Descendants of William Sotheron
Jenks Lineage
1. William Sotheron born abt 1440, Holme-on-Spaulding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married Alice (?), died aft 1509. William died aft 1509.
Children:
+2. i Robert Sotheron born abt 1470.
Second Generation
2. Robert Sotheron (1.William1) born abt 1470, Holme-on-Spaulding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married Alice (?). Robert died abt 1524, Holme-on-Spaulding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng.
Children:
+3. i John Sotheron born abt 1500.
Third Generation
3. John Sotheron (2.Robert2, 1.William1) born abt 1500, Holme-on-Spaulding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng, married Phillippa (?), died 1585. John died 1547.
Children:
+4. i William Sotheron born abt 1545.
Fourth Generation
4. William Sotheron (3.John3, 2.Robert2, 1.William1) born abt 1545, Holme-on-Spaulding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married Constance Lambert, born Jan 12, 1560, H.S. Moor, Yorks, England, (daughter of William Lambert and (?)) died 1622, Holme-on-Spaulding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng. William died 1619, Holme-on-Spaulding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng. Dates from Marshall. Piles.GED (maybe more reliable) has ancestors as: Lewis Sotheron(c. 1469) m.(?). Child Christopher Sotheron b.1499,d. c.1576 m. Isabel Smythe b.c 1501. Child William Sotheron b.c.1531,d.c.1582 m. Catherine Wylly. Child William Sotheron b.c.1555, d.c. 1622 m. Constance Lambert. This last William would be this one. Needs further clarification as to his lineage. Constance: Date from Marshall and Piles
Children:
+5. i Jane (Sothern) Sotheron.
Fifth Generation
5. Jane (Sothern) Sotheron (4.William4, 3.John3, 2.Robert2, 1.William1) born Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., baptized: Mar 4, 1581/2, married Oct 19, 1600, in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., Thomas Crosby, born c. 1575, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., (son of Anthony Crosby and Alison (Allison) Blanchard) died May 16, 1661, Rowley, Middlesex, MA. Jane died May 2, 1662, Rowley, Essex, MA. Marshall says "abt 1639 to Cambridge MA". Dates confirmed Piles.GED Thomas: Poss Colonial Clergy link. There is mentioned a Thomas Crosby in Mayflower Quarterly (May 1979) as having been a Harvard graduate, settling in Eastham. Additional Reference: Marshall. He came to America in 4/18/1638-9 on the JOHN OF LONDON. dates confirmed Piles.GED
Children:
6. i Anthony Crosby born c. 1602, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., died June 23, 1632, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng.
+7. ii Thomas Crosby born c. 1604.
+8. iii William Crosby born c. 1606.
+9. iv Simon Crosby born 1608/9.
Sixth Generation
7. Thomas Crosby (5.Jane5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.Robert2, 1.William1) born c. 1604, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married c. 1633, in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., Prudence Belt. Thomas died Dec 28, 1656, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng.
Children:
10. i Katherine Crosby born c. 1633, died May 2, 1640, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng.
11. ii Jane Crosby born c. 1634, married Jan 1653/4, Jasper Belt, (son of Robert Belt and (?)).
12. iii Prudance Crosby born c. 1636, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married June 7, 1655, William Bower.
8. William Crosby (5.Jane5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.Robert2, 1.William1) born c. 1606, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married Apr 2, 1633, in Seaton, Yorkshire, England, Anne Wright. William died c. July, 1639.
Children:
13. i Thomas Crosby born Dec 18, 1633, Seaton, Yorkshire, England, died Dec 20, 1633, Seaton, Yorkshire, England.
14. ii Anthony Crosby born Oct 5, 1635, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married Dec 29, 1644, Prudence Wade, (daughter of Jonathan Wade and Susanna (?)). Anthony died Jan 16, 1672/3.
9. Simon Crosby (5.Jane5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.Robert2, 1.William1) born 1608/9, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., occupation Surveyor,constable,select, married Apr 21, 1634, in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., Anne Brigham, born c. 1606, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., (daughter of Thomas Brigham and Isabel Watson) died Oct 11, 1675, Braintree, MA. Simon died Sept 1639, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA. Other references: Crandall, Marshall. The history of the Crosbys can be traced in an unbroken line from 1440 down to Simon, who came to New England on the Susan & Ellen in 1635. He settled in Cambridge, MA where he died 4 years later. He arrived age 26, with wife Anne, 25 and son Thomas 8 weeks. Anne: other references: Crandall, Marshall
Children:
15. i Thomas Crosby born Feb 26, 1634/5, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., occupation Minister, married c. 1662/3, in Barnstable, Yarmouth, MA, Sarah Fitch, born c. 1640, Eastham, Barnstable, MA. Thomas died Jun 13, 1702, Boston, Suffolk, MA.
16. ii Simon Crosby born Aug 6, 1637, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, married (1) July 15, 1659, in Braintree, Norfolk, MA, Rachel (Mary) Brackett, born Nov 3, 1639, Boston, (daughter of Richard Brackett and Alice Blower) died May 7, 1748, Cambridge, MA. Simon died Jan 22, 1725/26, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
17. iii Joseph Crosby born Aug 12, 1639, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, married (1) Elaine Paine, married (2) Oct 5, 1693, Ellen (Eleanor) Versey, (daughter of William Veasy and Eleanor Tompson) married (3) Apr 1, 1675, in Braintree, Middlesex, MA, Sarah Brackett, born c. 1647, Braintree, Middlesex, MA, (daughter of Richard Brackett and Alice Blower) died c. 1690, Braintree, Middlesex, MA. Joseph died Nov 26, 1695, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, buried: Hancock Cem, Quincy, MA.
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