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Capt. William Cunningham 1595–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Dublin, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 5 Aug 1643

Death Location: York, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Cunningham

Mother: Nancy Blessington

Spouse(s): Sarah Bell

Children(s): Mary Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, William Cunningham, Jonathan Cunningham, Nehemiah Cunningham

Capt. William Cunningham was born in 1595 in Dublin, Cork, Ireland, the child of Joseph Cunningham And Nancy Blessington. Capt. William Cunningham married Sarah Nancy Bell, and had children including Archibald Cunningham, Jonathan Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Nehemiah Cunningham, William Cunningham. Capt. William Cunningham passed away in 1643 in York, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. William Cunningham was born in 1595 in Dublin, Cork, Ireland, the child of Joseph Cunningham And Nancy Blessington.
  • Capt. William Cunningham married Sarah Nancy Bell, and had children including Archibald Cunningham, Jonathan Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Nehemiah Cunningham, William Cunningham.
  • Capt. William Cunningham passed away in 1643 in York, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Cunningham
1568–1637
Birth Location: Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
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Nancy Blessington
1573–1640
Birth Location: Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
NB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Bell
1597–1640
Birth Location: Largo, Fife, Scotland
SB

Children(s)

Mary Cunningham
1623–1676
Birth Location: England
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Mary Cunningham
1635–1676
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MC
Archibald Cunningham
1620–1663
Birth Location: Dublin, Fingal, Ireland
AC
William Cunningham
1637–1684
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
WC
Jonathan Cunningham
1631–1665
Birth Location: Dublin, Fingal, Ireland
JC
Nehemiah Cunningham
1618–1690
Birth Location: Dublin, Fingal, Ireland
NC

Capt. Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Cunningham
1595–1643
Birth Place: Dublin, Cork, Ireland
Parents
Joseph Cunningham
1568–1637
Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
Nancy Blessington
1573–1640
Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Cunningham
1498–1579
Kilmaurs, Ayr, Scotland
Mary (Robinson) Douglas
1503–1579
Kilmaurs, Ayr, Scotland
Michael (Robert) Blessington
1550–
Sarah Wallace
1531–1631
,Leinster,Dublin,Ireland
Great-Grandparents
George Robinson
1460–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dorothy Lawrence
1430–1520

Capt. Cunningham's Descendants

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Capt. (William) Cunningham (1595–5 Aug 1643) m. Sarah (Nancy) Bell (1597–1640)
  1. 1. Mary Cunningham 1623–1676 m. Edward Row 1619–1676
    1. 1. Elizabeth Row 1639–1719 m. Richard Gissage 1642–1709
      1. 1. Richard Gissage 1678–1703 m. Sarah (Ellis) Shelton 1678–1733
        1. 1. Christian (Anderson) Gissage 1702–1778 m. John (P) Poindexter 1696–1753
        2. 2. Mary Gissedge 1681–1714
        3. 3. Ralph Skelton 1698–1733
        4. 4. Ralph (Shelton Gorschuch) Gissage 1698–1733
        5. 5. Mary Gissage 1703–
        6. 6. Sarah Gassage 1703–
        7. 7. Ralph (Gissage) Shelton 1698–1743
      2. 2. Nathaneel Gissage –1636
    2. 2. Mary Roe 1664–1725
    3. 3. Elizabeth Roe 1639–1721
  2. 2. Mary Cunningham 1635–1676
  3. 3. Archibald Cunningham 1620–1663
  4. 4. William Cunningham 1637–1684
  5. 5. Jonathan Cunningham 1631–1665
  6. 6. Nehemiah Cunningham 1618–1690

Capt. Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Capt. William Cunningham in Dublin, Cork, Ireland
Dublin, Cork, Ireland
1643
5 Aug 1643
Age 48
Death of Capt. William Cunningham in York, Virginia, USA
York, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Dublin, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1643
    Event Place: York, Virginia, USA
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