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Abel WAKEFIELD 1740–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: Abel Wakefield

Mother: Mary Ratcliff

Spouse(s): Margaret Jenkins, Mary Branson

Children(s): Margaret Wakefield, Samuel Wakefield, Fawnie Wakefield, Mary Wakefield, John Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, Hezekiah Wakefield, James Wakefield, Rebecca Wakefield, Rebecca Wakefield, William Wakefield, James Wakefield, Rebecca Wakefield, Abel Wakefield

The story of Abel WAKEFIELD began in 1740 in Charles, Maryland, United States. Abel WAKEFIELD married Margaret Jenkins, Mary Ann Branson, and had children including Abel Wakefield, Fawnie Wakefield, Hezekiah Wakefield, James Wakefield, John Wakefield, Margaret Wakefield, Mary Jane Wakefield, Monica Lynn Mock, Rebecca Jane Wakefield, Rebecca Wakefield, Samuel Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, William Thomas Wakefield. Abel WAKEFIELD passed away in 1815 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Abel WAKEFIELD began in 1740 in Charles, Maryland, United States.
  • Abel WAKEFIELD married Margaret Jenkins, Mary Ann Branson, and had children including Abel Wakefield, Fawnie Wakefield, Hezekiah Wakefield, James Wakefield, John Wakefield, Margaret Wakefield, Mary Jane Wakefield, Monica Lynn Mock, Rebecca Jane Wakefield, Rebecca Wakefield, Samuel Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, William Thomas Wakefield.
  • Abel WAKEFIELD passed away in 1815 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abel Wakefield
1695–1734
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Mary Ratcliff
1700–1794
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Jenkins
1765–1812
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Mary Branson
1737–1798
Birth Location: Charles, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Wakefield
1764–1804
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Wakefield
1766–1779
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Fawnie Wakefield
1768–1792
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Mary Wakefield
1770–1830
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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John Wakefield
1771–1829
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Thomas Wakefield
1774–1825
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Wakefield
1777–1833
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Hezekiah Wakefield
1782–1843
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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James Wakefield
1785–1833
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Rebecca Wakefield
1786–1842
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Rebecca Wakefield
1786–1842
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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William Wakefield
1790–1870
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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James Wakefield
1875–
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Rebecca Wakefield
1786–1842
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Abel Wakefield
1764–1836
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Abel WAKEFIELD's Ancestors

Self
Abel WAKEFIELD
1740–1815
Birth Place: Charles, Maryland, United States
Parents
Abel Wakefield
1695–1734
Charles, Maryland, United States
Mary (Ann) Ratcliff
1700–1794
Charles City, Charles, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Abel Wakefield
1668–1732
Charles, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Brooks
1785–
Virginia, United States
Richard Ratcliff
1661–1721
Rossendale Parish, Lancashire, England
Mary Caterne
1663–1732
Talbot, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wakefield
1618–1698
Ann Marler
1638–1734
Richard Ratcliff
1614–1675
Alice Rawsthorne
1618–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wakefield
1598–1689
Mary
1585–1693
John Ratcliff
1588–1650
Rachel Ratcliff
1595–1640

Abel WAKEFIELD's Descendants

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Abel WAKEFIELD (1740–1815) m. Margaret Jenkins (1765–Apr 1812) m. Mary (Ann) Branson (1737–1798)
  1. 1. Margaret Wakefield 1764–1804
  2. 2. Samuel Wakefield 1766–1779
  3. 3. Fawnie Wakefield 1768–1792
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Wakefield 1770–1830
  5. 5. John Wakefield 1771–1829
  6. 6. Thomas Wakefield 1774–1825
  7. 7. Thomas Wakefield 1777–1833
  8. 8. Hezekiah Wakefield 1782–1843
  9. 9. James Wakefield 1785–1833
  10. 10. Rebecca (Jane) Wakefield 1786–1842
  11. 11. Rebecca Wakefield 1786–1842
  12. 12. William (Thomas) Wakefield 1790–1870
  13. 13. James Wakefield 1875–
  14. 14. Rebecca (Jane) Wakefield 1786–1842
  15. 15. Abel Wakefield 1764–1836 m. Margaret Jenkins 1756–1812 m. Sarah Stuckey 1762–1818 m. Rebecca Madison 1764–
    1. 1. Matilda Wakefield 1805–1888 m. David (Harrison) Davis 1800–1883
      1. 1. George (Washington) Davis 1839–1927 m. Katherine (E) Greeson 1846–1919 m. Elizabeth Larimore 1856–1898
        1. 1. Joseph (H) Davis 1868–
        2. 2. James (G Jim) Davis 1876–1969
        3. 3. Flora (Belle) Davis 1878–
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Davis 1866–
        5. 5. Joe (H) Davis 1868–
        6. 6. William (Daniel) Davis 1870–1907
        7. 7. Thomas (Greeson) Davis 1870–1945
        8. 8. John (B) Davis 1872–1947
        9. 9. Neil (S) Davis 1874–
        10. 10. Mack (N) Davis 1881–
        11. 11. Riley (Boone) Davis 1883–1924
        12. 12. Fannie Davis 1885–1923
        13. 13. Maude Davis 1888–1930
        14. 14. Amanda (Essa) Davis 1870–1958
        15. 15. Martha 1885– m. John Barnett 1766–1847
      2. 2. Elizabeth Davis 1825–1905
      3. 3. James (Jack) Davis 1836–1920
      4. 4. Branson (A) Davis 1836–1865
      5. 5. Mary (E) Davis 1842–1872
      6. 6. Mary (E Molly) Davis 1842–1902
      7. 7. Joseph (Noah) Davis 1844–1920
      8. 8. Rebecca (Jane) Davis 1846–1932
      9. 9. George (Washington) Davis 1840–1921
      10. 10. Mary (E) Davis 1842–1872
      11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth) Davis 1847–
    2. 2. Nancy Wakefield 1784–1798
    3. 3. Baby Wakefield 1786–
    4. 4. Rebecca (Jane) Wakefield 1786–1870
    5. 5. Susannah Wakefield 1787–1844
    6. 6. Nancy Wakefield 1788–1789
    7. 7. Thomas Wakefield 1790–1870
    8. 8. John Wakefield 1793–1810
    9. 9. Hezekiah (Branson) Wakefield 1801–1847
    10. 10. Rebecca (Jane) Wakefield 1786–1870

Abel WAKEFIELD's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Abel WAKEFIELD in Charles, Maryland, United States
Charles, Maryland, United States
1815
1815
Age 75
Death of Abel WAKEFIELD in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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