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William Thomas Wiggins 1555 – 1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1555

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shrotpshire, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1673

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: George Wiggins

Mother: Agnes Taylar

Spouse(s): Joane Bassett, Elizabeth Hobson

Children(s): Captain Wiggins

William Thomas Wiggins was born in 1555 in Shrewsbury, Shrotpshire, England, the child of George William Wiggins and Agnes Taylar. William Thomas Wiggins married Joane Bassett, Elizabeth Hobson, and had children including Captain Thomas Wiggins. William Thomas Wiggins passed away in 1673 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Wiggins was born in 1555 in Shrewsbury, Shrotpshire, England, the child of George William Wiggins and Agnes Taylar.
  • William Thomas Wiggins married Joane Bassett, Elizabeth Hobson, and had children including Captain Thomas Wiggins.
  • William Thomas Wiggins passed away in 1673 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Wiggins
1525 – 1603
Birth Location: Saint Edmund, Dudley, Worcester, England
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Agnes Taylar
1535 – 1561
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joane Bassett
1562 – 1602
Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England
JB
Elizabeth Hobson
1562 – 1673
Birth Location: Saxilby, Lincolnshire, England
EH

Children(s)

Captain Wiggins
1584 – 1644
Birth Location: Essex, England
CW

William Wiggins's Ancestors

Self
William Wiggins
1555 – 1673
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Shrotpshire, England
Parents
George William Wiggins
1525 – 1603
Saint Edmund, Dudley, Worcester, England
Agnes Taylar
1535 – 1561
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wiggins's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Wiggins (24 May 1555 – 8 Jul 1673) m. Joane Bassett (1562 – 11 Apr 1602) m. Elizabeth Hobson (29 MAR 1562 – 08 Jul 1673)
  1. 1. Captain (Thomas) Wiggins (1584 – 1644) m. Annis Dunsden (1582 – 08 Jul 1673)
    1. 1. Captain (Governor Thomas) Wiggin (1603 – 22 Mar 1666)
    2. 2. Thomas Wiggins (Jan 1608 – 1691)
    3. 3. Susannah (Mary) Wiggins (1609 – Jul 1673) m. William Whiting (1605 – 24 Jul 1647) m. Alexander Bryan (1602 – 20 Jul 1679) m. Samuel Fitch (Abt. 1596 – 1659)
      1. 1. William Whiting (Abt. 1631 – 1698)
      2. 2. Sarah (A) Whiting (1630 – 1690) m. William (1625) Taylor (1625 – 30 Apr 1741) m. William Taylor (20 Jun 1625 – 30 Apr 1741) m. William Taylor (8 Jul 1605 – 12 Jun 1687)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (1650) Taylor (1650 – 17 Aug 1692)
        2. 2. Timothy (1654) Taylor (1654 – )
        3. 3. Mary (Owens 1661) Taylor (1661 – 30 Apr 1741)
        4. 4. John (1662) Taylor (1662 – )
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth Taylor Willis) Edwards (1670 – 1757) m. Capt.John (William) Boddie (1 Jan 1633 – 1717)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Taylor
      3. 3. John Whiting (Oct 1635 – 8 Sep 1689)
      4. 4. Samuel Whiting (abt. 1636 – 1638)
      5. 5. Mary Whiting (1643 – 25 Oct 1709)
      6. 6. Joseph Whiting (2 Oct 1645 – 24 Dec 1688)
      7. 7. Baby (Boy) Whiting (1647 – 1647)
      8. 8. Samuel Fitch (Oct 1650 – 1690)
      9. 9. James Fitch (1651 – 18 Nov 1702)
      10. 10. Joseph Fitch (1651 – 3 Oct 1727)
      11. 11. Thomas Fitch (1652 – 17 Oct 1704)
      12. 12. Jacobus Fitch (1656 – 1653-1656)

William Wiggins's Timeline

2 Records

1555
24 May 1555
Birth of William Thomas Wiggins in Shrewsbury, Shrotpshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shrotpshire, England
1673
8 Jul 1673
Age 118
Death of William Thomas Wiggins in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1555
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shrotpshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1673
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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