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Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester 1763–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1763

Birth Location: Surry, Colonial North Carolina

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Forrester

Mother: Mitret Rainwater

Spouse(s): Moses Senior

Children(s): John Mears, Mary Mears, Louella Mears, Thomas Mears, Millie Mears, Mary MEARS, James Meers

Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester was born in 1763 in Surry, Colonial North Carolina, the child of Thomas Forrester And Mitret Mildred Milly Mealy Rainwater. Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester married Moses Mears Senior, and had children including James Meers, John Mears, Louella Mears, Mary Margaret Peggy Mears, Mary Mears, Millie Mears, Thomas Mears. Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester passed away in 1841 in Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester was born in 1763 in Surry, Colonial North Carolina, the child of Thomas Forrester And Mitret Mildred Milly Mealy Rainwater.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester married Moses Mears Senior, and had children including James Meers, John Mears, Louella Mears, Mary Margaret Peggy Mears, Mary Mears, Millie Mears, Thomas Mears.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester passed away in 1841 in Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Forrester's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Forrester
1763–1841
Birth Place: Surry, Colonial North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Forrester
1740–1777
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Mitret (Mildred "Milly" "Mealy") Rainwater
1740–1793
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James Forrester
1700–1755
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Katharin Gillmour
1704–1775
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Campsie
1670–1736
Elspet Chapman
1678–1741
William Gilmore
1683–1783
Eupham Dewar
1683–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Forrest
1634–1679
Marion Rollo
1636–1717
Alexander 8GGF
1654–
Helen Rob
1654–1697
Benjamin Gillmore
1653–
William Dewar
1660–1742
Janet Reid
1667–

Elizabeth Forrester's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy") Forrester (20 Jun 1763–1841) m. Moses (Mears) Senior (Apr 1762–Mar 1841)
  1. 1. John Mears 1783–
  2. 2. Mary Mears 1788–1826
  3. 3. Louella Mears 1781–
  4. 4. Thomas Mears 1780–1880
  5. 5. Millie Mears 1794–1874
  6. 6. Mary (Margaret "Peggy") MEARS 1780–1840
  7. 7. James Meers 1781–1867

Elizabeth Forrester's Timeline

4 Records

1763
20 Jun 1763
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester in Surry, Colonial North Carolina
Surry, Colonial North Carolina
1774
ABT 1774
Age 11
Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester was married In , Of Surrey Co., North Carolina
, of Surrey Co., North Carolina
1779
1779
Age 16
Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester was married in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1841
1841
Age 78
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Forrester in Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA
Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1763
    Event Place: Surry, Colonial North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1774
    Event Place: , of Surrey Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Surry Co., North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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