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Ann Theany Ryan 1797–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: , Nelson, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Nelson, Virginia

Father: William Ryan

Mother: Elizabeth Damron

Spouse(s): Obediah Proffit

Children(s): Elizabeth Proffitt, James Proffitt, John Proffitt, Obadiah Proffitt, Gideon Proffitt

Ann Theany Ryan was born in 1797 in , Nelson, Virginia, USA, the child of William Wellington Ryan And Elizabeth Craig Damron. Ann Theany Ryan married Obediah Proffit, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Proffitt, Gideon Eli Proffitt, James William Proffitt, John S Proffitt, Obadiah Proffitt. Ann Theany Ryan passed away in 1877 in Nelson, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Ann Theany Ryan was born in 1797 in , Nelson, Virginia, USA, the child of William Wellington Ryan And Elizabeth Craig Damron.
  • Ann Theany Ryan married Obediah Proffit, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Proffitt, Gideon Eli Proffitt, James William Proffitt, John S Proffitt, Obadiah Proffitt.
  • Ann Theany Ryan passed away in 1877 in Nelson, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ryan
1774–1860
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia
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Elizabeth Damron
1775–1840
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Obediah Proffit
1786–1876
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Proffitt
1826–1895
Birth Location: Faber, Nelson, Virginia, United States
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James Proffitt
1824–1914
Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia
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John Proffitt
1824–1825
Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
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Obadiah Proffitt
1829–1870
Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
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Gideon Proffitt
1828–1905
Birth Location: Lowesville, Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
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Ann Ryan's Ancestors

Self
Ann Ryan
1797–1877
Birth Place: , Nelson, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Wellington Ryan
1774–1860
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia
Elizabeth (Craig) Damron
1775–1840
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia
Grandparents
William (Wellington) Ryan
1740–1820
Millom, Cumbrland, England
Antheney Damron
1740–1777
Millom, Cumberland, , England
Michael Damron
1748–1805
Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Lucinda Thomas
1745–1825
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Dameron
1720–1789
Anne (Smith)
1720–1779
Michael Thomas
1721–1799
Anna Wieland
1715–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thomas
1684–1782
Thomas Wieiland
1681–1748
Maria Seppach
1690–1791

Ann Ryan's Descendants

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Ann (Theany) Ryan (1797–1877) m. Obediah Proffit (06 Mar 1786–26 Apr 1876)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Proffitt 1826–1895 m. John (Jackson) Hughes 1812–1895
    1. 1. T. (J.) Hughes 1867–1953 m. Mary (Sue) Phillips 1870–1948
      1. 1. Samuel (Talmadge) Hughes 1905–1981 m. Lelia (Frances) Patrick 1919–1980
        1. 1. Thomas (Talmage) Hughes 1938–2021
    2. 2. Alexander (Fitzpatrick) Hughes 1859–1939
    3. 3. Robert (Livingston) Hughes 1856–1940
    4. 4. William (Daniel) Hughes 1851–1926
    5. 5. Henry Hughes 1851–1940 m. Edna (Rebecca Hester) Balsley 1854–1933
    6. 6. John (James) Hughes 1847–1916
    7. 7. Louise (Pauline) Hughes 1861–1936
  2. 2. James (William) Proffitt 1824–1914 m. Judith (E) Newton 1833–1866
    1. 1. L. (J.) PROFFITT 1854–1920 m. Sally (Ann) Thomas 1854–1904
      1. 1. Eva Proffitt 1887–1972 m. Otis (Rheams Robertson) Sr 1888–1972
        1. 1. Otis (Rhame “Bob” Robertson) Jr 1918–1993 m. Maxine Moore 1920–2017
        2. 2. Hilda (Allyn) Robertson 1915–1998 m. W Tripp 1909–1974
        3. 3. Gordon (Richard Robertson) Sr. 1920–1976 m. Juanita (Lanier) Cates 1924– m. Annie (Laurie) Harvey 1916–1981
        4. 4. William (Howard “Billy”) Robertson 1920–
      2. 2. Claude (L. Proffitt) Sr 1882–1965 m. Bessie (Lottie) Proffitt 1888–1968
        1. 1. Claude (Lafayette Proffitt) Jr 1917–1966 m. Frances (C) Kie 1910–
      3. 3. Florence (Mabel) Proffitt 1879–1963 m. William (Hugh) Williams 1875–1930
        1. 1. William (Clyde) Williams 1915–1945 m. Nancy (Aline) Layne 1919–1987
      4. 4. Percy (E) Proffitt 1889–1892
      5. 5. Annie (Captolia) Proffitt 1895–1993 m. David (Lewis) Armstrong 1888–1966
        1. 1. Lewis (Lafayette) Armstrong 1918–1961
    2. 2. John (Parker) Proffitt 1854–1940 m. Catherine (Lee "Kate") Childress 1866–1945
      1. 1. Bessie (Lottie) Proffitt 1888–1968 m. Claude (L. Proffitt) Sr 1882–1965
  3. 3. John (S) Proffitt 1824–1825
  4. 4. Obadiah Proffitt 1829–1870
  5. 5. Gideon (Eli) Proffitt 1828–1905 m. Eliza Newton 1836–
    1. 1. Minnie (Laura) Proffitt 1862–1936 m. Thomas (Edwin) Coleman 1860–1929
      1. 1. Charles (Abner) Coleman 1894–

Ann Ryan's Timeline

7 Records

1797
24 Mar 1797
Birth of Ann Theany Ryan in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1797
24 March 1797
Birth of Ann Theany Ryan in Nelson, Virginia, United States
Nelson, Virginia, United States
1797
1797
Birth of Ann Theany Ryan in , Nelson, Virginia, USA
, Nelson, Virginia, USA
1816
2 Jan 1816
Age 19
Ann Theany Ryan was married in Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia
Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia
1860
14 May 1860
Age 63
Death of Ann Theany Ryan in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
1860
14 May 1860
Age 63
Death of Ann Theany Ryan in Nelson, Virginia
Nelson, Virginia
1877
1877
Age 80
Death of Ann Theany Ryan
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1797
    Event Place: Nelson, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: , Nelson, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1816
    Event Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1860
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1860
    Event Place: Nelson, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
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