William CANDLER
1608 - Abt 1680 (71 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. William CANDLER was born on 25 Sep 1608 in Ixworth, Suffolk, England (son of William CANDLER); died about 1680 in Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland. Notes:
An English soldier who fought in Oliver Cromwell's Army - received confiscated land in lieu of payment.
By 1647, William Candler was already a captain in the army. He served in Ireland under Sir Hardress Waller from December 1649 through at least March 1655, when he was granted an estate at Balliknockan in Kings County, Ireland and awarded the rank of Lt. Colonel for "meritorious conduct in the field" by Cromwell. He called his estate "Callan Castle."
William Candler's grandson Daniel emigrated to America and established the Candler family in Georgia. Candler's descendant Asa Griggs Candler purchased the rights to the formula for Coca Cola and founded the Coca Cola Company. They also gave generously to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The family became an eminent family in Atlanta, described by Pat Conroy in his novel Prince of Tides as "the nearest thing Atlanta had to a royal family."William married Elizabeth Ann ANTHONY in 1632 in Kent, England. Elizabeth was born about 1612; died before 1662. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Mary Ann CANDLER was born in 1635 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland; died in 1670.
2. William CANDLER was born in 1582 (son of Ralph CANDLER and Ann THOROUGHGOOD); died in UNKNOWN. Children:
- 1. William CANDLER was born on 25 Sep 1608 in Ixworth, Suffolk, England; died about 1680 in Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Generation: 3
4. Ralph CANDLER was born in UNKNOWN; died in UNKNOWN. Ralph married Ann THOROUGHGOOD. Ann (daughter of Adam THOROUGHGOOD and Sarah OFFLEY) was born in UNKNOWN; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Ann THOROUGHGOOD was born in UNKNOWN (daughter of Adam THOROUGHGOOD and Sarah OFFLEY); died in UNKNOWN. Children:
- 2. William CANDLER was born in 1582; died in UNKNOWN.
Generation: 4
10. Adam THOROUGHGOOD was born in UNKNOWN (son of William THOROUGHGOOD and Ann EDWARDS); died in 1639. Adam married Sarah OFFLEY. Sarah (daughter of Robert OFFLEY and Ann OSBORN) was born in UNKNOWN; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Sarah OFFLEY was born in UNKNOWN (daughter of Robert OFFLEY and Ann OSBORN); died in UNKNOWN. Children:
- 5. Ann THOROUGHGOOD was born in UNKNOWN; died in UNKNOWN.