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Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. 1699–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1699

Birth Location: Monks Creek, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 26 NOV 1778

Death Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Father: Major Interpreter

Mother: Mary JONES

Spouse(s): Martha Jones

Children(s): Elizabeth Wynne

Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. was born in 1699 in Monks Creek, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, the child of Major Joshua Wynne Indian Interpreter And Mary Margaret Jones. Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. married Martha Frances Reade Jones, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Wynne. Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. passed away in 1778 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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  • Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. was born in 1699 in Monks Creek, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, the child of Major Joshua Wynne Indian Interpreter And Mary Margaret Jones.
  • Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. married Martha Frances Reade Jones, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Wynne.
  • Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. passed away in 1778 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Colonel Sr.'s Ancestors

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Colonel Sr.
1699–1778
Birth Place: Monks Creek, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Parents
Major Joshua Wynne, Indian Interpreter
1663–1715
Charles City County, Virginia
Mary (Margaret) JONES
1668–1718
Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Col (Robert Wynne, Sr. Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgess) 1662-74
1622–1675
St Dunstan Canterbury, England
Margaret (Lewelyn Wood) Cruse
1637–1718
Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Gwynn
1593–1638
Mary Llewellyn
1616–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Sr.'s Descendants

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Colonel (William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne,) Sr. (1699–26 NOV 1778) m. Martha (Frances Reade) Jones (1707–1778)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wynne 1741–1777 m. Moses Echols 1728–
    1. 1. Drucilla Echols 1754– m. David Bates 1759–1809
      1. 1. John Bates 1792–1840 m. Sarah Bates 1784–1860
        1. 1. Hannah Bates 1806–1892 m. Cary Cotton 1802–1881

Colonel Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1699
1699
Birth of Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. in Monks Creek, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Monks Creek, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
1778
26 NOV 1778
Age 79
Death of Colonel William Minor, "The Quaker", "Explorer", Wynne, Sr. in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Monks Creek, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1778
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

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