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Colonel William Brinkley Sr. 1735–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Father: Peter Brinkley

Mother: Ann Eley

Spouse(s): Judith Jones

Children(s): Abraham Brinkley, Mary Brinkley, Eli Brinkley, John Brinkley, Sarah Brinkley, William 1812, Robert Brinkley

Colonel William Brinkley Sr. was born in 1735 in New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of Peter Brinkley And Ann Eliza Eley. Colonel William Brinkley Sr. married Fortuna Howell, Judith Amy Jones, and had children including Abraham Brinkley, Eli Brinkley, John Alexander Brinkley, Mary Brinkley, Robert Brinkley, Sarah Sally Brinkley, William Brinkley Jr War Of 1812. Colonel William Brinkley Sr. passed away in 1797 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel William Brinkley Sr. was born in 1735 in New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of Peter Brinkley And Ann Eliza Eley.
  • Colonel William Brinkley Sr. married Fortuna Howell, Judith Amy Jones, and had children including Abraham Brinkley, Eli Brinkley, John Alexander Brinkley, Mary Brinkley, Robert Brinkley, Sarah Sally Brinkley, William Brinkley Jr War Of 1812.
  • Colonel William Brinkley Sr. passed away in 1797 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

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Colonel Sr.'s Ancestors

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Colonel Sr.
1735–1797
Birth Place: New Kent, Virginia, USA
Parents
Peter Brinkley
1685–1749
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Ann (Eliza) Eley
1684–1710
Virginia
Grandparents
Jacob Brinkley
1664–1685
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Aaron
1665–
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
William Eley
1660–
Sarah Lowe
1670–1766
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Brinkley
1615–1681
Sarah Wyatt
1618–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lancelot Brinkley
1588–1662
Joane
1590–

Colonel Sr.'s Descendants

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Colonel (William Brinkley) Sr. (1735–1797) m. Judith (Amy) Jones (1735–1797)
  1. 1. Abraham Brinkley 1761–1851
  2. 2. Mary Brinkley 1770–1845
  3. 3. Eli Brinkley 1771–1797
  4. 4. John (Alexander) Brinkley 1759–1839
  5. 5. Sarah (Sally) Brinkley 1769–1841
  6. 6. William (Brinkley Jr, War of) 1812 1759–1820
  7. 7. Robert Brinkley 1758–1824

Colonel Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Colonel William Brinkley Sr. in New Kent, Virginia, USA
New Kent, Virginia, USA
1797
1797
Age 62
Death of Colonel William Brinkley Sr. in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: New Kent, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

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