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Charles Perry Bruce 1755 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1843

Death Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Father: George Bruce

Mother: Rachel Littler

Spouse(s): Anna Gray

Children(s): Robert Bruce, Martha Bruce, Charles Bruce, John Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Elizabeth BRUCE

Charles Perry Bruce was born in 1755 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of George Gordon Bruce and Rachel 'Sarah' Littler. Charles Perry Bruce married Anna Hargis Gray, and had children including Robert James Bruce, Martha Bruce, Charles Perry Bruce, John Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Elizabeth Ann BRUCE. Charles Perry Bruce passed away in 1843 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Charles Perry Bruce was born in 1755 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of George Gordon Bruce and Rachel 'Sarah' Littler.
  • Charles Perry Bruce married Anna Hargis Gray, and had children including Robert James Bruce, Martha Bruce, Charles Perry Bruce, John Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Elizabeth Ann BRUCE.
  • Charles Perry Bruce passed away in 1843 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bruce
1722 – 1797
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Rachel Littler
1731 – 1821
Birth Location: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Anna Gray
1755 – 1819
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland
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Children(s)

Robert Bruce
1783 – 1860
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Martha Bruce
1784 – 1850
Birth Location: –
MB
Charles Bruce
1790 – 1872
Birth Location: Hart, Georgia, United States
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John Bruce
1794 – 1869
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JB
Thomas Bruce
1799 – 1877
Birth Location: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth BRUCE
1806 – 1843
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Charles Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Charles Bruce
1755 – 1843
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
George Gordon Bruce
1722 – 1797
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Rachel ('Sarah') Littler
1731 – 1821
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John (Robert) Bruce
1690 – 1748
Portsoy, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sarah (Caroline) Parrell
1690 – 1748
Aberdeen City, Scotland
John (Minshall) Littler
1708 – 1748
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Ross
1706 – 1771
New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1660 – 1725
Mary Christian
1665 – 1725
Hugh Parrell
1668 – 1748
Ann Calvert
1674 – 1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Longside
1634 – 1703
Lady Bruce
1638 – 1701
Edward Aberdeenshire
1645 – 1725
Lady Wattleworth
1645 – 1725
Sir Scotland
1648 – 1732
Violet Flowers
1646 – 1730
John Calvert
1648 – 1699
Mary Gosling
1640 – 1717

