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William WREN 1690 – 1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1690

Birth Location: Wolsingham, Durham, England

Death Date: Feb 1768

Death Location: Wolsingham, Durham, England

Father: Thomas WREN

Mother: Rebecca WILSON

Spouse(s): Margaret DRYDEN

Children(s): Ada Wren, William Wren, Lancelot Wren, John Wren, Thomas Wren, Rebecca Wren

William WREN was born in 1690 in Wolsingham, Durham, England, the child of Thomas WREN and Rebecca WILSON. William WREN married Margaret DRYDON aka DRYDEN, and had children including Ada Wren, William Wren, Lancelot Wren, John Wren, Thomas Wren, Rebecca Wren. William WREN passed away in 1768 in Wolsingham, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • William WREN was born in 1690 in Wolsingham, Durham, England, the child of Thomas WREN and Rebecca WILSON.
  • William WREN married Margaret DRYDON aka DRYDEN, and had children including Ada Wren, William Wren, Lancelot Wren, John Wren, Thomas Wren, Rebecca Wren.
  • William WREN passed away in 1768 in Wolsingham, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas WREN
1650 – 1698
Birth Location: Escomb, Durham, England
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Rebecca WILSON
1655 – 1712
Birth Location: Wolsingham, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret DRYDEN
1692 – 1770
Birth Location: Durham, England
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Children(s)

Ada Wren
1717 – 1718
Birth Location: Wolsingham, Co Durham, England
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William Wren
1722 – 1792
Birth Location: Wolsingham, Co Durham, England
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Lancelot Wren
1727 – 1798
Birth Location: Wolsingham, Co Durham, England
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John Wren
1731 – 1798
Birth Location: Wolsingham, Durham, , England
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Thomas Wren
1733 – 1798
Birth Location: Wolsingham, Co Durham, England
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Rebecca Wren
1736 – 1806
Birth Location: Wolsingham, Co Durham, England
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William WREN's Ancestors

Self
William WREN
1690 – 1768
Birth Place: Wolsingham, Durham, England
Parents
Thomas WREN
1650 – 1698
Escomb, Durham, England
Rebecca WILSON
1655 – 1712
Wolsingham, Durham, England
Grandparents
Thomas WREN
1626 – 1670
Witton Le Wear, Durham, England
Elizabeth HARPER
1630 – 1728
Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William WREN's Descendants

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William WREN (16 Apr 1690 – Feb 1768) m. Margaret (DRYDON aka) DRYDEN (1692 – 1770)
  1. 1. Ada Wren (1717 – Aug 1718)
  2. 2. William Wren (1722 – Aug 1792)
  3. 3. Lancelot Wren (26 Nov 1727 – 26 Mar 1798)
  4. 4. John Wren (1731 – 6 Aug 1798)
  5. 5. Thomas Wren (1733 – 6 Aug 1798)
  6. 6. Rebecca Wren (1736 – 22 Jul 1806)

William WREN's Timeline

2 Records

1690
16 Apr 1690
Birth of William WREN in Wolsingham, Durham, England
Wolsingham, Durham, England
1768
Feb 1768
Age 78
Death of William WREN in Wolsingham, Durham, England
Wolsingham, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1690
    Event Place: Wolsingham, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1768
    Event Place: Wolsingham, Durham, England
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