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William Westover 1564–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1564

Birth Location: Devon England

Death Date: 13 March 1615

Death Location: Colyton, Devon, England

Father: William Westover

Mother: Lydia Wareham

Spouse(s): Eldora Wagner, Hannah Myers, Margaret Kirkham

Children(s): Margaret Westofer

William Westover was born in 1564 in Devon England, the child of William Westover And Lydia Wareham. William Westover married Eldora Vaye Wagner, Hannah Ellen Myers, Margaret Mrs Kirkham, and had children including Margaret Westofer. William Westover passed away in 1615 in Colyton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • William Westover was born in 1564 in Devon England, the child of William Westover And Lydia Wareham.
  • William Westover married Eldora Vaye Wagner, Hannah Ellen Myers, Margaret Mrs Kirkham, and had children including Margaret Westofer.
  • William Westover passed away in 1615 in Colyton, Devon, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Westover's Ancestors

Self
William Westover
1564–1615
Birth Place: Devon England
Parents
William Westover
1530–1593
Devon England
Lydia Wareham
1536–1579
Devon, England
Grandparents
John Warham
1511–1572
Compton Vallence, Dorset, England
Kathryn Soper
1515–1572
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Warham
1475–1572
Prudence Wells
1475–1550
John Soper
1490–1543
Ann Soper
1490–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Warham
1450–1532

William Westover's Descendants

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William Westover (1564–13 March 1615) m. Eldora (Vaye) Wagner (23 Nov 1923–May 1979) m. Hannah (Ellen) Myers (21 Mar 1837–23 Jul 1882) m. Margaret (Mrs) Kirkham (1568–1598)
  1. 1. Margaret Westofer 1599–1642 m. Lord (William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury) Esq 1596–1639
    1. 1. THOMAS (RICHARD DRAKE) SR. 1637–1757 m. Anne Griffith 1679–1758 m. Millicent Ford 1639–1696
      1. 1. Amy Drake 1665–1689
      2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1668–1748
      3. 3. William (C Drake) 1 1706–1770 m. Sarah Drake 1710–1815 m. Mary (Pearson) Drake 1705–1769 m. Elizabeth Minns 1710– m. Sarah Turner 1710–1815 m. Agnes 1705– m. Margaret West –1635 m. Sarah Nash 1669–
        1. 1. John Drake 1732–1792
        2. 2. Ann (Drake) Chappel 1738–1810
        3. 3. Francis Drake 1744–1814
        4. 4. William Drake 1737–1803
        5. 5. Hannah Drake 1740–1740
        6. 6. Ann Drake 1741–
        7. 7. Peter Drake 1744–
        8. 8. Isaac Drake 1747–1749
        9. 9. Robert Drake 1743–
        10. 10. Eliza (Jemima) Drake 1756–1756
        11. 11. Abel Drake 1737–1737
        12. 12. Lt. (James John Drake Sr.) dd 1740–1796 m. Mary Drake 1744–1828
        13. 13. Thomas Drake 1736–1806
        14. 14. William Drake 1734–1792
      4. 4. Benjamin Drake 1676–1759
      5. 5. John Drake 1660–1717

William Westover's Timeline

5 Records

1555
24 Oct 1555
William Westover was baptized in Lyme-Regis, Dorset, England
Lyme-Regis, Dorset, England
1564
1564
Birth of William Westover in Colyton, Devon, , England
Colyton, Devon, , England
1564
1564
Birth of William Westover in Devon England
Devon England
1588
1588
Age 24
Death of William Westover in , , , England
, , , England
1615
13 March 1615
Age 51
Death of William Westover in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Devon England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1555
    Event Place: Lyme-Regis, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestors of James Wilson Yates and his wife Nancy Davis Terry : showing Mayflower descent from John Alden, Myles Standish, Wil

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: , , , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1615
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England

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