William
"2nd Viscount Grandison"
Villiers
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Villiers MP
and Barbara (St John) Villiers
Brother of
Anne (Villiers) Villiers Countess of Morton, Eleanor Villiers, John Villiers, George Villiers, Christopher Villiers, Edward Villiers and Barbara (Villiers) Howard
Husband of
Mary (Bayning) Villers
— married
1 Oct 1639 in London, England
Descendants 
Father of
Barbara (Villiers) Palmer
Died
at about age 29
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2008
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William Villiers was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Biography
William married Mary Bayning, daughter of Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning of Sudbury and Anne Glemham, on 31 October 1639 in St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England.[1]
William fought in the English Civil War as a Royalist, and died on 30 September 1643, from wounds received in action at the Siege of Bristol. He was buried a few days later on 2 October 1643 in Oxford, Christ Church, Oxfordshire, England.[2] The parish register recorded him as William Villiers, Visc. Grandisson.
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1934"
The Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter in Westminster; London, England; Registers and Books of St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster; Reference: MA/01/01/005
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 62467 #8768 (accessed 10 January 2023)
Wm Villers marriage to Mary Bunning on 31 Oct 1639 in St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England. - ↑
Burial:
"Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812"
Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR199A_TEMP01
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61056 #543193 (accessed 10 January 2023)
William Villers burial on 2 Oct 1643 in Oxford, Christ Church, Oxfordshire, England.
- Wikipedia contributors, "Viscount Grandison," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. (Accessed September 17, 2015).
- Find A Grave: Memorial #75095758, Mary Bayning Villiers Gorges memorial. Burial: All Saints Churchyard, Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England. Created by: A. I. Carroll-Zimmer Record added: Aug 18, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 75095758. (Accessed 17 September 2015. No photo of gravestone; biography with no sources cited.)
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C. Mackinnon
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Siege of Bristol was in October 1643. Wikipedia entry for his daughter Barbara says he died after Battle of Newbury [1] which was in September.
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This week's connection theme is the Puritan Great Migration. William is 8 degrees from John Winthrop, 9 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 11 degrees from John Cotton, 11 degrees from John Eliot, 10 degrees from John Endecott, 11 degrees from Mary Estey, 10 degrees from Thomas Hooker, 10 degrees from Anne Hutchinson, 9 degrees from William Pynchon, 11 degrees from Alice Tilley, 12 degrees from Robert Treat and 10 degrees from Roger Williams on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
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