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Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line 1760–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1760

Birth Location: Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Jun 1844

Death Location: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States

Father: John SR

Mother: Hannah Melton*

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Adam III

Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line was born in 1760 in Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Alex Sheffield Sr And Hannah Johanna Melton. Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line had children including Adam Sheffield Iii. Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line passed away in 1844 in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line was born in 1760 in Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Alex Sheffield Sr And Hannah Johanna Melton.
  • Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line had children including Adam Sheffield Iii.
  • Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line passed away in 1844 in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adam line's Ancestors

Self
Adam line
1760–1844
Birth Place: Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Alex Sheffield SR
1727–1797
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Hannah ("Johanna") Melton*
1734–1840
Brunswick County, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Adam Sheffield
1687–1764
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph SR
1661–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ichabod (Sheffeyld)
1626–1712

Adam line's Descendants

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Adam (Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall) line (9 Mar 1760–26 Jun 1844)
  1. 1. Adam (Sheffield) III 1794–1871 m. SARAH (SALLIE HARRIETT McCRANEY ↓) 35 1797–1872
    1. 1. Adolphus (D) Sheffield 1840–1884 m. Sarah (Ada) Johnson 1844–1921
      1. 1. Isom (Adolph) Sheffield 1880–1950 m. Effie (L) Morgan 1887–1960
        1. 1. Walter (Marshall) Sheffield 1909–1965 m. Leila (Irene "Sheffield") Lee 1910–2001

Adam line's Timeline

2 Records

1760
9 Mar 1760
Birth of Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line in Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
1844
26 Jun 1844
Age 84
Death of Adam Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall line in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States
Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1760
    Event Place: Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1844
    Event Place: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States

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