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William Legge Symes 1485–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Somerset, England

Death Date: 1547

Death Location: Somerset, England

Father: Adam Symmes

Mother: Mary Isham

Spouse(s): Agnes Colander

Children(s): John Symes

William Legge Symes was born in 1485 in Somerset, England, the child of Adam Symmes And Mary Isham. William Legge Symes married Agnes Colander, and had children including John Patrick Symes. William Legge Symes passed away in 1547 in Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • William Legge Symes was born in 1485 in Somerset, England, the child of Adam Symmes And Mary Isham.
  • William Legge Symes married Agnes Colander, and had children including John Patrick Symes.
  • William Legge Symes passed away in 1547 in Somerset, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Symes's Ancestors

Self
William Symes
1485–1547
Birth Place: Somerset, England
Parents
Adam Symmes
1460–1506
Somerset, England
Mary Isham
1465–1505
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Richard Isham
1435–1491
Pytchley, Northamptonshire, England
Alice Knutson
1434–
Clipston, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Isham
1427–1510
Elizabeth Bramspeth
1426–1478
Cameron Knutson
1410–1434
Beatrice York
1410–1434
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Symes's Descendants

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William (Legge) Symes (1485–1547) m. Agnes Colander (1490–1565)
  1. 1. John (Patrick) Symes 1515–1563 m. Jane (Petty) Hill 1509–1560
    1. 1. William Symes 1540–1597 m. Elizabeth Hill 1542–1597
      1. 1. John (Clark) Symes 1572–1661 m. Amy (Elizabeth) Horner 1585–1658
        1. 1. Thomas (Horner) Symes 1615–1669 m. Amy Bridges 1621–1662

William Symes's Timeline

3 Records

1485
1485
Birth of William Legge Symes in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1539
3 MAY 1539
Age 54
Burial of William Legge Symes in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1547
1547
Age 62
Death of William Legge Symes in Somerset, England
Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 March 2019, 03:55), entry for William Legge Symes(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LY38-HZP

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1539
    Event Place: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 March 2019, 03:55), entry for William Legge Symes(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LY38-HZP

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 March 2019, 03:55), entry for William Legge Symes(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LY38-HZP

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 March 2019, 03:55), entry for William Legge Symes(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LY38-HZP

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