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Delilah Delaney Sheffield 1770–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1770

Birth Location: Bulloch County, Georgia

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Ellabell, Bryan County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William Sheffield

Mother: Mary Abbott

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): Nancy Burnside, James Burnside, John Jr, Mary Slater, Edmund Burnsed, William (Burnsed), Cynthia Harvey

The story of Delilah Delaney Sheffield began in 1770 in Bulloch County, Georgia. Delilah Delaney Sheffield married John Burnside Sr, and had children including Cynthia Harvey, Edmund Burnsed, James M Burnside, John B Burnside Jr, Mary Slater, Nancy Burnside, William M Burnside Burnsed. Delilah Delaney Sheffield passed away in 1828 in Ellabell, Bryan County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Delilah Delaney Sheffield began in 1770 in Bulloch County, Georgia.
  • Delilah Delaney Sheffield married John Burnside Sr, and had children including Cynthia Harvey, Edmund Burnsed, James M Burnside, John B Burnside Jr, Mary Slater, Nancy Burnside, William M Burnside Burnsed.
  • Delilah Delaney Sheffield passed away in 1828 in Ellabell, Bryan County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Delilah Sheffield's Ancestors

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Delilah Sheffield
1770–1828
Birth Place: Bulloch County, Georgia
Parents
William Sheffield
1745–1826
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Mary Abbott
1750–1830
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Delilah Sheffield's Descendants

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Delilah (Delaney) Sheffield (1 Jun 1770–1828) m. John (Burnside) Sr (1760–Dec 1820)
  1. 1. Nancy Burnside 1798–1859 m. James (P Griffin (Indian War - 2nd Sgt) Sr.) CSA 1793–1860
    1. 1. William (Martin) Griffin 1815–1879 m. Civility Crews 1842–1868
      1. 1. Emizer ("Emma") Griffin 1861–1933 m. James Lane 1858–1921
        1. 1. Civility ("Sibbie") Lane 1881–1962 m. Richard (Gideon) Cox 1864–1945
        2. 2. James (Kyser) Lane 1889–
        3. 3. Lizzie Lane 1900–
  2. 2. James (M) Burnside 1803–1871
  3. 3. John (B. Burnside) Jr 1789–1860
  4. 4. Mary Slater 1788–1869
  5. 5. Edmund Burnsed 1798–1834
  6. 6. William (M. Burnside) (Burnsed) 1796–1863
  7. 7. Cynthia Harvey 1805–

Delilah Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1 Jun 1770
Birth of Delilah Delaney Sheffield in Bulloch County, Georgia
Bulloch County, Georgia
1828
1828
Age 58
Death of Delilah Delaney Sheffield in Bulloch, Georgia
Bulloch, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1770
    Event Place: Bulloch County, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Bulloch, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellabell, Bryan County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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