William Densley

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. Matthew Anderson @ genes who states:
[Full Credit to David Densley for this part of the tree.ftw]

1600 (?) WILLIAM BORN 1600 ? SON OF ANTONY
NOV. 15, 1619 WILLIAM DENSLEY MARRIED AVIS PECOFAR (AUG. 13,1598 - MAR.
10, 1674)
OCT. 10, 1620 WILLIAM BORN SON OF WILLIAM
JUNE 1, 1623 HENRY BORN SON OF WILLIAM
DEC. 4, 1625 ANN BORN DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM
FEB. 20, 1628 RICHARD BORN SON OF WILLIAM
FEB. 15, 1634 JOHN BORN SON OF WILLIAM 15.2.1634,
John DENSEY s William and Avis
AUG. 27, 1627 JOHN DIED SON OF WILLIAM
SEPT. 25, 1642 ELIZABETH BORN DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM
25.9.1642, Elizabeth DENSYE d William and Avis
JAN. 13, 1653 WILLIAM DIED IN ADDERBURY


4.10.1620, William DENSEY s William and Avis
1.6.1623, Henry DENSLEY s William and Avis
4.12.1625, Ann DENSLEYd William and Avis
20.2.1628, Richard DENSEY s William and Avis
15.2.1634, John DENSEY s William and Avis
25.9.1642, Elizabeth DENSYE d William and Avis
13.8.1598, Avis PECCOVER d Richard

Marriages:
15.11.1619, William DENSEY and Avis PECOFER.
24.6.1625, Marie DENSEY and Henry PENN

Burials:
11.5.1613, Antony DENSLEY
5.11.1620, Sisseley DENSEY
13.7.1624, Widdow (sic) DENSLEY
27.8.1637, John DENSLEY, s William and Avis
13.1.1653, William DENSEY
10.3.1674, Avis DENSYE
1. Antony Densley (? - 1613) married ? approximately 1579 Adderbury, S
Mary, Oxford he died 1613 in Adderbury they had 2 children
William born 1580 in Adderbury as was Robert born 1582.
William Densley is found in the 1641-42 Protestant Listings of Oxfordshire
England living in Adderbury West Parish.
All those who signed were 18 or over .
These broke from the Church of England (with thier households)
Large numbers of people in Elizabeth's time do not consider the Church of
England sufficiently reformed and non-Roman. They are known as dissente
or nonconformists and eventually form or become members of numerous
Calvinist sects such as the Brownists, Presbyterians, Puritans,
Separatists, and Quakers.
``The Protestation Returns, 1641-1642 and Other Contemporary Listings''
is the nearest there is until 1841 to a widespread census of adults
males. The ``Protestation'' was a form of oath of loyalty and was us
determine the number of Roman Catholics in England. Additionally, other
contemporary records itemized in the guide include: Collection in Aid of
Distressed Protestants in Ireland; Covenants and Petitions to Parliamen
and Taxation Records
PROTESTATION RETURNS, 1641
These lists of signatories to the protestation in support of the
Protestant religion and against 'Popery' are kept in the House of Lords
Record Office. The signatories were all men of eighteen and upwards in
each parish.

William DENSEY married Avis PECOFER at Adderbury on 5 Nov 1619
(Avis PECCOVER 13 Aug 1598 d. Richard.)

1674 Hearth Tax shows "Richard Densly...2 hearths...Midsomer Norton
vital records births

William married Avis Pecofer, daughter of Richard Pecofer and Unknown. (Avis Pecofer was born on 13 Aug 1598.)