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Abel Wakefield 1700–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1772

Death Location: Burke, North Carolina, USA

Father: Abel Wakefield

Mother: Elizabeth Brooks

Spouse(s): Mary Ratcliff

Children(s): Charles Wakefield, Henry Wakefield, John Wakefield, Abel Wakefield, Alexander Wakefield, Benjamin Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield

Abel Wakefield was born in 1700 in Charles, Maryland, USA, the child of Abel Wakefield And Elizabeth Brooks. Abel Wakefield married Mary Ann Ratcliff, and had children including Abel Wakefield, Alexander Wakefield, Benjamin F Wakefield, Charles Wakefield, Henry Wakefield, John Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield. Abel Wakefield passed away in 1772 in Burke, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Abel Wakefield was born in 1700 in Charles, Maryland, USA, the child of Abel Wakefield And Elizabeth Brooks.
  • Abel Wakefield married Mary Ann Ratcliff, and had children including Abel Wakefield, Alexander Wakefield, Benjamin F Wakefield, Charles Wakefield, Henry Wakefield, John Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield.
  • Abel Wakefield passed away in 1772 in Burke, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abel Wakefield's Ancestors

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Abel Wakefield
1700–1772
Birth Place: Charles, Maryland, USA
Parents
Abel Wakefield
1668–1731
Charles, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Brooks
1660–1755
Charles, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Wakefield
1618–1697
Gravesend, Kent, England
Ann Marler
1638–1734
Charles, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wakefield
1598–1689
Mary
1598–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wakefield
1583–1631
Mary
1585–

Abel Wakefield's Descendants

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Abel Wakefield (1700–1772) m. Mary (Ann) Ratcliff (1700–1794)
  1. 1. Charles Wakefield 1722–1815
  2. 2. Henry Wakefield 1724–1815
  3. 3. John Wakefield 1726–1816
    1. 1. John Wakefield 1755–1845 m. Dorothy Wakefield 1780–1855
      1. 1. James (W) Wakefield 1810–
      2. 2. Jane Wakefield 1809–1882
      3. 3. John Wakefield 1802–1835
      4. 4. William Wakefield 1800–1880 m. Rebecca Black 1805–1870
        1. 1. Emily Wakefield 1830–
        2. 2. James Wakefield 1836–
        3. 3. Francis (Marion) Wakefield 1825–1913
        4. 4. John Wakefield 1834–
        5. 5. Mahala Wakefield 1848–
        6. 6. Margrete Wakefield 1838–
        7. 7. Mary (Eliza) Wakefield 1819–1897 m. Jacob (Hagler) Overton 1818–1898
        8. 8. Andrew Wakefield 1841–
        9. 9. Charles Wakefield 1844–
        10. 10. Julia (Anne) Wakefield 1827–
        11. 11. William (N) Wakefield 1823–1887 m. Samantha (Carolyn) Kilpatrick 1855–1910 m. Amanda Tomlin 1827–1870 m. Josephine Bailey 1850–1923
        12. 12. Thomas Wakefield 1845–
    2. 2. Charles Wakefield 1807–
  4. 4. Abel Wakefield 1740–1815
  5. 5. Alexander Wakefield 1734–1824
  6. 6. Benjamin (F) Wakefield 1728–1772
  7. 7. Thomas Wakefield 1730–1819

Abel Wakefield's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Abel Wakefield in Charles, Maryland, USA
Charles, Maryland, USA
1772
1772
Age 72
Death of Abel Wakefield in Burke, North Carolina, USA
Burke, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.

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