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Abel Wakefield 1696–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles Co., MD

Death Date: 1772

Death Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Abel Wakefield

Mother: Elizabeth Brooks

Spouse(s): Mary Ratcliff, Mary Ratcliff, Mary Hatton

Children(s): Charles Wakefield

The story of Abel Wakefield began in 1696 in Charles City, Charles Co., MD. Abel Wakefield married Mary Ann Ratcliff, Mary Anne Hatton, and had children including Charles Wakefield. Abel Wakefield passed away in 1772 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abel Wakefield began in 1696 in Charles City, Charles Co., MD.
  • Abel Wakefield married Mary Ann Ratcliff, Mary Anne Hatton, and had children including Charles Wakefield.
  • Abel Wakefield passed away in 1772 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abel Wakefield
1668–1731
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Elizabeth Brooks
1660–1755
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Ratcliff
1699–1772
Birth Location: Charles Co, MD
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Mary Ratcliff
1700–1794
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Mary Hatton
1696–1734
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Charles Wakefield
1722–1815
Birth Location: , Charles, Maryland, USA
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Abel Wakefield's Ancestors

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Abel Wakefield
1696–1772
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles Co., MD
Parents
Abel Wakefield
1668–1731
Charles City, Charles, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Brooks
1660–1755
Charles, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Wakefield
1618–1697
Gravesend, Kent, England
Ann Marler
1638–1734
Manchester, Lancashire, England
John Brooks
1646–1714
, Charles, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Marler
1610–1673
Edith Bayne
1615–1700
Thomas Brooks
1605–1667
Grace Wheeler
1594–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bayne
1594–1655
Eleanor Nelson
1600–1701
Thomas Brooke
1561–1617
Susanna Bradford
1570–1592
John Wheeler
1565–1643
Elizabeth Bread
1566–1642

Abel Wakefield's Descendants

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Abel Wakefield (1696–1772) m. Mary (Ann) Ratcliff (1699–1772) m. Mary (Ann) Ratcliff (1700–1794) m. Mary (Anne) Hatton (1696–12 Feb 1734)
  1. 1. Charles Wakefield 1722–1815 m. Elizabeth (C.) Moore 1726–1815 m. Elizabeth Moore 1702–1750
    1. 1. Elizabeth WAKEFIELD 1766–1857 m. Thomas (Benjamin) MOORE 1764–1856
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Polly) Moore 1787–1867 m. John Parks 1795–1869 m. Willis Moore 1787–1850 m. William (Willis) Carroll 1764–1840
        1. 1. James (P) Parks 1844–1934
        2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Carroll 1790–1870 m. Lakey Elliott 1780–1860
    2. 2. Anna Wakefield 1787–1854

Abel Wakefield's Timeline

2 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Abel Wakefield in Charles City, Charles Co., MD
Charles City, Charles Co., MD
1772
1772
Age 76
Death of Abel Wakefield in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles Co., MD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
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