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William was born about 1505, and certainly before 1515, as he and his wife Katherine produced at least 9 surviving children (about 18+ years of childbearing) by the time of his death + 9 months gestation.[1][2]
He married Katherine ( ) by 1536 or earlier.[3]
Children, named in the 1567 will of his wife Katherine:
William Warren died intestate; administration was granted to widow Katherine, "26 September 1554."
He is thought to be the father or grandfather of Susan (Warren) French (abt.1554-1613). Both options are possible, given the years of Susan's marriage and childbearing. See comments below, and on her profile.
A review of sources on ancestry.com, findagrave.com, and familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMDT-CV3) shows no qualified sources beyond what is quoted by John B. Threlfall in NEHGS.[2]
From comments on the profile of Susan (Warren) French (abt.1554-1613) by contributor GeneJ X:
"No record has been found reporting (possible daughter or granddaughter) Susan's baptism, and she is not named in a will.
Citing "Essex Record Office at Bury St. Edmunds, R2/35/20 [for William] ... W1/38/6 [for Katherine]," Threlfall reports that William Warren died intestate; administration was granted to widow Katherine, "26 September 1554."[1]
Katherine Warren did leave a will, dated 31 July 1567, proved January 1570/1 naming as beneficiaries, "Julyan my daughter" (presumably also as "Julian Waryn my daughter"), "John Awnsell, my son," the "2 children of the said Ansel, John and Alice," "Thomas Waryn my son," "John Waryn my son," "Robert Waryn my son," "William Waryn & John Waryn the sons of Thomas Waryn my son," and to "my 4 young children."
In presenting Katherine's will, Threlfall writes [p. 251], "Susan might have been one of these four young ones, or an unmentioned granddaughter." Of the same issue, he also suggested, [p. 250] that if she were the daughter of William, and the estate was settled soon after his death, Susan could not have been born later than 1555 (posthumously), making her 45 at the birth of her last child ... "More likely, she was William's granddaughter."
For Threlfall's comments and more information about the family of William and Katherine (_____) Warren, see John B. Threlfall, "Thomas French of Assington, Suffolk, England, and Ipswich, Massachusetts," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 142:250-252; digital images by subscription, American Ancestors"[2]
The above will of Katherine presents 9 children born to her and William Warren before his death + 9 months; therefore before mid-1555 at the latest. Assuming the usual 2 years between children, that's 18 years of childbearing or more. Therefore they would have married about 1536 or earlier. It would seem certain that William was born well before 1527, more likely before 1510. This would preclude him from being the underage son of Robert Warren (abt.1485-bef.1545) named in Robert's will.
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I reviewed the surname section "Warren," pp. 463-490 (pp. 481+ follow lines born after 1650) and found no William born 1527 or died 1554.
Based on that review, I presume any trace of a source for information about William Warren came from "tinnes gedcom" ca 2000.
1) Bures St Mary is one place. No commas. It's not "Bures, St Mary" in the same way (nearby) Bury St Edmund is not "Bury, St Edmund." The French make this easier with their connecting-hyphen-st-place style, but oh well; we have to avoid the trend by American researchers to garble the English place names.
2) It's in presently in Babergh, Suffolk. Are we saying (proving?) this same village was in Essex (NOT Suffolk) during this man's lifetime?
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