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David Melville 1742–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1742

Birth Location: Newport, Newport, RI, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1804

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: David Melvill

Mother: Lydia West

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thurston

Children(s): Samuel Melville, Lydia Melville, David Melville, David II, Mary Melvill, Elizabeth Melville, Eunice Melville, Avis Melville

David Melville was born in 1742 in Newport, Newport, RI, USA, the child of David Melvill And Lydia West. David Melville married Elizabeth Thurston, and had children including Avis Melville, David Melville, David Melville Ii, Elizabeth Melville, Eunice Thurston Melville, Lydia Melville, Mary Polly Melvill, Samuel Thurston Melville. David Melville passed away in 1804 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • David Melville was born in 1742 in Newport, Newport, RI, USA, the child of David Melvill And Lydia West.
  • David Melville married Elizabeth Thurston, and had children including Avis Melville, David Melville, David Melville Ii, Elizabeth Melville, Eunice Thurston Melville, Lydia Melville, Mary Polly Melvill, Samuel Thurston Melville.
  • David Melville passed away in 1804 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Melvill
1704–1752
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Lydia West
1718–1752
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thurston
1749–1803
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Melville
1771–1792
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Lydia Melville
1769–1843
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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David Melville
1770–1773
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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David II
1773–1856
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Mary Melvill
1775–1794
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
MM
Elizabeth Melville
1777–1840
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
EM
Eunice Melville
1781–1819
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Avis Melville
1786–1792
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
AM

David Melville's Ancestors

Self
David Melville
1742–1804
Birth Place: Newport, Newport, RI, USA
Parents
David Melvill
1704–1752
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Lydia West
1718–1752
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (West) Dr.
1687–1728
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Presbury
1694–1729
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Presbury
1672–1730
Deborah Skiffe
1668–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Skiffe
1641–1710
Lydia Snow
1645–1711

David Melville's Descendants

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David Melville (5 Nov 1742–13 Dec 1804) m. Elizabeth Thurston (10 Feb 1749–1 Dec 1803)
  1. 1. Samuel (Thurston) Melville 1771–1792
  2. 2. Lydia Melville 1769–1843 m. Thomas Miles 1768–1806
    1. 1. Thomas (Richmond) Miles 1806–1885
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Melville) Miles 1800–1851
  3. 3. David Melville 1770–1773
  4. 4. David (Melville) II 1773–1856 m. Patience (S) Sherman 1791–1880
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Thurston) Melville 1813–1893
    2. 2. Henrietta (Easton) Melville 1815–1885
    3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Melville 1818–1838
    4. 4. Sarah (Matilda) Melville 1820–1897
    5. 5. Capt. (Benjamin Sherman) Melville 1822–
    6. 6. George (Washington Tew Melville) Capt. 1826–1900
    7. 7. Samuel (Thurston Melville) Capt. 1824–1896
  5. 5. Mary ((Polly)) Melvill 1775–1794
  6. 6. Elizabeth Melville 1777–1840 m. Robert (M) Townsend 1772–1854
    1. 1. Jane Townsend 1811–
  7. 7. Eunice (Thurston) Melville 1781–1819
  8. 8. Avis Melville 1786–1792

David Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1742
5 Nov 1742
Birth of David Melville in Newport, Newport, RI, USA
Newport, Newport, RI, USA
1804
13 Dec 1804
Age 62
Death of David Melville in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1742
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, RI, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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