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William Stone 1520 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Twiston, Lancashire, , England

Death Date: Jan 1572

Death Location: Bretherton, Lancashire, , England

Father: John Stone

Mother: Lady Cornwall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bradley

Children(s): Richard Stone

In 1520, William Stone entered the world in Twiston, Lancashire, , England, born to John Stone and Lady Margery Cornwall. William Stone married Elizabeth Bradley, and had children including Richard DeCroston Stone. William Stone passed away in 1572 in Bretherton, Lancashire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, William Stone entered the world in Twiston, Lancashire, , England, born to John Stone and Lady Margery Cornwall.
  • William Stone married Elizabeth Bradley, and had children including Richard DeCroston Stone.
  • William Stone passed away in 1572 in Bretherton, Lancashire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stone
1505 – 1547
Birth Location: Great Bromley, Essex, , England
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Lady Cornwall
1506 – 1568
Birth Location: Albury, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bradley
1525 – 1606
Birth Location: Twiste, , , England
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Children(s)

Richard Stone
1540 – 1605
Birth Location: Bretherton, Lancashire, , England
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William Stone's Ancestors

Self
William Stone
1520 – 1572
Birth Place: Twiston, Lancashire, , England
Parents
John Stone
1505 – 1547
Great Bromley, Essex, , England
Lady (Margery) Cornwall
1506 – 1568
Albury, Surrey, England
Grandparents
David Stone
1480 – 1543
Great Bromley,,Essex,England
David Stone
1484 – 1524
Great Bromley,,Essex,England
Sir (Richard Thomas) Cornwall
1493 – 1569
Bufford, Shropshire, England
Lady (Jane) Wogan
1507 – 1546
Wiston, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Simon Stone
1450 – 1510
Elizabeth
1454 – 1494
Lord Cornwall
1467 – 1537
Anne Corbet
1470 – 1548
John Wojnas
1480 – 1483
Mawd CLEMENT
1433 – 1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stone
1420 – 1487
Mrs Stone
1424 – 1464
Edmund Cornwall
1448 – 1498
Maria Hoorde
1453 – 1475
Richard Corbet
1451 – 1493
Lady Corbet
1450 – 1510

William Stone's Descendants

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William Stone (1520 – Jan 1572) m. Elizabeth Bradley (1525 – 24 Jun 1606)
  1. 1. Richard (DeCroston) Stone (1540 – 1605) m. Isabel Girdler (1580 – 1610)
    1. 1. John Stone (1575 – 8 Aug 1606) m. Dorothy Poyton (abt 1581 – 1600)
      1. 1. William Stone (1603 – 21 Dec 1660) m. Verlinda Graves (1618 – 13 Jul 1675)
        1. 1. Thomas Stone (1635 – 1663)
        2. 2. William Stone (1636 – 1730)
        3. 3. John Stone (1642 – 1698) m. Elizabeth Warren (1643 – 1679) m. Eleanor Bayne (1667 – 1710) m. Elizabeth Warren (1685 – )
        4. 4. Richard STONE (1642 – Jun 1657)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Stone (1644 – 1707) m. William Calvert (4 Jul 1643 – 10 Jan 1682)
        6. 6. Mary Stone (1650 – 1675)
        7. 7. Matthew Stone
    2. 2. Henry Stone (1575 – 8 Aug 1606)
    3. 3. Andrew Stone (1577 – 6 Dec 1647)
    4. 4. Robert Stone (1577 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Stone (1580 – )
    6. 6. Martha Stone (1580 – )
    7. 7. Thomas Stone (12 Nov 1580 – 1650) m. Elizabeth Lufkyn (1589 – 5 Sep 1657)
      1. 1. John Stone (1575 – 8 Aug 1606)
      2. 2. George Stone (1597 – 1670) m. Mary Vernon (1590 – ) m. Mary Vernon (1615 – 1668)
        1. 1. Col (John) Stone (1636 – 27 Apr 1695)
        2. 2. John Stone (1610 – 7 Jun 1699)
        3. 3. Francis Stone (1635 – 5 Jun 1708)
        4. 4. John Stone (1636 – 27 Apr 1695) m. Mary Nelson (1638 – 1690)
    8. 8. Henry Stone (12 Nov 1580 – 6 Dec 1647)
    9. 9. Matthew Stone (1583 – 1672)
    10. 10. Andrew Stone (1585 – )
    11. 11. Mary Stone (1587 – )
    12. 12. Mary STONE (1587 – 8 Mar 1587)
    13. 13. Jennet Stone (1588 – 31 Jan 1589)
    14. 14. James Stone (1590 – 14 Mar 1590)
    15. 15. Robert Stone (6 Jan 1590 – 1649)
    16. 16. Robert Stone (6 Jan 1590 – 1649)
    17. 17. James Stone (14 May 1590 – 14 Mar 1590)
    18. 18. Margery Stone (1593 – 19 Jan 1616)
    19. 19. Margery Stone (24 Mar 1593 – 19 Jan 1616)
    20. 20. Katherine Stone (1595 – 4 Aug 1595)
    21. 21. Katherine Stone (1595 – 4 Aug 1595)
    22. 22. Elizabeth Stone
    23. 23. John Stone ( – 1697)
    24. 24. Mary Stone

William Stone's Timeline

4 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Stone in Twiston,,Lancashire,England
Twiston,,Lancashire,England
1520
1520
Birth of William Stone in Twiston, Lancashire, , England
Twiston, Lancashire, , England
1572
1572-01
Age 52
Death of William Stone in Croston,Bretherton,Lancshire,England
Croston,Bretherton,Lancshire,England
1572
Jan 1572
Age 52
Death of William Stone in Bretherton, Lancashire, , England
Bretherton, Lancashire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Twiston,,Lancashire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Twiston, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1572-01
    Event Place: Croston,Bretherton,Lancshire,England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1572
    Event Place: Bretherton, Lancashire, , England
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