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William Smith Stewart 1535 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 23 Oct 1594

Death Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Sir Steward

Mother: Helen Lucas

Spouse(s): Catherine Payne

Children(s): Elizabeth Cromwell

In 1535, William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" entered the world in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir Nicholas Steward and Helen Elizabeth Stewart nee Lucas. William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" married Catherine Payne, and had children including Elizabeth Lynne Stewart Cromwell. William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" passed away in 1594 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" entered the world in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir Nicholas Steward and Helen Elizabeth Stewart nee Lucas.
  • William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" married Catherine Payne, and had children including Elizabeth Lynne Stewart Cromwell.
  • William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" passed away in 1594 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Steward
1505 – 1594
Birth Location: Outwell, Norfolk, England
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Helen Lucas
1510 – 1565
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Payne
1545 – 1590
Birth Location: Castle Acre, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Cromwell
1565 – 1654
Birth Location: Holy Trinity, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
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William Stewart's Ancestors

Self
William Stewart
1535 – 1594
Birth Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Nicholas Steward
1505 – 1594
Outwell, Norfolk, England
Helen (Elizabeth Stewart nee) Lucas
1510 – 1565
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stewart's Descendants

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William (Smith) Stewart (1535 – 23 Oct 1594) m. Catherine Payne (28 Oct 1545 – 15 April 1590)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Lynne Stewart) Cromwell (28 Oct 1565 – 18 NOV 1654) m. Robert (Williams) CROMWELL (1560 – 24 June 1617)
    1. 1. Jane (Joane) Cromwell (19 Jan 1605 – 1656) m. Major (General John) Disbrow (13 Dec 1608 – 10 Dec 1680)
      1. 1. Thomas Disbrow (25 Oct 1625 – 6 Feb 1708) m. Mercy (Jones) Holbridge (Aug 1637 – 5 June 1718)
        1. 1. Abigail (Farrington) Disbrow (29 Jul 1677 – 25 May 1725) m. William Gould (1681 – 15 Feb 1729)

William Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
1594
23 Oct 1594
Age 59
Death of William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1594
    Event Place: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
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