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William Strother 1597 – 1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Kirknewton, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 18 Aug 1669

Death Location: Nominy, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Father: Lancelot Strother

Mother: Eleanor Conyers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Greenwell

Children(s): William Strother

William Strother was born in 1597 in Kirknewton, Northumberland, England, the child of Lancelot Strother and Eleanor Conyers. William Strother married Elizabeth Greenwell, and had children including William Strother. William Strother passed away in 1669 in Nominy, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Strother was born in 1597 in Kirknewton, Northumberland, England, the child of Lancelot Strother and Eleanor Conyers.
  • William Strother married Elizabeth Greenwell, and had children including William Strother.
  • William Strother passed away in 1669 in Nominy, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lancelot Strother
1560 – 1611
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Conyers
1564 – 1611
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Greenwell
1605 – 1669
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

William Strother
1627 – 1702
Birth Location: Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
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William Strother's Ancestors

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William Strother
1597 – 1669
Birth Place: Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
Parents
Lancelot Strother
1560 – 1611
Eleanor Conyers
1564 – 1611
Grandparents
John Conyers
1544 – 1610
Agnes Bowes
1547 – 1597
Great-Grandparents
George Conyers
1511 – 1567
Anne Dawnay
1515 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dawnay
1489 – 1552
Dorothy Neville
1496 – 1532

William Strother's Descendants

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William Strother (1597 – 18 Aug 1669) m. Elizabeth Greenwell (1605 – Abt. 1669)
  1. 1. William Strother (1627 – 4 Nov 1702) m. Dorothy Savage (1635 – 1716)
    1. 1. Robert Strother (1660 – 1735) m. Elizabeth Berry (1698 – )
      1. 1. Priscilla (Elizabeth) Strother (1735 – ) m. Robert Kay (1735 – 1807)
        1. 1. James Kay (1761 – 1820) m. Grace Elgin (1758 – 1820)
    2. 2. William Strother (1665 – 26 Jul 1726) m. Margaret Thornton (2 Apr 1678 – 1727)
      1. 1. William Strother (1697 – 1732) m. Margaret Watts (1700 – 1755)
        1. 1. Alice Strother (1719 – ) m. Henry Tyler (1715 – )
      2. 2. Francis (Thornton) Strother (1698 – 1752) m. Susannah Dabney (1698 – 1752)
        1. 1. William Strother (20 Apr 1726 – 1808) m. Sarah Bailey (1720 – 22 Dec 1774)

William Strother's Timeline

2 Records

1597
1597
Birth of William Strother in Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
1669
18 Aug 1669
Age 72
Death of William Strother in Nominy, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Nominy, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1669
    Event Place: Nominy, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File
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