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Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather 1777–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 22 Jun 1824

Death Location: Sumner, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jesse Saunders

Mother: Ann Yancey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Salmon

Children(s): Jesse Sanders, Asa Sanders, James Sanders, John Sanders, Nathan Sanders, Richard Sanders, Samuel Sanders

The story of Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather began in 1777 in Granville, North Carolina, United States. Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather married Elizabeth Salmon, Levisa Bowen, and had children including Asa Sanders, James Sanders, Jesse F Sanders, John L Sanders, Nathan Allen Sanders, Richard Sanders, Samuel Sanders. Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather passed away in 1824 in Sumner, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather began in 1777 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.
  • Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather married Elizabeth Salmon, Levisa Bowen, and had children including Asa Sanders, James Sanders, Jesse F Sanders, John L Sanders, Nathan Allen Sanders, Richard Sanders, Samuel Sanders.
  • Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather passed away in 1824 in Sumner, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Saunders
1743–1792
Birth Location: Wicomico Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Ann Yancey
1748–1787
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Salmon
1780–1821
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Jesse Sanders
1799–1889
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Asa Sanders
1805–1840
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
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James Sanders
1803–
Birth Location: –
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John Sanders
1817–1864
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
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Nathan Sanders
1819–1898
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
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Richard Sanders
1821–
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Sanders
1800–
Birth Location: –
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Colonel Grandfather's Ancestors

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Colonel Grandfather
1777–1824
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jesse Hyde Saunders
1743–1792
Wicomico Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Ann Yancey
1748–1787
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Grandfather's Descendants

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Colonel (James Yancey Saunders 5th Great) Grandfather (1777–22 Jun 1824) m. Elizabeth Salmon (1780–1821)
  1. 1. Jesse (F.) Sanders 1799–1889 m. Sarah Osteen 1804–1844
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) SANDERS 1826–1909 m. Oliver Barnes 1824–1896
      1. 1. C (A) Hogan 1845–1915 m. Rufus (Berry) Parrott 1833–1915
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Hogan 1871–1939 m. William (Travis) Patterson 1862–1945
        2. 2. George (W.) Worley 1874–
        3. 3. Oliver (F.) Worley 1875–
        4. 4. Adda (L. A.) Worley 1878–
        5. 5. Carroll (B) Worley 1880–
      2. 2. John (Wesley) Barnes 1868–1951
      3. 3. Caroline Honeycutt 1855–1918
      4. 4. Samuel (Newton) Barnes 1854–1902
      5. 5. William (Elijah) Barnes 1847–1934
      6. 6. James (Oliver) Barnes 1851–1889
      7. 7. Nancy (Ellen) Summers 1850–1922
      8. 8. Mary (Jane) Cox 1849–1932
      9. 9. Marcus (Carroll) Barnes 1860–1926
      10. 10. Catharine Barnes 1858–
      11. 11. Josephene Barnes 1862–
  2. 2. Asa Sanders 1805–1840
  3. 3. James Sanders 1803–
  4. 4. John (L) Sanders 1817–1864
  5. 5. Nathan (Allen) Sanders 1819–1898
  6. 6. Richard Sanders 1821–
  7. 7. Samuel Sanders 1800–

Colonel Grandfather's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1824
22 Jun 1824
Age 47
Death of Colonel James Yancey Saunders 5th Great Grandfather in Sumner, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Sumner, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1824
    Event Place: Sumner, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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