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William Samuel Travers 1640–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1640

Birth Location: Winwick, Lancashire, England

Death Date: October 24, 1701

Death Location: Dorchester, Maryland, USA

Father: Henry 1633\34

Mother: Bridget Fitts

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chapline

Children(s): Elizabeth Travers

William Samuel Travers was born in 1640 in Winwick, Lancashire, England, the child of Henry Travers Arrived 1633 34 And Bridget Abigail Fitts. William Samuel Travers married Elizabeth Chapline, and had children including Elizabeth Travers. William Samuel Travers passed away in 1701 in Dorchester, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • William Samuel Travers was born in 1640 in Winwick, Lancashire, England, the child of Henry Travers Arrived 1633 34 And Bridget Abigail Fitts.
  • William Samuel Travers married Elizabeth Chapline, and had children including Elizabeth Travers.
  • William Samuel Travers passed away in 1701 in Dorchester, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry 1633\34
1611–1648
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Bridget Fitts
1610–1673
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
BF

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Chapline
1651–1723
Birth Location: Calvert,,Maryland,USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Travers
1668–1718
Birth Location: Hooper, Island, Maryland, USA
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William Travers's Ancestors

Self
William Travers
1640–1701
Birth Place: Winwick, Lancashire, England
Parents
Henry Travers - Arrived 1633\34
1611–1648
London, Middlesex, England
Bridget (Abigail) Fitts
1610–1673
Tavistock, Devon, England
Grandparents
Rev. (Samuel Travers) Sr
1583–1648
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Harrison
1584–1654
Nottinghamshire, England
Walter (Lord Fitz-Herbert van) Somersall
1575–1666
Tavistock, Devon, England
Susanna (Mary Grace Justice Sampson Fitts) Fitz
1581–1684
Tavistock, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Rev. University
1549–1620
Alice Hooker
1549–1622
Capt. MANOR
1567–1629
Lady Bernard
1558–1630
John Fitz
1556–1605
Gertrude Courtenay
1558–1598
John Sir
1560–1604
Margaret Dale
1562–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter (DNA)
1520–1575
Anne Jerningham
1523–1600
Anastasia Bridgeman
1531–1599
Robert Manor
1540–1593
Sir Bernard
1530–1602
Lady (Barnard)
1525–1617
Sir Fitz
1528–1590
Mary\May Sydenham
1536–1576
William IV
1528–1557
Elizabeth Paulet
1544–1576
Robert Justice
1540–1605
Ellen Williams
1534–1603
Dr Diplomat
1531–1589
Elizabeth Sherer
1533–1625

William Travers's Descendants

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William (Samuel) Travers (Oct 1640–October 24, 1701) m. Elizabeth Chapline (1651–1723)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Travers 1668–1718 m. William (Chapline) II 1659–1718
    1. 1. Captain (William Chapline) III 1685–1740 m. Elizabeth Black 1678–1760
      1. 1. William (Chapline) II 1726–1778 m. Ann Bowman 1721–1765
        1. 1. Mary ((Polly)) Chapline 1755–1819 m. John House 1747–1840 m. Capt (George R W) McCormick 1742–1820

William Travers's Timeline

2 Records

1640
Oct 1640
Birth of William Samuel Travers in Winwick, Lancashire, England
Winwick, Lancashire, England
1701
October 24, 1701
Age 61
Death of William Samuel Travers in Dorchester, Maryland, USA
Dorchester, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1640
    Event Place: Winwick, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 24, 1701
    Event Place: Dorchester, Maryland, USA
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