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William Stokes 1619 – 1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1619

Birth Location: Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1699

Death Location: York County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Christopher Stokes

Mother: Elizabeth Young

Spouse(s): Mary Nottingham

Children(s): Elizabeth Stokes

In 1619, William Stokes entered the world in Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, born to Christopher Stokes and Elizabeth Young. William Stokes married Mary Ann Stokes Nottingham, and had children including Elizabeth Stokes. William Stokes passed away in 1699 in York County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1619, William Stokes entered the world in Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, born to Christopher Stokes and Elizabeth Young.
  • William Stokes married Mary Ann Stokes Nottingham, and had children including Elizabeth Stokes.
  • William Stokes passed away in 1699 in York County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Stokes's Ancestors

Self
William Stokes
1619 – 1699
Birth Place: Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Christopher Stokes
1595 – 1646
Tytherton Manor, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Young
1593 – 1660
,Chippenham,Wiltshire,England
Grandparents
Christopher Stokes
1554 – 1648
Tytherton, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth Watkins
1568 –
Sir (Knight Jeffery) Young
1560 – 1590
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Stokes
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Stokes
1541 – 1605
Edith Snell
1542 – 1610
Sir Young
1530 – 1589
Lady Middlesex
1533 – 1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stokes's Descendants

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William Stokes (1619 – 1699) m. Mary (Ann Stokes) Nottingham (4 Oct 1618 – 1640)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Stokes (28 October 1638 – 15 April 1710) m. Nathaniel (John) Potter (Sep 1637 – 20 Oct 1704)
    1. 1. Stokes Potter (1665 – 25 Jan 1718) m. Elizabeth Sherman
      1. 1. Isabel Potter m. Jonathan Mosher
        1. 1. Elizabeth Mosher (1715 – 7 Dec 1801) m. William Potter (2 Jan 1715 – Bef. 7 Dec 1801)
    2. 2. Nathaniel Potter (21 Nov 1669 – 16 Nov 1736) m. Joanna Wilbur (1668 – 1 May 1759)
      1. 1. Remembrance Potter (1688 – 1754)
      2. 2. Mary Potter (25 Mar 1689 – 12 Apr 1722)
      3. 3. William Potter (12 Nov 1689 – 4 Aug 1777) m. Mary Brownell (1691 – )
        1. 1. William Potter (2 Jan 1715 – Bef. 7 Dec 1801) m. Elizabeth Mosher (1715 – 7 Dec 1801)
      4. 4. Ichabod Potter (1698 – April 1722)
      5. 5. Hopestill Potter (25 May 1702 – 29 Jun 1774)
    3. 3. Samuel Potter (Jan 1675 – ) m. Mary Benton
    4. 4. Ichabod Potter
    5. 5. Katharine Potter m. Thomas Cornell
    6. 6. Elizabeth Potter m. Benjamin Tripp
    7. 7. Rebecca Potter m. Robert Kirby (10 Mar 1674 – )
    8. 8. Mary Potter m. Samuel Wilber
    9. 9. Benjamin Potter ( – 1709) m. Mary
    10. 10. William Potter ( – aft 1720) m. Anne Durfee
    11. 11. John Potter ( – 1764) m. Mary Tripp

William Stokes's Timeline

2 Records

1619
1619
Birth of William Stokes in Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
1699
1699
Age 80
Death of William Stokes in York County, Virginia, United States of America
York County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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