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Abel Lanham 1762–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 JAN 1762

Birth Location: Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1838

Death Location: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Lanham

Mother: Comfort Browne

Spouse(s): Jean Kerkendall, Sarah Nunn

Children(s): Elizabeth Lanham, James Lanham, Solomon Lanham, Robert Lanham, Abel Jr, Sarah Lanham

Abel Lanham was born in 1762 in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA, the child of John Lanham And Comfort Lana Renne Browne. Abel Lanham married Jean Kuykendall Kerkendall, Sarah Nunn, and had children including Abel Jr Lanham Jr, Elizabeth Lanham, James Lee Lanham, Robert Lanham, Sarah Lanham, Solomon Lanham. Abel Lanham passed away in 1838 in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Abel Lanham was born in 1762 in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA, the child of John Lanham And Comfort Lana Renne Browne.
  • Abel Lanham married Jean Kuykendall Kerkendall, Sarah Nunn, and had children including Abel Jr Lanham Jr, Elizabeth Lanham, James Lee Lanham, Robert Lanham, Sarah Lanham, Solomon Lanham.
  • Abel Lanham passed away in 1838 in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lanham
1723–1765
Birth Location: Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
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Comfort Browne
1713–1765
Birth Location: Sykesville, Carroll, MD
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Spouses(s)

Jean Kerkendall
1762–1810
Birth Location: Machackemeck, Orange County, New York
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Sarah Nunn
1762–1860
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lanham
1780–1855
Birth Location: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
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James Lanham
1827–1903
Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
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Solomon Lanham
1784–
Birth Location: –
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Robert Lanham
1786–1857
Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
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Abel Jr
1789–1791
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Lanham
1783–1788
Birth Location: –
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Abel Lanham's Ancestors

Self
Abel Lanham
1762–1838
Birth Place: Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Lanham
1723–1765
Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Comfort (Lana Renne) Browne
1713–1765
Sykesville, Carroll, MD
Grandparents
WILLIAM Langham
1695–1746
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Alice Talburt
1703–1727
Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Robert (Brown) Browne
1678–1769
All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Katherine Cheney
1679–1713
All Hallows Parish, South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abel Lanham's Descendants

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Abel Lanham (01 JAN 1762–25 Aug 1838) m. Jean (Kuykendall) Kerkendall (1762–29 Aug 1810) m. Sarah Nunn (1762–22 Nov 1860)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Lanham 1780–1855 m. David (Chadwell) Kesterson 1770–1840
    1. 1. Nancy Kesterson 1802–1897 m. John (Paul) Jones 1798–1860
      1. 1. Arthur (Larkin) Jones 1829–1913 m. Nancy (M) Chadwell 1831–1900
        1. 1. Mathew (G) Jones 1858–1911 m. Mary (A.) Goodin 1866–1978
        2. 2. Jasper Jones 1860–1926
        3. 3. Mary (J) Jones 1861–1915
        4. 4. Margret Jones 1875–
        5. 5. John Jones 1873–
        6. 6. Columbus Jones 1867–1923 m. Margaret Webb 1883–1975
        7. 7. Rachel (E) Jones 1868–
        8. 8. William (J) Jones 1859–
        9. 9. Mathew Jones 1860–1912
      2. 2. Margaret Jones 1836–1909
      3. 3. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Jones 1835–1897
      4. 4. Aaron (C) Jones 1842–1923
      5. 5. Moses (J) Jones 1827–1902
      6. 6. Julia (Jane) Jones 1839–1918
      7. 7. Joseph Jones 1831–1900 m. Margaret Jones 1834–
        1. 1. Alex (Alexander) Jones 1871–1946
        2. 2. Joseph (A) Jones 1860–
        3. 3. Thomes Jones 1862–
        4. 4. William Jones 1865–
        5. 5. George Jones 1867–
        6. 6. Mary (J) Jones 1870–
        7. 7. Barton Jones 1876–
    2. 2. John Kesterson 1800–1850
    3. 3. William Kesterson 1807–1882
    4. 4. Abraham Kesterson 1806–1877
    5. 5. Martha (Jane "Jenny") Kesterson 1810–1880
    6. 6. Anna Kesterson 1814–1889
    7. 7. Elizabeth (E.) Kesterson 1817–1892
    8. 8. David Kesterson 1815–1890
    9. 9. Reuben Kesterson 1820–1882
  2. 2. James (Lee) Lanham 1827–1903
    1. 1. Wesley (Melton) Lanham 1866–1940
      1. 1. Mary (Edna) Lanham 1911–1978
        1. 1. Ello Wilson 1932–1970
  3. 3. Solomon Lanham 1784–
  4. 4. Robert Lanham 1786–1857
  5. 5. Abel (Jr LANHAM) Jr 1789–1791
  6. 6. Sarah Lanham 1783–1788

Abel Lanham's Timeline

3 Records

1762
01 JAN 1762
Birth of Abel Lanham in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
1777
3 Dec 1777
Age 15
Abel Lanham was married
None
1838
25 Aug 1838
Age 76
Death of Abel Lanham in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 JAN 1762
    Event Place: Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1777

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1838
    Event Place: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
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