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Daniel Wilkes 1765–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Patience Crenshaw

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Craig

Children(s): Elizabeth Wilkes

Daniel Wilkes was born in 1765 in Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wilkes Jr And Patience Crenshaw. Daniel Wilkes married Elizabeth Craig, and had children including Elizabeth R Wilkes. Daniel Wilkes passed away in 1823 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Daniel Wilkes was born in 1765 in Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wilkes Jr And Patience Crenshaw.
  • Daniel Wilkes married Elizabeth Craig, and had children including Elizabeth R Wilkes.
  • Daniel Wilkes passed away in 1823 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1730–1800
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
JJ
Patience Crenshaw
1730–1811
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Craig
1772–1832
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Wilkes
1798–1860
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, USA
EW

Daniel Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Wilkes
1765–1823
Birth Place: Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Wilkes Jr
1730–1800
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Patience Crenshaw
1730–1811
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Wilkes) Sr
1710–1778
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America
Jane Snead
1712–1805
Lunenberg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wilkes
1677–1734
Elizabeth Wynne
1692–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilkes
1634–1686
Elizabeth Hussey
1637–1703
Richard 1670
1670–1720
Phoebe Wynn
1672–1720

Daniel Wilkes's Descendants

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Daniel Wilkes (1765–1823) m. Elizabeth Craig (1772–1832)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (R) Wilkes 1798–1860 m. James (A) Gunn 1785–1849
    1. 1. Elisha Gunn 1812–1872 m. Matilda Duncan 1816–1870
      1. 1. Melissa (Melzora) Gunn 1854–1940 m. John (Mcdaniel) Akens 1850–1894
        1. 1. Pernecia (Clementine) Akens 1876–1967 m. William (Lee) Black 1870–1918
        2. 2. John (Thaniel) Akens 1878–1974 m. Ruth (J.) Burrough 1885–1977 m. Carrie Wilson 1916–
        3. 3. Julia (T) Aken 1881–1970 m. Robert (H) Wherry 1875–1953
        4. 4. William (E) Aken 1888–1965 m. Ida (G) Edmondson 1892–1973
        5. 5. Ira (Victor) Akens 1891–1956 m. Muriel (Elizabeth) Noland 1922–1991
        6. 6. Anna (Deborah) Akens 1893–1989 m. John (Murphy) Smith 1891–1924 m. Charles (C. Charley) Jennings 1893–1959
        7. 7. Zada (Ida) Akens 1875–1958 m. William (Thomas) Smith 1870–1918
        8. 8. Malissie Akens 1877–
        9. 9. Melissa (McDonald "Dee") Akens 1894–1981 m. James (William) Richey 1891–1970
        10. 10. Lanora ('Nora' Lee) Aken 1881–1972 m. Garrett (Gibson) Cash 1875–1967
      2. 2. Martha (J) Gunn 1845–
      3. 3. Elisha (D) Gunn 1850–
      4. 4. Nathan (H) Gunn 1853–1907
      5. 5. Clarinda (C) Gunn 1859–1940
      6. 6. James Gunn 1836–
      7. 7. Pamela (J) Gunn 1841–
      8. 8. George (S) Gunn 1842–1870
      9. 9. Mary (A) Gunn 1842–1870
      10. 10. Elisabeth (L) Gunn 1847–
      11. 11. Benedict Gunn 1849–1860
    2. 2. Nathaniel (Skinner) Gunn 1834–1909
    3. 3. Thomas Gunn 1827–1831
    4. 4. Jesse Gunn 1831–1854
    5. 5. Eliza Gunn 1836–
    6. 6. James (Nathan) Gunn 1824–1873
    7. 7. Thomas Gunn 1827–1853

Daniel Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Daniel Wilkes in Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
1823
1823
Age 58
Death of Daniel Wilkes in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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