Charles Bruce's Descendants

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Charles (Perry) Bruce (1755 – 1843) m. Anna (Hargis) Gray (1755 – 02 Oct 1819)
  1. 1. Robert (James) Bruce (19 Jul 1783 – 11 Feb 1860) m. Susanah ("Susan" Majors) Sloan (19 May 1787 – 9 Nov 1849)
    1. 1. Robert (T.) Bruce (Abt. 1800 – Abt. 1830) m. Frances (R) Word (01 Feb 1802 – 03 May 1900)
      1. 1. John (William) Bruce (1824 – 22 Jan 1863)
      2. 2. James (BF) Bruce (1827 – 1910)
      3. 3. Rosalie (Turpin) Bruce (31 Jan 1827 – 02 Aug 1887)
      4. 4. Robert (Word) Bruce (1828 – 1863)
    2. 2. Mary Bruce (1809 – Aft. 1947)
    3. 3. Nancy Bruce (11 August 1810 – 21 March 1862)
    4. 4. James (Madison) Bruce (13 Oct 1811 – 28 Jul 1883) m. Elizabeth ("Bettie" F.) Franks (24 Dec 1821 – 11 Nov 1884)
      1. 1. Charles (A) Bruce (15 Apr 1840 – 17 Jan 1901) m. Vesta (Louise) Whitworth (07 Jul 1846 – 03 Jul 1934)
        1. 1. Nancy (Ellen) Bruce (Oct 1861 – 4 Jun 1949)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Van Dorah) Bruce (16 Oct 1864 – 1893)
        3. 3. James (Robert) Bruce (26 May 1866 – 3 Sep 1948)
        4. 4. Charles (Thomas) Bruce (14 Jun 1868 – 11 Nov 1959)
      2. 2. Robert Bruce (19 Dec 1841 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth "Eliza") Bruce (15 Mar 1842 – 28 Jul 1913) m. George (Winston) Whitworth (10 Jan 1835 – 28 May 1913)
        1. 1. James (Matthew) Whitworth (17 Nov 1868 – 29 Jul 1902)
        2. 2. John (Winston) Whitworth (1871 – 21 Mar 1963)
        3. 3. Lola (A) Whitworth (27 Apr 1874 – )
        4. 4. Harriet (Elizabeth) Whitworth (Aug 1883 – 21 Mar 1963)
        5. 5. Samuel (Holland) Whitworth (8 Dec 1887 – 10 Dec 1903)
      4. 4. Meriman (A) Bruce (10 Oct 1844 – )
      5. 5. Sara (Elizabeth "Eliza") Bruce (3 Nov 1846 – 15 Aug 1872)
      6. 6. Thomas (Benjamin) Bruce (26 Apr 1848 – 30 Mar 1924)
      7. 7. Susan (Cassann) Bruce (29 Sep 1849 – 28 Apr 1924)
      8. 8. Harriett (Meriman) Bruce (30 May 1851 – 1859)
      9. 9. Mary (Catherine) Bruce (15 May 1855 – 1898)
      10. 10. Ruth ("Ruthie" P.) Bruce (29 Aug 1855 – 01 Mar 1944)
      11. 11. David (Sloan) Bruce (15 NOV 1857 – 15 November 1911) m. Nella ("Nettie" E) Harrison (19 Apr 1853 – 03 Jun 1937)
        1. 1. Warren (Terrell) Bruce (19 Apr 1877 – 03 Jun 1947)
        2. 2. Sidney (Byron) Bruce (11 Nov 1877 – 23 Aug 1981)
        3. 3. Sidney (Johnson) Bruce (13 Dec 1879 – 16 Jul 1947)
        4. 4. Nancy (Anna) Bruce (28 Dec 1880 – 08 Dec 1963)
        5. 5. Mollie (Lucinda) Bruce (30 Mar 1883 – 06 Aug 1965)
        6. 6. Mary (L) Bruce (23 Mar 1884 – 16 Nov 1957)
        7. 7. William (Clark) Bruce (18 Apr 1885 – 28 Jun 1944)
        8. 8. Andrew (Maurice) Bruce (21 Sep 1888 – 21 Nov 1948)
        9. 9. Arcaster (Jones) Bruce (18 Apr 1892 – 13 Sep 1960)
        10. 10. Thomas (Crayton) Bruce (13 Feb 1895 – 31 Jan 1954)
        11. 11. Dora (Alma) Bruce (13 Dec 1899 – 11 Apr 1984)
      12. 12. Spencer (Jackson) Bruce m. Emma Elliott
    5. 5. Susan (C) Bruce (1812 – 10 Sep 1852)
    6. 6. Ruth (Perry (Stribling) Bruce) + (16 Jun 1813 – 11 November 1902)
    7. 7. Charles (A) Bruce (1815 – 1837)
    8. 8. David (Sloan) Bruce (30 Mar 1819 – 11 Dec 1852) m. Martha (Minerva) Crawford-Bruce (31 Dec 1823 – 20 October 1891)
      1. 1. Susan (M. (of 1847) Bruce) + (abt 1847 – )
      2. 2. William (Robert) Bruce (abt 1849 – 24 Aug 1935)
      3. 3. David (Sloan (of 1851) Bruce) + (10 Feb 1851 – 6 Sep 1935)
    9. 9. Martha (Ann) Bruce (17 Oct 1823 – 9 January 1894)
    10. 10. Catherine (Rebecca) Bruce (1826 – April 1870)
    11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Bruce (1825 – 12 Jul 1864) m. Lucinda (Catherine) Blankenship (abt 1833 – 1880)
      1. 1. William (Robert) Bruce (March 1856 – 12 April 1930)
      2. 2. William (Ross) Bruce (8 October 1856 – 14 Apr 1936) m. Mathilda Huston (16 September 1862 – 14 August 1933)
        1. 1. William (Ross) Bruce (30 October 1880 – 19 April 1958)
