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Elizabeth Smith Spear 1747–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 12, 1747

Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1782

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Smith

Mother: Mary Buchanan

Spouse(s): Hopewell Adams

Children(s): Jane (Tennison-married)

In 1747, Elizabeth Smith Spear entered the world in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Smith And Mary Molly Buchanan. Elizabeth Smith Spear married Hopewell Adams, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Adams Tennison Married. Elizabeth Smith Spear passed away in 1782 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Elizabeth Smith Spear entered the world in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Smith And Mary Molly Buchanan.
  • Elizabeth Smith Spear married Hopewell Adams, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Adams Tennison Married.
  • Elizabeth Smith Spear passed away in 1782 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Spear's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Spear
1747–1782
Birth Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Smith
1729–1794
Ballymagorry, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Mary ("Molly") Buchanan
1723–1782
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Robert Buchanan
1697–1748
Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland
Janet ('Jeanette') Boyd
1709–1779
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Willem Tyrone
1672–1729
Malcom Boyd
1677–
Lilias Bow
1677–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Buchanan
1651–1728
Malcom Boyd
1648–1718
Catherine Ramage
1650–
James Bow
1645–

Elizabeth Spear's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Smith) Spear (Feb 12, 1747–18 Oct 1782) m. Hopewell Adams (1740–1799)
  1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth Adams) (Tennison-married) 1760–1831 m. Hiram (Abraham) Tennison 1763–1825
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret Tennyson) Thompson? 1786–1851 m. Hugh Carnahan 1784–1824 m. Abraham Thompson 1782–
      1. 1. James (David) Carnahan 1812–1896 m. Carnahan 1810–1880
        1. 1. John (William) Carnahan 1839–1906 m. Carnahan 1839–1912
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Carnahan 1844–1925
        3. 3. Lelia Carnahan 1844–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Carnahan 1841–1917
        5. 5. Peter (Thomas) Carnahan 1842–1902
      2. 2. Abraham Carnahan 1811–1883
      3. 3. Andrew Carnahan 1825–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Carnahan 1819–1870
      5. 5. Hiram Carnahan 1820–1896
      6. 6. James (William) Carnahan 1816–1880
      7. 7. Jane Carnahan 1822–1848
      8. 8. John (Franklin) Carnahan 1810–1883
      9. 9. Mary (Polly) Carnahan 1808–1846
      10. 10. Nancy Carnahan 1809–
      11. 11. Robert (Daniel) Carnahan 1821–1865
      12. 12. William Carnahan 1823–1883
      13. 13. William Carnahan 1820–1910
      14. 14. John (D) Carnahan 1893–
      15. 15. FNUK Carnahan 1825–
    2. 2. Archibald Tennison 1802–1883
    3. 3. James (Soloman) Tennison 1791–1874
    4. 4. Mary (Phoebe) Brandon 1787–1865

Elizabeth Spear's Timeline

2 Records

1747
Feb 12, 1747
Birth of Elizabeth Smith Spear in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1782
18 Oct 1782
Age 35
Death of Elizabeth Smith Spear in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 12, 1747
    Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1782
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

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