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Dorcas Ray READ 1738–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 February 1808

Death Location: Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA

Father: Harmon Read

Mother: Mary Pendry

Spouse(s): Mordecai MOBBERLY\MOBLEY

Children(s): Elisabeth Mobley

The story of Dorcas Ray READ began in 1738 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. Dorcas Ray READ married Mordecai Mobberly Mobley, and had children including Elisabeth Betsey Mobley. Dorcas Ray READ passed away in 1808 in Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Ray READ began in 1738 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Dorcas Ray READ married Mordecai Mobberly Mobley, and had children including Elisabeth Betsey Mobley.
  • Dorcas Ray READ passed away in 1808 in Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harmon Read
1698–1767
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
HR
Mary Pendry
1719–1781
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Mordecai MOBBERLY\MOBLEY
1714–1792
Birth Location: Queen Anne, Prince George, Maryland, USA
MM

Children(s)

Elisabeth Mobley
1781–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
EM

Dorcas READ's Ancestors

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Dorcas READ
1738–1808
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Harmon Read
1698–1767
Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Mary (E) Pendry
1719–1781
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Read
1660–1731
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Bernard) Gwyn
1665–1731
Gwynn's Island, Colonial Virginia, Virginia, USA
Aaron PENDRY
1698–1752
Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Caroline (Harriet) Elizabeth
1700–
Richards Castle, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas READ's Descendants

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Dorcas (Ray) READ (1738–22 February 1808) m. Mordecai MOBBERLY\MOBLEY (1714–December 1792)
  1. 1. Elisabeth ((Betsey)) Mobley 1781–1850 m. Allen Mobley 1771–1851
    1. 1. J. (Stephen Mobley) ** 1812–1865
      1. 1. Mary (A.) Pratt 1841–1900 m. Thomas (E.) Bussell 1831–1894
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Bussell 1871–1932 m. Bonnie (Lea) Rutherford 1893–1972

Dorcas READ's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Dorcas Ray READ in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1808
22 February 1808
Age 70
Death of Dorcas Ray READ in Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1808
    Event Place: Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
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