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Col. William Lynn 1734–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Pohtacong Valley, Warren, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 05 Mar 1781

Death Location: Lynns Station, Bear Grass, Jefferson, Kentucky

Father: Thomas Lynn

Mother: Rachel Crow

Spouse(s): Letitia Young

Children(s): Jenny Linn

Col. William Lynn was born in 1734 in Pohtacong Valley, Warren, New Jersey, United States, the child of Thomas Andrew Lynn And Rachel Lynn Crow. Col. William Lynn married Letitia Theodosia Young, and had children including Jenny Linn. Col. William Lynn passed away in 1781 in Lynns Station, Bear Grass, Jefferson, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Col. William Lynn was born in 1734 in Pohtacong Valley, Warren, New Jersey, United States, the child of Thomas Andrew Lynn And Rachel Lynn Crow.
  • Col. William Lynn married Letitia Theodosia Young, and had children including Jenny Linn.
  • Col. William Lynn passed away in 1781 in Lynns Station, Bear Grass, Jefferson, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lynn
1701–1800
Birth Location: Carncastle, Antrim, Northern Ireland
TL
Rachel Crow
1704–1750
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland, Uk
RC

Spouses(s)

Letitia Young
1730–1779
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Jenny Linn
1762–1794
Birth Location: Maryland
JL

Col. Lynn's Ancestors

Self
Col. Lynn
1734–1781
Birth Place: Pohtacong Valley, Warren, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Thomas Andrew Lynn
1701–1800
Carncastle, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Rachel (Lynn) Crow
1704–1750
Antrim, Northern Ireland, Uk
Grandparents
Thomas (Andrew) Linn
1671–1710
Carncastle Parish, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret Cameron
1693–1769
Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Lynn
1640–1727
Margaret Patton
1655–1727
Donald Cameron
1641–1718
Mary Monro
1642–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cameron
1629–1719
Isabel MacLean
1620–1718

Col. Lynn's Descendants

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Col. (William) Lynn (1734–05 Mar 1781) m. Letitia (Theodosia) Young (1730–1779)
  1. 1. Jenny Linn 1762–1794 m. Isaac Elledge 1740–1794
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Elledge 1775–1811 m. Thomas Bradburn 1760–1821
      1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Bradburn 1807–1880 m. Evie (Jane) Hughey 1813–1913
        1. 1. David (Frank) Bradburn 1838–1927 m. Nancy (Anna) Green 1848–1904

Col. Lynn's Timeline

2 Records

1734
1734
Birth of Col. William Lynn in Pohtacong Valley, Warren, New Jersey, United States
Pohtacong Valley, Warren, New Jersey, United States
1781
05 Mar 1781
Age 47
Death of Col. William Lynn in Lynns Station, Bear Grass, Jefferson, Kentucky
Lynns Station, Bear Grass, Jefferson, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Pohtacong Valley, Warren, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1781
    Event Place: Lynns Station, Bear Grass, Jefferson, Kentucky
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