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William Frizzell

Male 1625 - Bef 1683  (< 57 years)

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  • Name William Frizzell
    Birth 1625  Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death Bef 1683  Baltimore Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2097  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family Jane Anne Porter,   b. 1630   d. MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 1650  Anne Arundel Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Wesley Frizzell, Sr,   b. 1652, Baltimore Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 12 Jan 1725, Baltimore Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 


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      found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=frizzellpages&id=I103

      •ID: I103
      •Name: Frizzell William Fraser 1
      •Sex: M
      •Birth: 1625 in Aberdeen, Scotland 1
      •Death: ABT 1683 in Baltimore County, Maryland 1
      •Birth: 1625
      •Note:
      Copied
      Collins-McFadden
      Entries 4976 Updated: Sun Apr 22:22:45:03 2002, Contact: Don Collins
      [email protected], Home Page: The Mabry Family Page

      ID: 10200
      Name: William Frizzell
      Sex: M
      Death: 1676 in Lancaster County, Virginia
      Note:
      William Frizzell and Ann Pritchard apparently both came from England, William either alone or with members of his own family, and Ann with her parents, Robert and Frances Pritchard.

      William Frizzell was born sometime prior to 1640, probably in England. We know that he was in Lancaster County, Virginia some time before Jan 1664 when Ferdinando Austin who received a headright grant of 300 acres "for transporting" Six persons, including Wm.Frisell into the Colony. Anyone who came from England was considered a "headright" even if that person traveled back and forth several times. The "headrights" were then bought or sold until someone finally used them to obtain a "headright grant" which provided about50 acres of land for each "person transported". Thus there is no necessary relationship between William Frizzell and Fardinando Austin. although William Frizzell did later give the Spanish name of Francisco to his only son. It is possible that William Frizzell was related to others with similar names who were in Virginia as early as 1649.

      On 11 September 1661, Audry Frizell, Wife of Willliam Frizell, was the administrix of her deceased former husband, Charles Hill, who must have died sometime shortly after March 1659 when he was involved in his last land transaction. From this we can assume that William (Also referred to in his document as John Frizell) and the widow,Audrey Hill were married about 1660. The marriage, however, was brief, since Audrey Frizzell is last mentioned in a documented date 10 Feb 1663/4 in Lancaster county. Sometime shortly after that date William married his second wife, Ann Pritchard, daughter if Robert and Frances Pritchard of Lancaster County. Ann also mentioned as the wife of William Frizzell in a court hearing dated 10 December 1673.

      William Frizzell wrote his will on 13 Aug 1675, "sick if body but perfect and sound in memory", naming his wife Ann, as his Executrix, although she was "absent in England" at the time. for that reason he provided that Col. Wm. Travers and Alexander English be deputies. Presumably Ann returned from England and her husband lived for about another year since his will was probated in Lancaster County on 18 September 1676

      We know from This will of Frances Pritchard, written in October 1679, that her daughter,Ann, had two children by her marriage to George Finch, Rebecca Finch and Elizabeth Finch, who are named as grand daughters.

      William Frizzell in his own will mentions that he has four children, but names only two, Francisco and Margaret. A third, Mary, is named in the will of his wife, Frances Frizzell. The fourth child remains unknown and could possible be a child of his first marriage to Audrey Hill.

      INSERT:

      Married
      (1) Jane Potter 1650
      Children: John Wesley Frizzell
      Isabella Frizzell

      (2) Audrey Hill Abt: 1660
      Children:
      Margaret Frizzell

      (3) Ann Pritchard Abt. 1663
      Children:
      Francisco Frizzell
      Mary Frizzell
      Arthur Frizzell

      Father: 2nd Lord Fraser Andrew Fraser b: ABT 1585 in Stainewood Banffshire, Scotland
      Mother: Margaret Elphinstone b: ABT 1587 in Balmerino, Firth of tay, Fifeshire, Scotland

      Marriage 1
      Jane Anne Potter b: ABT 1630
      •Married: 1650 in Anne Arundel County, MD 1
      Children
      1.Has Children John Wesley Frizzell Sr b: 1652 in Baltimore County, Md
      2.Has No Children Isabella Frizzell b: in Isle of Wright, Virginia

      Marriage 2
      Ann Pritchard b: ABT 1634 ** actually marriage #3
      •Married: ABT 1663
      Children
      1.Has Children Living Frizzell
      2.Has Children Francisco Frizzell b: ABT 1666 in Lancaster County, Virginia
      3.Has No Children Living Frizzell
      4.Has No Children Living Frizzell

      Marriage 3 Audrey ? ** actually marriage #2
      •Married: ABT 1661

      Sources: 1.Title: Frizzells.FTW
      Note:
      Source Medium: Other

      Text: Date of Import: Nov 30, 2005
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      found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=waters%2Drobbs&id=I8067

      •ID: I8067
      •Name: William Frizzell
      •Sex: M
      •Birth: ABT 1625 in Scotland
      •Reference Number: 8114
      •Death: BEF 1683 in Baltimore Co, MD
      •Note:
      Much of the early history of this family is from a book by a Myra Frizzell that was posted at www.rootsweb.com by Marjorie B. Ferris. Also some of the names and dates for these early generations were copied from "Descendants of Jacob Coy & all my other connections" a tree at www.ancestry.com.

      Maryland Marriages & Genealogies, 1634 - 1820, Baltimore County Families 1659 - 1759, p. 232
      FRIZZELL, WILLIAM - was in A. A. Co by Sept 1663 when he surv. 50 A. ADVENTURE, in Oct 1663 surv. 100a. CHANCE; in May 1692 surv. 30a. FRIENDSHIP which was later held by John Frizzell; died by June 1684 when wid. Jane and her 2nd husb. Patrick Duncan, conv. prop. to William's son John; left iss: John (211:197, 200, 217; 213-WH#4:107)

      Marriage 1
      Jane Potter b: ABT 1630 in Baltimore Co, MD
      •Married: ABT 1650
      Children
      1.Has Children John Wesley Frizzell Sr. b: ABT 1652 in Baltimore Co, MD

      Marriage 2
      Ann Porter b: UNKNOWN in Scotland
      •Married: BEF 1650
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