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Elizabeth Nye 1743 – 1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1743

Birth Location: Montgomery, Va.

Death Date: 04 Nov 1806

Death Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States

Father: David Nye

Mother: Elizabeth Briggs

Spouse(s): John II, Roland Thacher

Children(s): John Whisman

In 1743, Elizabeth Nye entered the world in Montgomery, Va., born to David Nye and Elizabeth Briggs. Elizabeth Nye married John Whisman II, Roland Thacher, and had children including John Whisman. Elizabeth Nye passed away in 1806 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1743, Elizabeth Nye entered the world in Montgomery, Va., born to David Nye and Elizabeth Briggs.
  • Elizabeth Nye married John Whisman II, Roland Thacher, and had children including John Whisman.
  • Elizabeth Nye passed away in 1806 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Nye
1706 – 1796
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
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Elizabeth Briggs
1718 – 1777
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

John II
1745 – 1806
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Roland Thacher
1745 – 1813
Birth Location: Wareham, Mass
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Children(s)

John Whisman
1776 – 1857
Birth Location: Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Nye's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Nye
1743 – 1806
Birth Place: Montgomery, Va.
Parents
David Nye
1706 – 1796
Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
Elizabeth Briggs
1718 – 1777
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Nye
1649 – 1747
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Patience Burgess
1672 – 1747
Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States
John Briggs
1678 – 1727
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Ruth Barrow
1678 – 1722
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Robert Barrows
1639 – 1707
Ruth Bonum
1646 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barrows
1609 – 1692
Anne Thompson
1598 – 1639
George Bonham
1618 – 1704
Ruth Morton
1618 – 1691

Elizabeth Nye's Descendants

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Elizabeth Nye (22 Sep 1743 – 04 Nov 1806) m. John (Whisman) II (1745 – 4 Nov 1806) m. Roland Thacher (13 Mar 1745 – 29 Mar 1813)
  1. 1. John Whisman (1776 – 31 Mar 1857) m. Mary (Ann) Copenhaver (1780 – 1850)
    1. 1. Almira (Emeline) Whisman (abt 1814 – 1880) m. Jacob Morris (abt 1802 – 1850) m. Jacob (N. 'Jake') Morris (1802 – 1880)
      1. 1. Susanna Morris (3 Aug 1854 – 1891) m. Elijah (Oliver) Sturgill (4 Jan 1853 – 30 Mar 1934)
        1. 1. James (Newton "Newt") Sturgill (3 May 1876 – 22 Feb 1947) m. Rebecca (Jane) Daugherty (26 Jan 1871 – 1943-08-28) m. Sallie Clark (1874 – 1914)

Elizabeth Nye's Timeline

2 Records

1743
22 Sep 1743
Birth of Elizabeth Nye in Montgomery, Va.
Montgomery, Va.
1806
04 Nov 1806
Age 63
Death of Elizabeth Nye in Wythe, Virginia, United States
Wythe, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1743
    Event Place: Montgomery, Va.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1806
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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