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William Robert Stith 1608 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1608

Birth Location: Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Father: John Stythe\Stith

Mother: Anne Allenson

Spouse(s): Mary Townsend

Children(s): John Stith\Styth, Dorothy (Fenn), Edmund Stith, Ellen Stythe

The story of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder began in 1608 in Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder married Mary Jane Townsend, and had children including John Drury Stith\Styth, Dorothy Mary Stith (Fenn), Edmund Stith, Ellen Stythe. William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder passed away in 1656 in Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder began in 1608 in Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder married Mary Jane Townsend, and had children including John Drury Stith\Styth, Dorothy Mary Stith (Fenn), Edmund Stith, Ellen Stythe.
  • William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder passed away in 1656 in Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stythe\Stith
1572 – 1612
Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
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Anne Allenson
1573 – 1620
Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Townsend
1610 – 1695
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Stith\Styth
1631 – 1694
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Dorothy (Fenn)
1637 – 1660
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, USA
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Edmund Stith
1650 – 1727
Birth Location: –
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Ellen Stythe
– 1739
Birth Location: –
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William Stith's Ancestors

Self
William Stith
1608 – 1656
Birth Place: Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Richard Stythe\Stith
1572 – 1612
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Anne (Bonne) Allenson
1573 – 1620
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Edward Smythe) (Smith),
1550 – 1628
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Joan Baine
1552 – 1610
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
John (James) Alenson
1554 – 1600
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Anne James
1550 – 1574
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John James
1530 – 1604
Elizabeth Pugh
1530 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John James
1509 – 1580
Ellen Bolt
1513 – 1576

William Stith's Descendants

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William (Robert) Stith (Abt. 1608 – 1656) m. Mary (Jane) Townsend (1610 – 16 Feb 1695)
  1. 1. John (Drury) Stith\Styth (1 Jun 1631 – 3 Apr 1694)
  2. 2. Dorothy (Mary Stith) (Fenn) (1637 – 22 March 1660)
  3. 3. Edmund Stith (1650 – 5 Jun 1727)
  4. 4. Ellen Stythe ( – abt 1739)

William Stith's Timeline

10 Records

1604
13 Dec 1604
Birth of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1606
Dec 1606
Birth of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder in Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
1608
Abt. 1608
Birth of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder in Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1614
7 Feb 1614
Age 6
William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder was baptized in Saint Mary,Lancaster,Lancashire,England
Saint Mary,Lancaster,Lancashire,England
1630
1630
Age 22
William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder was married in Charles City, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Prince George, Virginia, USA
1654
5 Aug 1654
Age 46
Death of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1654
19 Jun 1654
Age 46
Burial of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder in Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
1655
1655-1658
Age 47
William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder resided here in Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles, Virginia, USA
1656
1656
Age 48
Death of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder in Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States
1710
abt 1710
Age 102
Death of William Robert Stith Colonist, Founder in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1604
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1606
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1608
    Event Place: Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1614
    Event Place: Saint Mary,Lancaster,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Charles City, Prince George, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1655-1658
    Event Place: Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Charles City County court orders, 1655-1658

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 235

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1654
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1710
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1654
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
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