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William Welch 1575 – 1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1575

Birth Location: Covehithe, Suffolk, England

Death Date: abt 1650

Death Location: England

Father: Nicholas Welch

Mother: Margaret Byrd

Spouse(s): Ann Harvey, Ann Harvey

Children(s): John Welch

In 1575, William Welch entered the world in Covehithe, Suffolk, England, born to Nicholas Welch and Margaret Byrd. William Welch married Ann Mary Harvey, Ann Harvey, and had children including John Welch. William Welch passed away in 1650 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1575, William Welch entered the world in Covehithe, Suffolk, England, born to Nicholas Welch and Margaret Byrd.
  • William Welch married Ann Mary Harvey, Ann Harvey, and had children including John Welch.
  • William Welch passed away in 1650 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Welch
1543 – 1585
Birth Location: Waterford, England
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Margaret Byrd
1544 – 1605
Birth Location: Of, St Peter, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Ann Harvey
1568 –
Birth Location: Christ Church, Surrey, England
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Ann Harvey
1582 –
Birth Location: frosteden, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

John Welch
1590 – 1665
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
JW

William Welch's Ancestors

Self
William Welch
1575 – 1650
Birth Place: Covehithe, Suffolk, England
Parents
Nicholas Welch
1543 – 1585
Waterford, England
Margaret Byrd
1544 – 1605
Of, St Peter, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (II. Walsh or) Welch
1517 – 1550
Colby, Norfolk, England
Ann ((Framingham)) Walsh
1520 – 1550
Glassenbury, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Walsh\Welch
1495 – 1550
Olive Walsh\Welch
1497 – 1545
James Fremingham
1495 – 1521
Ann Forness
1500 – 1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Welch
1465 –
Cecily Harsgek
1470 –
Robert Clere
1465 –
Elizabeth Brampton
1470 – 1533
John Framingham
1460 – 1506
Elizabeth Walworth
1465 – 1506
Robert Forness
1465 – 1524
Margaret Neville
1466 – 1528

William Welch's Descendants

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William Welch (Abt 1575 – abt 1650) m. Ann (Mary) Harvey (1568 – ) m. Ann Harvey (1582 – Unknown)
  1. 1. John Welch (1590 – abt 1665) m. Elizabeth Goosee (2 Feb 1610 – 1639) m. Elizabeth Goose (2 Feb 1610 – abt 1670) m. Elizabeth Goose (2 Feb 1610 – 23 Dec 1709)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Welch (1619 – 1688) m. William Knowlton (1615 – 17 Jul 1655) m. William Knowlton (1615 – 17 Jul 1655)
      1. 1. John Knowlton (1633 – 8 Oct 1684)
      2. 2. Mary Knowlton (1638 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Knowlton (1640 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Knowlton (1640 – 28 Feb 1717)
      5. 5. Thomas Knowlton (Nov 1640 – 4 Feb 1748)
      6. 6. Thomas Knowlton (November 1640 – 28 February 1716)
      7. 7. Nathaniel Knowlton (1641 – 3 May 1662)
      8. 8. William Knowlton (1642 – 1644)
      9. 9. John Knowlton (2 Jun 1644 – Aug 1728)
      10. 10. Margery Knowlton (1645 – )
      11. 11. Joseph Knowlton (1647 – 15 Jan 1696)
      12. 12. Benjamin Knowlton (1649 – 19 Aug 1690)
      13. 13. Joseph Knowlton (1651 – 1719)
      14. 14. Joseph Knowlton (1651 – 1652)
      15. 15. Samuel Knowlton (1651 – 15 Jan 1696)
      16. 16. Mary Knowlton (1653 – 1716) m. Samuel Abbe (15 Dec 1646 – 8 Mar 1698) m. Mary Knowlton m. Abraham Mitchell (1653 – 1698)
        1. 1. John Abbe (15 12 1666 – )
        2. 2. Mary Abbe (1673 – 1673)
        3. 3. Jonathan Abbe (1674 – 1674)
        4. 4. Mary Abbe (1674 – 1739)
        5. 5. Samuel Abbe (1675 – 15 Jan 1737)
        6. 6. Abigail Abbe (1677 – )
        7. 7. Thomas Abbe (1679 – 1 Apr 1700)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Abbe (1681 – 1721)
        9. 9. Ebenezer Abbey (31 Jul 1683 – 05 Dec 1758) m. Mary Allen (10 Jun 1688 – 29 August 1765)
        10. 10. Mercy Abbe (1 Mar 1684 – 12 Feb 1742)
        11. 11. Sarah Abbe (4 Jul 1686 – 14 Jan 1774)
        12. 12. Hepsebeth Abbe (14 Feb 1688 – 1765)
        13. 13. Hepzibah Abbe (14 Feb 1689 – 1732)
        14. 14. Abigail Abbe (19 Nov 1690 – 1700)
        15. 15. John Abbe (4 Jun 1692 – 30 Oct 1790)
        16. 16. Benjamin Abbe (4 Jun 1694 – 1765)
        17. 17. Ephraim (Ebenezer) Abbe (1695 – 1724)
        18. 18. Jonathan Abbe (1696 – 3 May 1757)
        19. 19. Mary Abbey
        20. 20. Daniel Mitchell (10 Dec 1700 – 10 Dec 1700)
      17. 17. Thomas Knowlton (19 May 1662 – 2 Nov 1711)
      18. 18. Elizabeth Knowlton (1640 – )
      19. 19. Thomas (Deacon) Knowlton (Nov 1640 – 2 Nov 1711)
      20. 20. Nathaniel Knowlton (1641 – 3 May 1662)
      21. 21. William Knowlton (1642 – 16 Mar 1718)
      22. 22. John Knowlton (1644 – 16 Mar 1718)
      23. 23. Samuell Knowlton (2 Jun 1644 – 24 Aug 1728)
      24. 24. Margery Knowlton (1645 – )
      25. 25. Samuel Knowlton (Feb 1647 – 15 Jan 1696)
      26. 26. Benjamin Knowlton (1649 – 19 Aug 1690)
      27. 27. Joseph Knowlton (1651 – 1683)
      28. 28. Mary Knowlton (1653 – Sep 1701)
      29. 29. Thomas Knowlton (19 May 1662 – 28 Feb 1717)
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Welch (1620 – 22 Sep 1688)
    3. 3. Thomas Welch (1628 – 12 Aug 1681)

William Welch's Timeline

2 Records

1575
Abt 1575
Birth of William Welch in Covehithe, Suffolk, England
Covehithe, Suffolk, England
1650
abt 1650
Age 75
Death of William Welch in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1575
    Event Place: Covehithe, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1650
    Event Place: England
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