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William Sumner 1673–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1673

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Roger Sumner

Mother: Mary Josselyn

Spouse(s): Mary Clement, Esther Puffer

Children(s): Mary Sumner, Nathaniel Sumner, Bathsheba Sumner

In 1673, William Sumner entered the world in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, born to Roger Sumner And Mary Josselyn. William Sumner married Esther Puffer, Mary Clement, and had children including Bathsheba Sumner, Mary Emily Sumner, Nathaniel Sumner. William Sumner passed away in 1739 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1673, William Sumner entered the world in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, born to Roger Sumner And Mary Josselyn.
  • William Sumner married Esther Puffer, Mary Clement, and had children including Bathsheba Sumner, Mary Emily Sumner, Nathaniel Sumner.
  • William Sumner passed away in 1739 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Sumner
1632–1698
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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Mary Josselyn
1633–1711
Birth Location: Barnham, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Clement
1671–1696
Birth Location: Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Esther Puffer
1675–1748
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Mary Sumner
1696–1740
Birth Location: Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Nathaniel Sumner
1693–
Birth Location: Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Bathsheba Sumner
1701–1740
Birth Location: Nansemond, Nansemond (Independent City), Virginia, United States
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William Sumner's Ancestors

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William Sumner
1673–1739
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Roger Sumner
1632–1698
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Josselyn
1633–1711
Barnham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Sumner
1605–1688
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Swift
1602–1676
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Thomas Josselyn
1592–1660
Roxwell, Essex, England
Rebecca Marlowe
1592–1623
Barham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sumner's Descendants

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William Sumner (26 Jan 1673–1739) m. Mary Clement (1671–1696) m. Esther Puffer (Abt 1675–27 Jun 1748)
  1. 1. Mary (Emily) Sumner 1696–1740 m. William (Washington) Billingsley 1691–1745
    1. 1. James (B) Billingsley 1726–1776 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Crabtree 1720–1809
      1. 1. Samuel (B) Billingsley 1747–1816 m. Mary (K) Griffith 1753–1838
      2. 2. James Billingsley 1749–1810 m. Ann Rea 1749–1821 m. Ruth Holloway 1767–1832
      3. 3. Elizabeth Billingsley 1751–1781 m. Teldeau Lane 1750–
      4. 4. John Billingsley 1753–1844 m. Jean Millsaps 1754–1842
      5. 5. Claranna Billingsley 1756–1781 m. William Hamer 1752–1852
      6. 6. William (Henry) Billingsley 1758–1820 m. Elizabeth Gowdy 1765–1833
      7. 7. Martha Billingsley 1760–1786 m. William Hamer 1752–1852
      8. 8. Bazil Billingsley 1764–1831 m. Sally Dixon 1780– m. Susan Billingsley 1764–1815
      9. 9. Walter Billingsley 1761–1840 m. Mary (Emily) Sumner 1769–
        1. 1. William Billingsley 1797–1841 m. Feraby (Menerois) Brown 1797–1838 m. Susannah (M) Jones 1810–
        2. 2. John (A.) Billingsley 1789–1870
        3. 3. John (Arney) Billingsley 1790–1878 m. Esther Wiley 1800–1858
        4. 4. Elizabeth Billingsley 1795–1890 m. Robert (John) Mansell 1797–1880
        5. 5. Martha Billingsley 1795–1890 m. John (Burrell) Mansell 1795–1830
        6. 6. Nancy Billingsley 1798– m. William Kelley 1796–1865
        7. 7. Margaret (Jane) Billingsley 1800– m. William Cook 1792–1873
        8. 8. Walter Billingsley 1802–1884 m. Elizabeth Roberts 1805–1877
        9. 9. Mary (Eliza) Billingsley 1804–
        10. 10. Joseph Billingsley 1807– m. Nancy McMillan 1807–
        11. 11. Jesse Billingsley 1809–1854 m. Blanche Neuman 1812–1895
        12. 12. Edward (H) Billingsley 1811–1853 m. Mahala 1815–1870
        13. 13. Sarah (Louisa) Billingsley 1813– m. Jeremiah Johnson 1801–
    2. 2. Mary (Sumner) Billingsley 1718– m. John Wood 1718–
    3. 3. Agnes (Ann) Billingsley 1720–1745 m. Wilder Bevins 1720–1809
    4. 4. William (Sumner) Billingsley 1720–1758 m. Nancy Freeman 1726–1786
    5. 5. Ann (Elizabeth) Billingsley 1723–1824 m. Henry Hardesty 1724–1780
    6. 6. Margaret Billingsley 1729–1740
    7. 7. Sarah Billingsley 1730– m. George Taylor 1710–
    8. 8. Clearanna Billingsley 1732–1764 m. Thomas Gray 1707–1763
    9. 9. Francis Billingsley, 1734–1798 m. Asenath (Ann) Howell 1748–1798
    10. 10. Cyrus Billingsley 1738–1818 m. Hannah Webster 1742–1819
    11. 11. Elizabeth Billingsley 1740–1745
  2. 2. Nathaniel Sumner 1693–
  3. 3. Bathsheba Sumner 1701–1740

William Sumner's Timeline

3 Records

1673
26 Jan 1673
Birth of William Sumner in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1738
22 Dec 1738
Age 65
Death of William Sumner in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1739
1739
Age 66
Burial of William Sumner
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1673
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for William Sumner, person ID LJGB-VPB.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1738
    Event Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for William Sumner, person ID LJGB-VPB.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1739
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for William Sumner, person ID LJGB-VPB.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
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