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William Stephens 1519 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Cornwall, England

Death Date: abt 1579

Death Location: England

Father: Richard Stephens

Mother: Margaret Stephans

Spouse(s): Lady (Stephens)

Children(s): Lady (Richards), Margaret Stephens, Susan Stephens, William Stephens, Peter Stephens, Thomas Stephens

In 1519, William Stephens entered the world in Cornwall, England, born to Richard Stephens and Margaret de Leon, Baroness of Stephans. William Stephens married Lady Joane Warren (Stephens), and had children including Lady Johanna Stephens (Richards), Margaret Stephens, Susan Stephens, William Stephens, Peter Stephens, Thomas Stephens. William Stephens passed away in 1579 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1519, William Stephens entered the world in Cornwall, England, born to Richard Stephens and Margaret de Leon, Baroness of Stephans.
  • William Stephens married Lady Joane Warren (Stephens), and had children including Lady Johanna Stephens (Richards), Margaret Stephens, Susan Stephens, William Stephens, Peter Stephens, Thomas Stephens.
  • William Stephens passed away in 1579 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Stephens
1500 – 1578
Birth Location: Writtle, Essex, England
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Margaret Stephans
1501 – 1550
Birth Location: Writtle, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady (Stephens)
1515 – 1570
Birth Location: Bovey Tracey, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Lady (Richards)
1539 – 1590
Birth Location: Burton, Somerset, England
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Margaret Stephens
1541 –
Birth Location: –
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Susan Stephens
1543 –
Birth Location: –
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William Stephens
Birth Location: –
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Peter Stephens
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Stephens
– 1624
Birth Location: –
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William Stephens's Ancestors

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William Stephens
1519 – 1579
Birth Place: Cornwall, England
Parents
Richard Stephens
1500 – 1578
Writtle, Essex, England
Margaret (de Leon, Baroness of) Stephans
1501 – 1550
Writtle, Essex, England
Grandparents
John (II Stephens (Stevens), Baron of) Forcester
1459 – 1505
Bristol, Gloucester, England
Lady (Joan "Alice" Atheward, Baroness) Stephens
1463 – 1544
North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Atheward
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stephens's Descendants

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William Stephens (1519 – abt 1579) m. Lady (Joane Warren) (Stephens) (ABT 1515 – 27 May 1570)
  1. 1. Lady (Johanna Stephens) (Richards) (23 Nov 1539 – 1590) m. Johannes Richard (ABT 1540 – ABT 1600)
    1. 1. Jane Richards (1551 – 02 Apr 1640) m. Robert (Richard Drummer of) Shervington (1550 – abt 1577)
      1. 1. Lydia Drummer (12 March 1595 – 12 March 1641) m. Judge (Robert) Clements (14 December 1595 – 29 September 1658)
        1. 1. Lydia (Abigail) Clements (1618 – 16 January 1676) m. Moses Pengry (1610 – 2 Jan 1696)
  2. 2. Margaret Stephens (1541 – )
  3. 3. Susan Stephens (1543 – )
  4. 4. William Stephens
  5. 5. Peter Stephens
  6. 6. Thomas Stephens ( – 1624)

William Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of William Stephens in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1579
abt 1579
Age 60
Death of William Stephens in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1579
    Event Place: England
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