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Capt. Hugh Barclay Paxton 1770–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Nov 1838

Death Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Father: THOMAS Paxton

Mother: Elizabeth Alexander

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In 1770, Capt. Hugh Barclay Paxton entered the world in North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Alexander Paxton And Elizabeth Pheobe Alexander. Capt. Hugh Barclay Paxton passed away in 1838 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Capt. Hugh Barclay Paxton entered the world in North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Alexander Paxton And Elizabeth Pheobe Alexander.
  • Capt. Hugh Barclay Paxton passed away in 1838 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Capt. Paxton's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Paxton
1770–1838
Birth Place: North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA
Parents
THOMAS Alexander Paxton
1761–1844
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Pheobe) Alexander
1694–1773
County Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Paxton) Sr
1700–1762
Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland
Elizabeth McClung
1724–1756
Coleraine, Antrim, Ireland
John (William (Curly John)) McClung
1645–1733
Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland
Sarah Gaylord
1652–1732
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS Paxton
1761–1844
Elizabeth Alexander
1694–1773
John Alexander
1645–1733
Sarah Gaylord
1652–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1700–1762
Elizabeth McClung
1724–1756
John McClung
1645–1733
Sarah Gaylord
1652–1732
Capt. Ship"
1626–1690
Elizabeth Hull
1625–1680

Capt. Paxton's Timeline

3 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Capt. Hugh Barclay Paxton in North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA
North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA
1777
16 Jan 1777
Age 7
Birth of Capt. Hugh Barclay Paxton in North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA
North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA
1838
04 Nov 1838
Age 68
Death of Capt. Hugh Barclay Paxton in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1777
    Event Place: North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: North River Buffalo Creek, Orange, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1838
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

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