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Edward Way Sumner 1715–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Mar 1776

Death Location: Midway, Liberty, Georgia, USA

Father: Nathaniel Sumner

Mother: Elizabeth Way

Spouse(s): Mary Winn

Children(s): Anna Sumner

The story of Edward Way Sumner began in 1715 in Dorchester, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States. Edward Way Sumner married Mary Winn, and had children including Anna Sumner. Edward Way Sumner passed away in 1776 in Midway, Liberty, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Way Sumner began in 1715 in Dorchester, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States.
  • Edward Way Sumner married Mary Winn, and had children including Anna Sumner.
  • Edward Way Sumner passed away in 1776 in Midway, Liberty, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Sumner
1680–1736
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Colony of Massachusetts Bay, British America
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Elizabeth Way
1678–1772
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Winn
1715–1771
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Anna Sumner
1758–1835
Birth Location: Liberty County, Georgia, United States of America
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Edward Sumner's Ancestors

Self
Edward Sumner
1715–1776
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Sumner
1680–1736
Dorchester, Suffolk, Colony of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Elizabeth Way
1678–1772
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Rebecca Staples
1639–1696
Weymouth, Colony of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Aaron (Way) II
1650–1731
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Mary Maverick
1657–1696
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Immigrant
1615–1681
Anna Harris
1613–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Drake
1588–1623
Rebecca Fairchild
1588–1623

Edward Sumner's Descendants

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Edward (Way) Sumner (1715–30 Mar 1776) m. Mary Winn (1715–13 Feb 1771)
  1. 1. Anna Sumner 1758–1835 m. Peter (John Esq) Winn 1750–1824
    1. 1. JOHN (WINN 4th G-Grandfather) Maj. 1779–1820 m. Martha Furman 1775–1798
      1. 1. JOSEPH (JONES) WINN 1799–1873 m. SARAH O'BERRY 1806–1869
        1. 1. SARAH (ANN) WINN 1831–1896 m. AARON (DOWLING) CSA 1827–1905
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Sumner) Stevens 1790–1872
    3. 3. Ann (Oswald) Ripley 1803–1891

Edward Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Edward Way Sumner in Dorchester, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Dorchester, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
1776
30 Mar 1776
Age 61
Death of Edward Way Sumner in Midway, Liberty, Georgia, USA
Midway, Liberty, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Midway, Liberty, Georgia, USA
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