William Filley

1665 - 1707  (42 years)

• Name	William Filley
  Birth	7/07 MAR/MAR 1664/1665	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Christening	12 Nov 1665	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	From 11 Aug 1707 to 4 Oct 1707	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Person ID	I2355	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Filley,   b. Abt 1617, , , England d. Aft 1686, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age > 70 years)
  Mother	Margaret,   b. Abt 1621, , , England d. of Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Marriage	2 Sep 1642	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F1187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   b. Aft 1665, of Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Marriage	Bef 1707	of Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F1412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 250: "William Filley, m. Margaret ___, 2 Sep 1642 (O.C.R.); she adm. to Windsor church, 17 Jul 1751; he adm. to 'ch. communion, 8 Mar 1673.' (O.C.R.); those marked thus (*) bp. 3 Aug 1651. O.C.R.: a. Samuel, * b. 24 Sep 1643. b. John, * b. 15 Dec 1645; (Sheldon's 'Doct. Hist. Suff.' says he m. Abigail {prob. dau. Abraham} Dyble of Suffield, 1 Feb 1681, and d. there, 1690, leaving three daus., since when the name is extinct upon Suff. Record.) c. Mary *. d. Elizabeth *, b. 4 Mar 1650; m. David Winchel, 1669. e. Hannah, bp. 3 Jul 1653; (prob. the H. who {acc. to Sheldon's 'Doc. Hist. Suff.'} m. Joseph Harmon of Suffield {b. Springfield, 1647}, at Windsor 1673, and had 3 children; she d. at Suffield 28 Aug 1729; he d. 28 Oct 1729.) f. Abigail, b. 21, bp. 22 (another entry in O.C.R. says 28) Aug 1658. g. Deborah, b. 21 Mar, bp. 24 Nov 1661; prob. the D. who m. John Sackett of Wethersfield 1 Dec 1686. - Col. Rec. h. William, b. 7 Mar, bp. 12 Nov 1664/5." DEATH: 1. Ancestry.com's "Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1700-1729," p. 184-5 (A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, 1700 to 1710.): "Name: William Filley. Location: Windsor. Invt. ₤202-09-06. Taken 4 October, 1707, by Job Drake and Jeremiah Alford. Will dated 11 August, 1707. The last will and testament of William Filley, late of Windsor: I give to my now wife Elizabeth all my estate, both real and personal, provided that if she have issue begotten by me in marriage and it live (if male to the age of 21 years, or if female unto the age of 18 years), then my will is that the estate shall be equally divided betwixt mother and child. Otherwise, the whole estate to her as before expressed. I constitute my wife sole executrix, and desire Nathaniel Cooke to be supervisor. Witness: Daniel Clarke, Nathaniel Cooke. William Filley, ls. Court Record, Page 98 - 6 October, 1707: Elizabeth, the widow, with Samuel Filley, brother of the said deceased, appeared in Court, when Samuel Filley opposed the probate of the will. Page 99 - 3 November, 1707: This Court order the parties to appear again on the third Tuesday of this November. Page 101 - 9 January, 1707-8: Will and invt. exhibited and approved, Samuel Filley having nothing further to object."