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William Sumner 1605 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1605

Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 9 December 1688

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Roger Sumner

Mother: Joane Franklin

Spouse(s): Mary (Swift)

Children(s): Johanna Sumner, William ll, Joan Sumner, Joan Sumner, Johanna Sumner, Roger Sumner, George Sumner, Elish SUMNER, Samuel Sumner, John SUMNER, Elizabeth Sumner, Abigail Sumner, Increase Sumner, Son Sumner, Mary Sumner, Mary Sumner, Joanne Sumner, William Sumner, Roger Sumner

William Sumner was born in 1605 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Roger Sumner and Joane Franklin. William Sumner married Mary West (Swift), and had children including Johanna Sumner, William Sumner ll, Joan Sumner, Joan M Sumner, Johanna Sumner, Roger Sumner, George Sumner, Elish SUMNER, Samuel Sumner, John SUMNER, Elizabeth Sumner, Abigail Sumner, Increase Sumner, Son Sumner, Mary Sumner, Mary Sumner, Joanne Sumner, William Sumner, Roger Sumner. William Sumner passed away in 1688 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Sumner was born in 1605 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Roger Sumner and Joane Franklin.
  • William Sumner married Mary West (Swift), and had children including Johanna Sumner, William Sumner ll, Joan Sumner, Joan M Sumner, Johanna Sumner, Roger Sumner, George Sumner, Elish SUMNER, Samuel Sumner, John SUMNER, Elizabeth Sumner, Abigail Sumner, Increase Sumner, Son Sumner, Mary Sumner, Mary Sumner, Joanne Sumner, William Sumner, Roger Sumner.
  • William Sumner passed away in 1688 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Sumner
1589 – 1608
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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Joane Franklin
1583 – 1657
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Swift)
1606 – 1676
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Johanna Sumner
1626 – 1665
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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William ll
1628 – 1675
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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Joan Sumner
1629 – 1696
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Joan Sumner
1630 – 1647
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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Johanna Sumner
1630 – 1695
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Roger Sumner
1632 – 1698
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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George Sumner
1634 – 1715
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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Elish SUMNER
1637 –
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Sumner
1638 – 1698
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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John SUMNER
1640 – 1660
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Sumner
1640 – 1683
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Abigail Sumner
1640 – 1657
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Increase Sumner
1643 – 1683
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Son Sumner
1644 –
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Mary Sumner
1647 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Sumner
1654 –
Birth Location: Dorchester, South Carolina, USA
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Joanne Sumner
– 1647
Birth Location: Big Elk Lutheran Ch., Wheaton, WI
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William Sumner
Birth Location: –
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Roger Sumner
– 1698
Birth Location: –
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William Sumner's Ancestors

Self
William Sumner
1605 – 1688
Birth Place: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Roger Sumner
1589 – 1608
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Joane Franklin
1583 – 1657
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sumner's Descendants

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William Sumner (22 January 1605 – 9 December 1688) m. Mary (West) (Swift) (20 Jun 1606 – 7 Jun 1676)
  1. 1. Johanna Sumner (1626 – 23 Jun 1665)
  2. 2. William (Sumner) ll (18 May 1628 – 6 February 1675)
  3. 3. Joan Sumner (1629 – 1696)
  4. 4. Joan (M) Sumner (1630 – ABT 1647)
  5. 5. Johanna Sumner (1630 – 1695)
  6. 6. Roger Sumner (8 August 1632 – 26 May 1698)
  7. 7. George Sumner (14 February 1634 – 11 December 1715)
  8. 8. Elish SUMNER (1637 – )
  9. 9. Samuel Sumner (18 May 1638 – 1698) m. Rebecca Staples (27 Nov 1639 – 1696)
    1. 1. Preserved Sumner (14 May 1660 – 25 December 1675)
    2. 2. Rebecca Sumner (3 Jan 1662 – 16 Oct 1714)
      1. 1. John Wilson (30 May 1702 – 1 May 1788) m. Joanna Morse (5 September 1707 – 21 February 1731)
        1. 1. Mary Wilson (abt. 1730 – 26 August 1800) m. John Clark (Abt. 1730 – )
    3. 3. Mary Sumner (20 Mar 1664 – )
    4. 4. Samuel Sumner (5 Mar 1666 – 26 March 1666)
    5. 5. Mehitable Sumner (21 Jun 1668 – )
    6. 6. John Sumner (1 Apr 1670 – 15 Oct 1676)
    7. 7. Thankful Sumner (9 Dec 1671 – 1723)
    8. 8. Susanna Sumner (about 1672 – 7 Nov 1678)
    9. 9. Samuel Sumner (8 Mar 1674 – 1722)
    10. 10. Elizabeth Sumner (19 Mar 1676 – )
    11. 11. Ann Sumner (8 Aug 1678 – 7 November 1678)
    12. 12. Nathaniel Sumner (9 Nov 1680 – 18 Aug 1736)
    13. 13. Increase Sumner (21 Aug 1684 – 3 September 1684)
  10. 10. John SUMNER (1640 – 29 Apr 1660)
  11. 11. Elizabeth Sumner (1640 – 3 Sep 1683)
  12. 12. Abigail Sumner (1640 – 19 December 1657)
  13. 13. Increase Sumner (23 Feb 1643 – 3 Sep 1683)
  14. 14. Son Sumner (BEF 1644 – DECEASED)
  15. 15. Mary Sumner (1647 – )
  16. 16. Mary Sumner (1654 – )
  17. 17. Joanne Sumner ( – ABT 1647)
  18. 18. William Sumner
  19. 19. Roger Sumner ( – 26 MAY 1698)

William Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1605
22 January 1605
Birth of William Sumner in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
1688
9 December 1688
Age 83
Death of William Sumner in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1605
    Event Place: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1688
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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