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William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing 1503–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1503

Birth Location: Eythorpe Parish, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 15 May 1575

Death Location: Wing, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Robert West-Wycombe

Mother: Johanna Newdigate

Spouse(s): Dorothea Gatesby

Children(s): Robert Wenge, Margaretha Dormer, Catharina Dormer, Francis Dormer, Lady Dormer, Peregrine Dormer, Jane Kirkham

The story of William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing began in 1503 in Eythorpe Parish, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing married Dorothea Gatesby, and had children including Catharina Dormer, Francis Dormer, Jane Kirkham, Lady Mary Dormer, Margaretha Dormer, Peregrine Pelham Dormer, Robert I Lord Dormer Van Wenge. William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing passed away in 1575 in Wing, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing began in 1503 in Eythorpe Parish, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing married Dorothea Gatesby, and had children including Catharina Dormer, Francis Dormer, Jane Kirkham, Lady Mary Dormer, Margaretha Dormer, Peregrine Pelham Dormer, Robert I Lord Dormer Van Wenge.
  • William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing passed away in 1575 in Wing, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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William Wing's Ancestors

Self
William Wing
1503–1575
Birth Place: Eythorpe Parish, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Robert Sir Dormer van West-Wycombe
1475–1552
West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Johanna Newdigate
1485–
Harefield, Middlesex
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wing's Descendants

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William (Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng) Wing (May 1503–15 May 1575) m. Dorothea Gatesby (1527–20 September 1613)
  1. 1. Robert (I Lord Dormer van) Wenge 1551–1616 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Browne 1555–1625
    1. 1. William (Broun) Williamson 1581–1636 m. Eupham ("Short") Schortus 1585–1662
      1. 1. James Williamson 1603–1637 m. Margaret Hird 1607–1675
        1. 1. John Williamson 1629–1691 m. Christian Turpie 1634–1690
        2. 2. Thomas Williamson 1630–1695
    2. 2. Robert (II Sir) Dormer 1580–1651
  2. 2. Margaretha Dormer 1553–1637
  3. 3. Catharina Dormer 1555–1615
  4. 4. Francis Dormer 1563–
  5. 5. Lady (Mary) Dormer 1555–1637
  6. 6. Peregrine (Pelham) Dormer 1565–
  7. 7. Jane Kirkham 1555–1637

William Wing's Timeline

2 Records

1503
May 1503
Birth of William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing in Eythorpe Parish, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Eythorpe Parish, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
1575
15 May 1575
Age 72
Death of William Willem, Sir Knight Dormer (St. John)of Wyng Wing in Wing, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Wing, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1503
    Event Place: Eythorpe Parish, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1575
    Event Place: Wing, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wing, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

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