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William "Poor Billy" Wren 1675 – 1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1675

Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 Feb 1710

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Father: Nicholas Wren

Mother: Margaret Bell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): John Wren

William "Poor Billy" Wren was born in 1675 in Lancaster, Virginia, United States, the child of Nicholas Wren and Margaret Bell. William "Poor Billy" Wren married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including John T Wren. William "Poor Billy" Wren passed away in 1710 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William "Poor Billy" Wren was born in 1675 in Lancaster, Virginia, United States, the child of Nicholas Wren and Margaret Bell.
  • William "Poor Billy" Wren married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including John T Wren.
  • William "Poor Billy" Wren passed away in 1710 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wren's Ancestors

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William Wren
1675 – 1710
Birth Place: Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Parents
Nicholas Wren
1630 – 1701
London, London, England
Margaret Bell
1650 – 1701
Upwell, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Richard Wren
1605 – 1676
England
Grace George
1600 – 1670
Devon, England
Elizabeth Heaver
1630 – 1700
All Hallows London Wall, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Architect
1570 – 1640
Nicholas George
1570 – 1627
John Heaver
1602 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joane Woodcot
1576 – 1615

William Wren's Descendants

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William ("Poor Billy") Wren (18 Feb 1675 – 14 Feb 1710) m. Elizabeth Howard (1679 – 1741)
  1. 1. John (T) Wren (1701 – 1752)
    1. 1. Col (James Christopher) Wren(n) (1723 – 1815) m. Catherine (Innes) Brent (1728 – 1789)
      1. 1. James Wrenn (1758 – 1820) m. Elizabeth Gunnell (21 Dec 1755 – 1820)
        1. 1. James Wrenn (1776 – 30 September 1843)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wren (1792 – Nov 1873) m. William Shortridge (1780 – 1834)
        3. 3. Robert Wrenn ( – 1821)

William Wren's Timeline

4 Records

1675
18 Feb 1675
Birth of William "Poor Billy" Wren in Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
1698
1698
Age 23
William "Poor Billy" Wren was married in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1702
1702
Age 27
William "Poor Billy" Wren was married in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
1710
14 Feb 1710
Age 35
Death of William "Poor Billy" Wren in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1675
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1710
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

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