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Sheaffe Ancestors in America & Ireland
William Sheaf of Charlestown
William of Charlestown is the earliest ancestor that can be established with certainty.
His parentage is uncertain & it is not know whether he was born in England or America.
No doubt he descends from the Sheafes from Cranbrook as his children's names are the same
as those used by the family in Cranbrook. It is possible he was the son of John &
Martha of London according to Christening records in London. If so, then our ancestry can
be traced back to 1480 and is summarised in our English Ancestors.
William married 3 times.
(Now there's a lot of Williams in here, so hang in there, I still get
confused too.)
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Birth/Death |
Married |
Children |
| William Sheaf |
b. 1659 |
15/8/1672 Ruth Wood (or Webb) d.
16/12/1677
Mary
2/3/1703 Elizabeth Penny d. 7/8/1713 |
Margaret 1673
William 1677
Rebecca 1679Edward 1682
William 1683
Mary 1685 |
| Descendants of
William Sheaf of Charlestown |
| Margaret |
b. 12/5/1673 |
Richard Stratton |
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| William |
d. 1677-78 |
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| Rebecca |
b. 17/11/1679 d. 1680 |
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| Edward |
b. 10/4/1682 |
Mary Cater |
Six girls & 1 boy, Edward.
Edward m. Abigail Pearce 27/7/1732 & had 11 children.
Apparently their descendants have retained the surname Sheaf or Sheaff. |
| William |
b. 3/2/1683 bap 13/11/1688
Suffolk
d. 14/10/1718 |
13/1/1704 Mary (Davies) Longfellow |
See below
William
William 1705
Nathaniel 1707
Mary 1710
Benjamin 1711
James 1713
Anne 1715-1720
Ebenezer 1717-1718 |
| Mary |
b. 14/1/1685
d. 1/1702 |
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Descendants of William & Mary Sheaf (above)
| William |
bap 13/1/1705 Suffolk, Charlestown |
1/10/1752 Susannah Child Trinity Church,
Suffolk, Boston |
12 children as per next page |
| Nathaniel |
bap 17/3/1707 |
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| Mary |
bap 14/3/1710 |
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| Benjamin |
bap 13/2/1711 |
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| James |
bap 5/1/1713 |
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| Anne |
bap 19/2/1715 d. 1720 |
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| Ebenezer |
bap 2/2/1717 d. 1718 |
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