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William Sumner 1642 – 1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 JAN 1642

Birth Location: Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1717

Death Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, British America

Father: John Sumner

Mother: Faustine Stagner

Spouse(s): Mary Bryant, Mary Clement

Children(s): James Sumner

In 1642, William Sumner entered the world in Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England, born to John William Sumner and Faustine Stagner. William Sumner married Mary Bryant, Mary Clement, and had children including James Sumner. William Sumner passed away in 1717 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, British America.

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Biography

  • In 1642, William Sumner entered the world in Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England, born to John William Sumner and Faustine Stagner.
  • William Sumner married Mary Bryant, Mary Clement, and had children including James Sumner.
  • William Sumner passed away in 1717 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, British America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sumner's Ancestors

Self
William Sumner
1642 – 1717
Birth Place: Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England
Parents
John William Sumner
1618 – 1670
Faustine Stagner
1622 – 1680
Virginia, British America
Grandparents
JOHANNES ((STegner-Steigner)) STAGNER
1597 – 1661
Pirmasens, Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna Woosman
1597 – 1666
Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Veltin Stegner
1564 – 1610
Margaretha Oswald
1578 – 1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Stegner
1540 –
Carolina David
1510 – 1601
Jacob Oswald
1540 –
Elisabetha Jopp
1540 –

William Sumner's Descendants

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William Sumner (05 JAN 1642 – 1717) m. Mary Bryant (1682 – 1707) m. Mary Clement (1642 – 1717)
  1. 1. James Sumner (1690 – 1750) m. Mary Blanchard (6 Sep 1692 – 1731)
    1. 1. Robert Sumner (1716 – 26 April 1777) m. Phoebe Beals (1720 – 1805)
      1. 1. Thomas Sumner (20 DEC 1757 – 30 May 1838) m. Hannah Hiatt (February 7, 1759 – 1829)
        1. 1. William Sumner (11 Jan 1784 – 7 Jun 1868) m. Nancy Cornelius (Nov 1793 – 14 Aug 1833) m. Nancy Cornelius (Nov 1793 – 14 Aug 1833)

William Sumner's Timeline

4 Records

1642
05 JAN 1642
Birth of William Sumner in Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England
1642
5 Jan 1642
William Sumner was baptized in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England
1674
12 Apr 1674
Age 32
William Sumner was married in Lostock, Lancashire, England
Lostock, Lancashire, England
1717
1717
Age 75
Death of William Sumner in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, British America
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 JAN 1642
    Event Place: Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1642
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Reference Number: DRO 34; Archive Roll: M95

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1674
    Event Place: Lostock, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire: Leyland - Registers of christenings, weddings, and burials, 1653-1710

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, British America

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