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William Spear 1550–1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1614

Death Location: Caldwell, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Spear

Mother: Alice Cheney

Spouse(s): Catherine Harris

Children(s): Richard Spear

William Spear was born in 1550 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Spear And Alice Cheney. William Spear married Catherine Agnes Harris, and had children including Richard Spear. William Spear passed away in 1614 in Caldwell, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Spear was born in 1550 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Spear And Alice Cheney.
  • William Spear married Catherine Agnes Harris, and had children including Richard Spear.
  • William Spear passed away in 1614 in Caldwell, Yorkshire, England.

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William Spear's Ancestors

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William Spear
1550–1614
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Spear
1528–1590
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Cheney
1530–1593
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Spear's Descendants

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William Spear (1550–1614) m. Catherine (Agnes) Harris (1560–1613)
  1. 1. Richard Spear 1580–1617 m. Angell Foose 1585–
    1. 1. George Spear 1613–1719 m. Elizabeth (Ghent) (Gent) –1688 m. Mary Heath 1627–1674 m. Mary Newcomb 1640–1678
      1. 1. Robert (Spear) Sr 1682–1763
      2. 2. Mary Spear 1674–1676
      3. 3. Elizabeth Spear 1662–
      4. 4. Hannah Spear 1671–1747 m. Simon Bryant 1663–1748
        1. 1. Hannah Bryant 1697–1781 m. William (Learned) (Larned) 1687–1747 m. Joseph Leavens 1683–1773
        2. 2. Mary Bryant 1701–1761
        3. 3. Lydia Bryant 1703–1774
        4. 4. Deborah Bryant 1695–1745 m. Nathaniel Brown 1688–1757
        5. 5. Mehitable Bryant 1712–1729
        6. 6. Katherine Bryant 1704–
        7. 7. Mary Bryant 1711–1748
      5. 5. Hannah Spear 1653–1668
      6. 6. Samuel Spear 1658–1713
      7. 7. George Spear 1642–1669
      8. 8. Sarah Spear 1647–1672
      9. 9. Richard Spear 1650–
      10. 10. Samuel Spear 1652–1654
      11. 11. Ebenezer Spear 1654–1719
      12. 12. Nathaniel Spear 1665–1728
      13. 13. Mary Spear 1676–1717
      14. 14. Eleazer Spear 1678–1678

William Spear's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of William Spear in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1614
1614
Age 64
Death of William Spear in Caldwell, Yorkshire, England
Caldwell, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: Caldwell, Yorkshire, England

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