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Rev. WILLIAM WILSON D.D. graduated at Merton College, Oxford, England, B.A. 1564, M.A. 1570, B.D. 1576, D.D. 1607. He was rector of Islip, Oxfordshire, 1578; rector of Cliffe, Kent, 1579; rector of Caxton, Kent, 1593; prebendary of St. Paul's, London 1595-1615; and of Rochester Cathedral, 1591-1614. About 1580, he became chaplain to Edmund Grindall, Archbishop of Canterbury, and in 1583 became canon of Windsor, holding this position for thirty-two years, until his death May 15, 1615,
He was buried in the chapel of St. George, Windsor Castle, where a monumental brass to his memory states that he was "beloved of all in his Life, and much lamented in his Death."
He married first, about 1575, ISABEL WOODHALL, daughter of JOHN WOODHALL, Esq., of Walden, Essex, England, and ELIZABETH GRINALL, sister of Rev. Edmund Grindall, the celebrated Puritan Archbishop of Canterbury, described by Lord Bacon as "the gravest and greatest prelate of the land."
WILLIAM married second, Anne Webb, sister of Rev. Erasmus Webb, canon of Windsor, who died in 1612
without issue.
| born | marr | died | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary husband Rev. Thomas Sheafe |
-1575 10-10-1562 |
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07-26-1613 12-12-1639 |
| son | |||
| Elizabeth husband John Somer, Jr. |
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-1601 |
-1606 |
| Isabel husband Thomas Gibbs |
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-1608 |
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| Edmund | -1583 | 09- -1633 | |
| daughter | |||
| William | -1587 | -1610 | |
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JOHN WILSON
wife ELIZABETH MANSFIELD |
12- -1588 |
-1617 |
08-07-1667 -1658 |
| Thomas wife Anne _______ |
-1591 |
-1617 |
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| Margaret husband David Rawson husband William Taylor |
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-1612 |
-1617 -1651 |
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| daughter |