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William Willoughby 1588 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

Birth Location: Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 MAR 1651

Death Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Christopher Willoughby

Mother: Martha Bennett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Eaton, Elizabeth Wouller

Children(s): Thomas Willoughby, Francis Willoughby, William Willoughby, Sarah Willoughby, William Willoughby, Anne Willoughby

William Willoughby was born in 1588 in Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Christopher Iii Willoughby and Martha Bennett. William Willoughby married Elizabeth Eaton, Elizabeth Wouller, and had children including Thomas Willoughby, Francis Willoughby, William Willoughby, Sarah Willoughby, William Willoughby, Anne Willoughby. William Willoughby passed away in 1651 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Willoughby was born in 1588 in Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Christopher Iii Willoughby and Martha Bennett.
  • William Willoughby married Elizabeth Eaton, Elizabeth Wouller, and had children including Thomas Willoughby, Francis Willoughby, William Willoughby, Sarah Willoughby, William Willoughby, Anne Willoughby.
  • William Willoughby passed away in 1651 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Willoughby
1538 – 1634
Birth Location: Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Martha Bennett
1566 – 1649
Birth Location: Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Eaton
– 1662
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Wouller
1590 – 1662
Birth Location: Barking, Barking and Dagenham, City of London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Willoughby
1610 – 1658
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Francis Willoughby
1613 – 1671
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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William Willoughby
1615 – 1657
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Sarah Willoughby
1625 – 1625
Birth Location: Stepney St Dunstan, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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William Willoughby
1626 – 1657
Birth Location: Stepney St Dunstan, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Willoughby
Birth Location: –
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William Willoughby's Ancestors

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William Willoughby
1588 – 1651
Birth Place: Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Christopher Iii Willoughby
1538 – 1634
Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Martha Bennett
1566 – 1649
Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Christogher Willoughby
1513 – 1586
Scotland, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Margery Tottishurst
1516 – 1586
Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
William Bennett
1513 – 1588
London, Middlesex, England
Jane Irby
1536 –
Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Willoughby
1472 – 1521
Bridget Rede
1487 – 1558
Tottishurst
1490 –
Tottishurst
1490 –
William Bennett
1465 – 1537
Margaret Woodcot
1489 – 1559
Anthony Irby
1490 – 1552
Alice Bount
1500 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Willoughby
1453 – 1499
Lady Jenney
1452 – 1515
Edward Iv
1442 – 1483
Elizabeth Wydeville
1437 – 1492
William Bennett
1442 – 1530
Sarah Bennett
1442 – 1519
Woodcot
1339 –
Woodcot
Robert Irby
1440 – 1540
Joan Timblely
1450 –
John Bountayne
1466 –
Rose
1470 – 1500

William Willoughby's Descendants

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William Willoughby (1588 – 30 MAR 1651) m. Elizabeth Eaton ( – 15 SEP 1662) m. Elizabeth Wouller (1590 – 15 SEP 1662)
  1. 1. Thomas Willoughby (1610 – 1658) m. Margaret (Alice) Herbert (1604 – 1673) m. Sarah Thompson (3 JUN 1641 – 17 FEB 1674)
  2. 2. Francis Willoughby (1613 – 3 APR 1671) m. Sarah Taylor (1616 – 9 SEP 1677) m. Mary Taylor (1614 – 1640)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Willoughby (13 APR 1641 – ) m. Nathaniel Camfield m. Samuel Canfield (19 OCT 1645 – 19 NOV 1690) m. Francis Hennery (1646 – )
    2. 2. Hannah Willoughby (17 MAY 1643 – 4 SEP 1643)
    3. 3. Nehemiah Willoughby (8 JUN 1644 – 6 NOV 1702) m. Abigail Bartholomew (6 OCT 1650 – 3 SEP 1702)
      1. 1. William Willoughby (1667 – 1713) m. Abigail Beebe (1660 – 4 OCT 1729)
        1. 1. Patience Willoughby (ABT 1696 – 12 JUN 1758) m. John (Adam) Goodwin (2 SEP 1694 – 1758)
        2. 2. Abigail Willoughby (30 NOV 1700 – 17 FEB 1772) m. William Campe m. Timothy Lester (22 JUN 1695 – 19 APR 1730)
        3. 3. Deliverance Willoughby (22 OCT 1701 – AFT 19 DEC 1758) m. Ephraim Dayton (ABT 1702 – 26 MAY 1748)
        4. 4. Mercy Willoughby (22 OCT 1701 – ) m. John Thomas (<1697> – )
        5. 5. John Willoughby (25 AUG 1703 – )
        6. 6. William Willoughby (25 NOV 1705 – )
        7. 7. Thankful Willoughby (13 APR 1708 – ) m. Daniel Lester (22 JUN 1695 – 1 MAR 1712/1713)
      2. 2. Francis Willoughby (28 SEP 1672 – 24 NOV 1713) m. Sarah (Walley) Chauncey (ABT 1676 – ) m. Bethiah Gedney (27 MAY 1672 – 24 NOV 1713)
      3. 3. Nehemiah Willoughby (ABT 1673 – BEF 1704)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Willoughby (22 APR 1674 – BEF 1687)
      5. 5. Frances Willoughby (1675 – 1753) m. Thomas Colby (1 JUL 1675 – 4 JUN 1741)
      6. 6. Mary Willoughby (1 SEP 1676 – JAN 1758) m. Thomas Barton (17 JUL 1680 – 28 APR 1751)
      7. 7. Abigail Willoughby (4 APR 1679 – 24 AUG 1710)
      8. 8. Sarah Willoughby (13 JUL 1684 – 17 NOV 1711) m. Samuel Cutler (ABT 1680 – )
      9. 9. Elizabeth Willoughby (10 JUN 1687 – 10 JUL 1687)
      10. 10. John Willoughby (11 DEC 1688 – 2 FEB 1745) m. Mary Gaud (1691 – )
      11. 11. Hannah Willoughby (ABT OCT 1692 – ) m. Joseph French (ABT 1675 – )
    4. 4. Jerinnah Willoughby (29 JUL 1647 – )
    5. 5. William Willoughby (1652 – 9 SEP 1677)
  3. 3. William Willoughby (1615 – 17 DEC 1657)
  4. 4. Sarah Willoughby (4 AUG 1625 – 7 NOV 1625)
  5. 5. William Willoughby (1 DEC 1626 – 17 DEC 1657) m. Mary James (ABT 1630 – 13 JUN 1688)
  6. 6. Anne Willoughby

William Willoughby's Timeline

3 Records

1588
1588
Birth of William Willoughby in Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1593
7 OCT 1593
Age 5
William Willoughby was christened in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1651
30 MAR 1651
Age 63
Death of William Willoughby in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Chiddingstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1593
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1651
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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