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William Thorpe 1605 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Girton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1684

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father: John Thorpe

Mother: Rebecca Greene

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bedford

Children(s): Elizabeth Thorpe, Nathaniel Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, John Thorpe, Eleazer Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, John Thorpe, Nathaniel Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe

William Thorpe was born in 1605 in Girton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Thorpe and Rebecca Greene. William Thorpe married Elizabeth Bedford, and had children including Elizabeth Thorpe, Nathaniel I Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, John Thorpe, Eleazer Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, John Thorpe, Nathaniel Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe. William Thorpe passed away in 1684 in New Haven, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • William Thorpe was born in 1605 in Girton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Thorpe and Rebecca Greene.
  • William Thorpe married Elizabeth Bedford, and had children including Elizabeth Thorpe, Nathaniel I Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, John Thorpe, Eleazer Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, John Thorpe, Nathaniel Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe.
  • William Thorpe passed away in 1684 in New Haven, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Thorpe's Ancestors

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William Thorpe
1605 – 1684
Birth Place: Girton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Thorpe
1573 – 1624
Huddersfield St Peter, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rebecca Greene
1570 – 1635
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Thorpe
1542 – 1603
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Bedall
1542 –
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Simon Greene
1550 –
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Greene
1550 –
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Thorpe
1525 – 1581
Alice Bowett
1515 – 1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thorpe
1506 – 1566
Alice Dastin
1497 – 1566

William Thorpe's Descendants

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William Thorpe (1605 – 1684) m. Elizabeth Bedford (JAN 1615 – 9 OCT 1660)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Thorpe (1634 – 7 OCT 1684) m. Robert Cobb (7 JAN 1626 – 21 DEC 1682) m. Ambrose Cobbs (1634 – 1688)
  2. 2. Nathaniel (I) Thorpe (1640 – 2 FEB 1728) m. Mary Ford (1636 – 28 AUG 1684) m. Sarah Brooks (9 APR 1661 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Thorpe (2 APR 1643 – )
  4. 4. John Thorpe (1 JUL 1643 – 17 OCT 1720) m. Hannah Frost (1644 – 27 FEB 1699) m. Rebecca Potter (JAN 1643 – ABT 1700) m. Elizabeth Frost
  5. 5. Eleazer Thorpe (12 JAN 1649 – 20 FEB 1649)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Thorpe (6 APR 1643 – )
  7. 7. John Thorpe (1645 – 9 DEC 1749) m. Mary Corbett (1682 – )
  8. 8. Nathaniel Thorpe ( – 1709)
  9. 9. Elizabeth Thorpe

William Thorpe's Timeline

3 Records

1605
1605
Birth of William Thorpe in Girton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Girton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1605
8 MAR 1605
William Thorpe was christened in Headon, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Headon, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1684
1684
Age 79
Death of William Thorpe in New Haven, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
New Haven, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Girton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1605
    Event Place: Headon, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

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