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David Wiley Major 1747–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Hopewell Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 10/17/1817

Death Location: Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Wiley

Mother: Margaret Wesley

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The story of David Wiley Major began in 1747 in Hopewell Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States. David Wiley Major passed away in 1817 in Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David Wiley Major began in 1747 in Hopewell Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • David Wiley Major passed away in 1817 in Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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David Major's Ancestors

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David Major
1747–1817
Birth Place: Hopewell Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
David Wiley
1717–1784
London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Mary) Wesley
1717–1792
London Grove Twp, County, Province of Pennsylvania, America
Grandparents
James (Renwick) Wylie
1697–1750
Ulster, Ireland
Abigail Lightfoot
1693–1767
Settle, Yorkshire, England
William Wesley
1689–1762
Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Dunkley
1693–1737
Milton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Allen Wiley\Wyly
1671–1748
Sarah Adams
1677–1706
Thomas Lightfoot
1645–1725
Margaret Lightfoot
1680–1732
William Wesley
1663–
Elizabeth Wesley
1670–
Thomas Dunkley
1661–1727
Anne Peasnoll
1665–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS Weilly
1606–1690
Mary Rudall
1653–1680
Sumner Adams
1635–1686
Thomas Dunkley
1625–1707
Alice 9xgg
1632–1706
Steven PEASNOLL
1628–1692
Dorothy Page
1652–

David Major's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of David Wiley Major in Hopewell Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Hopewell Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States
1817
10/17/1817
Age 70
Death of David Wiley Major in Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Hopewell Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10171817
    Event Place: Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

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