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Clara "Clarissy" Bruce 1786 – 1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1786

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 June 1833

Death Location: Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Fordyce

Mother: Elizabeth Clay

Spouse(s): Abijah Withers

Children(s): Elizabeth Mason, William Withers

The story of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce began in 1786 in Virginia, Virginia, USA. Clara "Clarissy" Bruce married Abijah Withers, and had children including Elizabeth Bruce Mason, William Withers. Clara "Clarissy" Bruce passed away in 1833 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce began in 1786 in Virginia, Virginia, USA.
  • Clara "Clarissy" Bruce married Abijah Withers, and had children including Elizabeth Bruce Mason, William Withers.
  • Clara "Clarissy" Bruce passed away in 1833 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fordyce
1748 – 1827
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Clay
1750 – 1832
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co, Colony, or else
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Spouses(s)

Abijah Withers
1783 – 1823
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Mason
1815 – 1898
Birth Location: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
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William Withers
1819 – 1908
Birth Location: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Clara Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Clara Bruce
1786 – 1833
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Sr. III. Bruce of Fordyce
1748 – 1827
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Povall) Clay
1750 – 1832
Lunenburg Co, Colony, or else
Grandparents
John (Robert) Bruce
1722 – 1789
Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Jones
1720 –
Pennsylvania , USA
Henry (J Clay (War of 1812, Revolutionary) War)
1736 – 1820
Cumberland Co, VA
Rachel ("Polly") Povall
1739 – 1820
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
Henry CLAY
1711 – 1764
Lucy GREEN
1717 – 1764
Richard Povall
1710 – 1771
Tabitha Hudspeth
1723 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1660 – 1725
Mary Christian
1665 – 1725
Hugh Parrell
1668 – 1748
Ann Calvert
1674 – 1746
Charles Clay
1675 – 1765
Sarah Nichols
1675 – 1754
John War)
1684 – 1766
Elizabeth Woodson
1690 – 1766
George Hudspeth
1690 – 1747
Elizabeth Hudspeth
1695 – 1737

Clara Bruce's Descendants

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Clara ("Clarissy") Bruce (1 April 1786 – 30 June 1833) m. Abijah Withers (27 November 1783 – 1823)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Bruce) Mason (27 May 1815 – 5 April 1898)
  2. 2. William Withers (27 October 1819 – June 1908)

Clara Bruce's Timeline

13 Records

1786
1 April 1786
Birth of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
1786
1 April 1786
Birth of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1786
1 Apr 1786
Birth of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
1786
1 April 1786
Birth of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1786
1 April 1786
Birth of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1786
1 April 1786
Birth of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1786
1 April 1786
Birth of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1833
20 June 1833
Age 47
Death of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
1833
30 June 1833
Age 47
Death of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
1833
20 June 1833
Age 47
Death of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
1833
20 Jun 1833
Age 47
Death of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Standford Township, Lincoln Co., Kentucky
Standford Township, Lincoln Co., Kentucky
1833
20 June 1833
Age 47
Death of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Standford Township, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Standford Township, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
1833
30 June 1833
Age 47
Death of Clara "Clarissy" Bruce in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1786
    Event Place: Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
    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: 1 April 1786
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1786
    Event Place: Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1786
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1786
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1786
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1786
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1833
    Event Place: Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1833
    Event Place: Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1833
    Event Place: Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1833
    Event Place: Standford Township, Lincoln Co., Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1833
    Event Place: Standford Township, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1833
    Event Place: Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Point Leavell, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
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