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Capt Stephen Austin 1755–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 November 1755

Birth Location: Halifax, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Walnut Grove, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Lt Jr

Mother: Mary McBee

Spouse(s): Dorcas Pinson

Children(s): John Austin

Capt Stephen Austin was born in 1755 in Halifax, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Lt Gen John Champness Austin Jr And Mary Crenshaw Mcbee. Capt Stephen Austin married Dorcas Pinson, and had children including John Austin. Capt Stephen Austin passed away in 1850 in Walnut Grove, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt Stephen Austin was born in 1755 in Halifax, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Lt Gen John Champness Austin Jr And Mary Crenshaw Mcbee.
  • Capt Stephen Austin married Dorcas Pinson, and had children including John Austin.
  • Capt Stephen Austin passed away in 1850 in Walnut Grove, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Austin's Ancestors

Self
Capt Austin
1755–1850
Birth Place: Halifax, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lt Gen John Champness Austin Jr
1726–1815
James City County, Cornwall Parish, VA
Mary (Crenshaw) McBee
1725–1815
Halifax, King George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Champness Austin) Sr
1701–1760
Pembury, Kent, England
Hanna (Honor) Love
1702–1778
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James III
1669–1698
Alice Wheeler
1667–1701
Alexander Love
1690–1773
Elishe Bayse
1687–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James II
1641–1699
Alice Waller
1645–1699
James Wheeler
1656–1684
Elizabeth Theobald
1652–1682
Sir Love
1681–1773
Lady Osterman
1681–1768
Edmond Bayse
1645–1724
Elizabeth Taylor
1656–1714

Capt Austin's Descendants

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Capt (Stephen) Austin (4 November 1755–1850) m. Dorcas Pinson (1757–12 April 1836)
  1. 1. John Austin 1789–1872 m. Martha Young 1791–1875
    1. 1. Jesse (Young) Austin 1819–1889 m. Harriet Faires 1824–1908
      1. 1. John (Leonadous) Austin 1849–1911 m. Mary (Lassaphine "Lassie") Threet 1855–1942
        1. 1. James (E) Austin 1874–1934 m. Dovie Pouncey 1874–1926

Capt Austin's Timeline

2 Records

1755
4 November 1755
Birth of Capt Stephen Austin in Halifax, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 95
Death of Capt Stephen Austin in Savanah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Savanah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 November 1755
    Event Place: Halifax, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Savanah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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