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William Watts 1597–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1597

Birth Location: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 25 May 1658

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: Lord (Leids)

Mother: Alice Watts

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Wats, John Watts, John Watts

In 1597, William Watts entered the world in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, born to Lord Edward Leedes Leids And Alice Jane Watts. William Watts had children including John Wats, John Watts. William Watts passed away in 1658 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1597, William Watts entered the world in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, born to Lord Edward Leedes Leids And Alice Jane Watts.
  • William Watts had children including John Wats, John Watts.
  • William Watts passed away in 1658 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Watts's Ancestors

Self
William Watts
1597–1658
Birth Place: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Lord Edward Leedes (Leids)
1500–1558
Beneden, Kent, England
Alice (Jane) Watts
1490–1568
Horsham, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wyatt
1460–1502
Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Bigge
1474–1502
Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Watts's Descendants

1.
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William Watts (Abt 1597–25 May 1658)
  1. 1. John Wats –1629
  2. 2. John Watts –1790
  3. 3. John Watts 1631–1690

William Watts's Timeline

22 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Watts in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1520
1520
Birth of William Watts in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1532
about 1532
Birth of William Watts in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1532
about 1532
Birth of William Watts in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1550
AFT 8 Feb 1550
Death of William Watts in (father's will)
(father's will)
1562
Bef. 4 Apr 1562
Death of William Watts in Sandhurst, Kent, England
Sandhurst, Kent, England
1563
1563
Death of William Watts in Kent, England
Kent, England
1563
1563
Death of William Watts in Sandhurst Devon, Kent, England
Sandhurst Devon, Kent, England
1583
Abt 1583
Death of William Watts in Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1583
Abt 1583
Death of William Watts in Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1597
1597
Birth of William Watts in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1597
Abt 1597
Birth of William Watts in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
1621
21 June 1621
Age 24
William Watts was married in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1658
abt 1658
Age 61
Death of William Watts
None
1658
abt 1658
Age 61
Death of William Watts in Devon, England
Devon, England
1658
abt 1658
Age 61
Death of William Watts in Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1658
abt 1658
Age 61
Death of William Watts in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1658
25 May 1658
Age 61
Burial of William Watts in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1768
23 May 1768
Age 171
William Watts was baptized in Handley, Dorset, England
Handley, Dorset, England
1774
13 Nov 1774
Age 177
William Watts was baptized in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1861
6 Nov 1861
Age 264
William Watts was baptized in Charlestown, St George, Lancashire, England
Charlestown, St George, Lancashire, England
1890
10 Apr 1890
Age 293
William Watts was baptized in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1532
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1532
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1597
    Event Place: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 May 1768
    Event Place: Handley, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1774
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England, UK; Register Type: Bishops Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1861
    Event Place: Charlestown, St George, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1890
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93PET2005

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 June 1621
    Event Place: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1658
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 11542

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1583
    Event Place: Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 8 Feb 1550
    Event Place: (father's will)
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1583
    Event Place: Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1658
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1658
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1658
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Sandhurst Devon, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 4 Apr 1562
    Event Place: Sandhurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 May 1658
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 11542

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