

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William South
1626–1683
Birth Place: , Essex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert South
1600–1689
La Tranchée, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
Lady (Mariran "Mary") Woodruff\Woodroff
1605–1665
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Woodroffe
1574–1611
Fordwich, Kent, England
Elizabeth Cartwright
1580–1639
Fordwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1547–1609
Alice Russell
1552–1587
william cartwright
1522–1587
Elizabeth Mauncel
1529–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Canterbury
1521–1587
Martha Fordwich
1525–1551
Francis Bedford
1527–1585
Margaret John
1530–1562
John Cartwright
1495–1566
Lady Carpenter
1499–1525
Knight Mauncel
1500–1546
Agnes Cartwright
1504–1588

William South's Timeline

2 Records

1626
1626
Birth of William South in , Essex, Virginia, USA
, Essex, Virginia, USA
1683
1683
Age 57
Death of William South in United States
United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: , Essex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: United States

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