        2. 2. Purl (R) Bruce (abt 1884 – 25 Jul 1967)
        3. 3. Ralph (Raymond) Bruce (19 Apr 1895 – 7 July 1961)
        4. 4. Alexander (M) Bruce (abt 1899 – )
        5. 5. Blanche (S Bruce) Akers (abt 1900 – )
        6. 6. Myrtle Bruce (16 August 1903 – 28 August 1905)
      3. 3. Perry (Underwood) Bruce (1859 – 14 Jan 1922)
    12. 12. Elizabeth Bruce (1827 – )
    13. 13. Benjamin (F) Bruce (1814 – ABT 1872)
  2. 2. Martha Bruce (1784 – Before 1850)
  3. 3. Charles (Perry) Bruce (12 Sep 1790 – 1 Oct 1872) m. Emily ("Elity" Anne) Coffin (17 August 1815 – 21 Jan 1875)
    1. 1. Caroline (Matilda) Bruce (18 Jul 1821 – 24 July 1893)
    2. 2. Rev (Charles Perry) Bruce (26 May 1823 – 16 December 1876)
    3. 3. James (Raford) Bruce (17 Mar 1825 – 26 Aug 1908)
    4. 4. Harriet (Newell) Bruce (12 October 1830 – 7 November 1887)
    5. 5. Everett (C) Bruce (1843 – )
    6. 6. Lydia (Frances "Fannie") Bruce (abt 1845 – )
    7. 7. Hezekiah (Daniel "Kiah") Bruce (9 Oct 1846 – 12 Dec 1929) m. Winnie (B) McWhorter (June 1845 – 11 Nov 1915)
      1. 1. William (Curtis) Bruce (13 Feb 1869 – 17 Jul 1941)
      2. 2. Carrie (V) Bruce (4 Aug 1869 – 25 Mar 1884)
      3. 3. Emily ("Effie") Bruce (abt 1873 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (Scott) Bruce (31 Dec 1876 – 28 Mar 1951)
      5. 5. Charles (Ellis) Bruce (14 Aug 1879 – 20 Jul 1949)
    8. 8. Abraham (Coffin) Bruce (14 Nov 1848 – 31 Mar 1932)
    9. 9. Laura (Jane) Bruce (1853 – Bet. 1867–1947)
    10. 10. Thomas (Scott) Bruce (30 Aug 1857 – 18 Jan 1927) m. Alice (Margaret) Earp (06 Aug 1861 – 11 Jun 1941)
      1. 1. Thomas (Zearl) Bruce (17 Aug 1883 – 18 Jan 1955)
      2. 2. Ruby (Geraldine) Bruce (4 Oct 1884 – 10 May 1980)
      3. 3. Beryl Bruce (2 Jul 1892 – 10 Jan 1971)
      4. 4. Opal Bruce (10 Mar 1896 – 30 Mar 1975)
      5. 5. Audry Bruce
    11. 11. Handy (Harris) Bruce (1818 – Aft. 1870)
    12. 12. Mary (Ann) Bruce (1819 – 22 Mar 1853)
    13. 13. Samuel (Gray) Bruce (17 Mar 1833 – 28 Jul 1884)
  4. 4. John Bruce (1794 – 16 Jul 1869)
  5. 5. Thomas Bruce (08 Aug 1799 – 13 Aug 1877)
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) BRUCE (14 Aug 1806 – 11 Jun 1843) m. James Steele (25 Apr 1799 – 19 Feb 1876)
    1. 1. James (B) Steele (1822 – 1858)
    2. 2. Henry Steele (Jan 1823 – 6 Jul 1900)
    3. 3. Esther (Love) Steele (9 Mar 1826 – 10 Jul 1887)
    4. 4. Martha (Jane) Steele (19 Apr 1829 – 8 Jul 1896)
    5. 5. James (Thomas) Steele (22 Aug 1832 – )
    6. 6. Capt. (Robert E) Steele (7 May 1835 – 23 Jan 1919)
    7. 7. Martha (Ann) Steele (23 Jun 1838 – 3 Oct 1896)
    8. 8. William (Love) Steele (13 Oct 1840 – 17 May 1923)
    9. 9. Charles (S) Steele (May 1843 – 18 Jun 1923)

Charles Bruce's Timeline

9 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Charles Perry Bruce in Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
1755
1755
Birth of Charles Perry Bruce in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1755
1755
Birth of Charles Perry Bruce in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1755
1755
Birth of Charles Perry Bruce in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 55
Charles Perry Bruce resided here in Pendleton, South Carolina, USA
Pendleton, South Carolina, USA
1843
1843
Age 88
Death of Charles Perry Bruce in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
1843
1843
Age 88
Death of Charles Perry Bruce in Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1843
1843
Age 88
Death of Charles Perry Bruce in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1843
1843
Age 88
Death of Charles Perry Bruce in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Pendleton, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Pendleton, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 238; Image: Scm252_61-0276; FHL Roll: 0181420

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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