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Adam Sr. Sheffield 1765–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1765

Birth Location: Moore, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1844

Death Location: Lowndes, Benton (now Calhoun), Alabama, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: John Sr

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Sheffield

Adam Sr. Sheffield was born in 1765 in Moore, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Alex Sheffield Sr And John Alex Sheffield Sr. Adam Sr. Sheffield had children including Mary Polly Sheffield. Adam Sr. Sheffield passed away in 1844 in Lowndes, Benton (now Calhoun), Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Adam Sr. Sheffield was born in 1765 in Moore, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Alex Sheffield Sr And John Alex Sheffield Sr.
  • Adam Sr. Sheffield had children including Mary Polly Sheffield.
  • Adam Sr. Sheffield passed away in 1844 in Lowndes, Benton (now Calhoun), Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1727–1796
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
JS
John Sr
1727–1796
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
JS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Sheffield
1792–1860
Birth Location: Moore County, North Carolina, USA
MS

Adam Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Adam Sheffield
1765–1844
Birth Place: Moore, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Alex Sheffield Sr
1727–1796
Pennsylvania, United States of America
John (Alex Sheffield) Sr
1727–1796
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Sheffield's Descendants

1.
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Adam (Sr.) Sheffield (9 March 1765–10 Sep 1844)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Sheffield 1792–1860 m. Berry (Dodd) Sr 1787–1860
    1. 1. Jesse (Levi) Dodd 1832–1916 m. Mary (Alice Alcey) Norris 1835–1914
      1. 1. William (Garrett) Dodd 1853–1927 m. Rebecca (Matilda) Ingle 1856–1902
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Dodd 1873–1902 m. William (Marion) O'Mary 1871–1934

Adam Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1765
9 March 1765
Birth of Adam Sr. Sheffield in Moore, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Moore, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1844
10 Sep 1844
Age 79
Death of Adam Sr. Sheffield in Lowndes, Benton (now Calhoun), Alabama, USA
Lowndes, Benton (now Calhoun), Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1765
    Event Place: Moore, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1844
    Event Place: Lowndes, Benton (now Calhoun), Alabama, USA
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