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William Withers 1520–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England

Father: Withers None

Mother: Laura None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Ann Withers, Thomas Withers, Robert Withers, William Withers

The story of William Withers began in 1520 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England. William Withers married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Riffe Withers, Anne Withers, John Younger Withers, Robert Withers, Thomas Withers, William Withers. William Withers passed away in 1587 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Withers began in 1520 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Withers married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Riffe Withers, Anne Withers, John Younger Withers, Robert Withers, Thomas Withers, William Withers.
  • William Withers passed away in 1587 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Withers None
1500–1519
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Laura None
1514–1591
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1525–1582
Birth Location: Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Ann Withers
1550–1610
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Thomas Withers
1545–1624
Birth Location: Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England
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Robert Withers
1534–1600
Birth Location: Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England
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William Withers
–1587
Birth Location: Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England
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William Withers's Ancestors

Self
William Withers
1520–1587
Birth Place: Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Withers
1500–1519
Wiltshire, England
Laura
1514–1591
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Withers's Descendants

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William Withers (1520–1587) m. Elizabeth Smith (1525–16 Jan 1582)
  1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth Riffe) Withers 1550–1610 m. Thomas Hodges 1545–1595
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hodges 1578–1617 m. William Quicke 1572–1615 m. William Quick 1620–
      1. 1. Apphia Quick 1604–1668 m. Samuel Freeman 1595–1639 m. Gov (Thomas) Prence 1599–1673
        1. 1. Samuel FREEMAN 1638–1712 m. Mercy SOUTHWORTH 1638–1712 m. Mary Southworth 1650–1718
        2. 2. Henry Freeman 1625–1672
        3. 3. Apphia Freeman 1632–1692
        4. 4. Henry FREEMAN 1636–
        5. 5. Sarah Prence 1648–1705
        6. 6. Elizabeth Prence 1639–1711
        7. 7. Judith Prence 1645–1738
        8. 8. Mercy Freeman 1638–1712
      2. 2. Elizabeth Quick 1600–1681
      3. 3. Debora Quick 1609–1966
      4. 4. Elizabeth Quick 1600–1681
    2. 2. Joane Hodges 1566–
  2. 2. Thomas Withers 1545–1624
  3. 3. Robert Withers 1534–1600
  4. 4. William Withers –1587

William Withers's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Withers in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England
Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England
1587
1587
Age 67
Death of William Withers in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England
Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England
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