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Elisha Peterson 1789–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 01 Nov 1849

Death Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Peterson

Mother: Sally Williamson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chesnutt

Children(s): Mary Peterson

Elisha Peterson was born in 1789 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Peterson And Sally Williamson. Elisha Peterson married Elizabeth Chesnutt, and had children including Mary Peterson. Elisha Peterson passed away in 1849 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Peterson was born in 1789 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Peterson And Sally Williamson.
  • Elisha Peterson married Elizabeth Chesnutt, and had children including Mary Peterson.
  • Elisha Peterson passed away in 1849 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Peterson
1740–1828
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Sally Williamson
1744–
Birth Location: Southampton Co, VA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Chesnutt
1784–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Peterson
1813–1896
Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
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Elisha Peterson's Ancestors

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Elisha Peterson
1789–1849
Birth Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Peterson
1740–1828
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Sally Williamson
1744–
Southampton Co, VA
Grandparents
John (Marton) Peterson
1720–1763
Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Martha Kinchen
1722–1801
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Benjamin Williamson
1696–1771
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha (A.) Branch
1704–1772
Northampton, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George I
1630–1688
Elizabeth Norwood
1668–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Addie
1602–1681
William Norwood
1623–1703
Lydia Jordan
1635–1703

Elisha Peterson's Descendants

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Elisha Peterson (1789–01 Nov 1849) m. Elizabeth Chesnutt (1784–1860)
  1. 1. Mary Peterson 1813–1896 m. William (Lucian) Robinson 1808–1870
    1. 1. Abner Robinson 1845–1911 m. Anna (Bella) Robinson 1845–1923
      1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Robinson 1877–1965 m. Eugene (Whitmel Smith) Sr. 1875–1935
        1. 1. Eugene (Whitmel Smith) Jr. 1909–1998 m. Margaret (Louise "Peggy") McMillan 1918–2014

Elisha Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of Elisha Peterson in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
1849
01 Nov 1849
Age 60
Death of Elisha Peterson in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1849
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
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