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WILLIAMS, Robert

WILLIAMS, Robert

Male 1554 - 1609  (55 years)

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  • Name WILLIAMS, Robert  [1] 
    Birth 1554  West Somerton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 27 Feb 1554  Preston, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1609  West Somerton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9713  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Family SHEPHARD, Jane,   b. 1560, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1625, Somerton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1585  Somerton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. WILLIAMS, Steven,   b. 22 Sep 1583, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1625, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F7149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1554 - West Somerton, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 27 Feb 1554 - Preston, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Nov 1585 - Somerton, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1609 - West Somerton, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
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    Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812    		Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

  • Notes 
    • Robert Williams who resided in West Somerton, County, Norfolk, England about 1600 and probably prior to that time was the grandfather of Robert Williams (of Roxbury), immigrant ancestor who settled in 1637 at Roxbury, Massachusetts. Robert Williams of Somerton although living in England was claimed by tradition to be of Welsh descent rather than English. He was the earliest ancestor bearing the Williams name about whom anything definite is known. In 1600 and 1602 as church warden he was in charge of parish accounts and was responsible for the property of the church. Duplicate bills bearing his signature; sent to the Bishop of orwich were found although the original records of the church of West Somerton appearedto be no longer in existence. In his will he called himself "husbandman" (a farmer) and names his tow children, bequeathing to his daughter Bridget and her husband all his houses in West Somerton providing they pay to his son Stephen, twelve pounds, ten shillings. The death of Robert Williams occurred between February 12 1606, the date of his will and March 28, 1609 when it was proved and recorded in the Archdeaconry Court of Norwich.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1759] Ancestry.com, Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2012;).
      Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812      		 Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812



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