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Elizabeth "Betty" Speight 1747–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1841

Death Location: Fuquay-Varina, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Speight

Mother: Abigail Scarth

Spouse(s): James Captain

Children(s): Nancy Turner, James Jr, Martha Turner, William Turner, Winnefred Turner, Augustus Turner

Elizabeth "Betty" Speight was born in 1747 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Myrick Speight And Abigail Scarth. Elizabeth "Betty" Speight married James Norman Turner Captain, and had children including Augustus Turner, James Turner Jr, Martha Turner, Nancy Turner, William Turner, Winnefred Speight Turner. Elizabeth "Betty" Speight passed away in 1841 in Fuquay-Varina, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betty" Speight was born in 1747 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Myrick Speight And Abigail Scarth.
  • Elizabeth "Betty" Speight married James Norman Turner Captain, and had children including Augustus Turner, James Turner Jr, Martha Turner, Nancy Turner, William Turner, Winnefred Speight Turner.
  • Elizabeth "Betty" Speight passed away in 1841 in Fuquay-Varina, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Speight
1714–1774
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Abigail Scarth
1724–1781
Birth Location: Johnson, Wake, North Carolina Colony
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Spouses(s)

James Captain
1742–1804
Birth Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
JC

Children(s)

Nancy Turner
1811–1850
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
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James Jr
1772–1812
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Martha Turner
1795–
Birth Location: –
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William Turner
1773–1813
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia
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Winnefred Turner
1775–1844
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Augustus Turner
1783–
Birth Location: Buckhorn Creek, Buckhorn Twp, Wake, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Speight's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Speight
1747–1841
Birth Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Myrick Speight
1714–1774
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Abigail Scarth
1724–1781
Johnson, Wake, North Carolina Colony
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Speight
1687–1738
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Westropp
1689–1739
England
James Scarth
1680–1757
Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Abigail Ellis
1680–1741
East Ardsley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1664–1747
Elizabeth Carlile
1666–1740
James Scarth
1642–1684
Elizabeth Nicholson
1642–1725
Christopher Ellis
1660–1732
Mary Brashear
1652–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Powell
1639–1678
Elizabeth (Corbitt)
1641–1700
Christopher Scarth
1610–1657
Elizabeth Reynar
1610–1679
John Ellis
1615–1684
Rose Treacher
1615–1695

Elizabeth Speight's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betty") Speight (1747–6 May 1841) m. James (Norman Turner) Captain (7 Dec 1742–9 July 1804)
  1. 1. Nancy Turner 1811–1850 m. Edwin Rose 1809–1878
    1. 1. William (Henry) Rose 1841–1932 m. Lucy (Wilson) Weaver 1863–1946 m. Elizabeth (Bettie) Rose 1849–1878
      1. 1. William (Henry Rose) Jr 1882–1978 m. Julia (Ann) Dixon 1887–1981
        1. 1. Tommie (Alton) Rose 1918–1989 m. Maxine (Helen) Spence 1927–1976 m. Alice (Adele) Harper 1920–1981
        2. 2. Willie (Wise) Rose 1916–1996 m. Shirley (Mildred) Bradley 1916–1978 m. Dorothene Hyde 1919–2015
        3. 3. Lossie (Mae) Rose 1908–1968 m. Ollen (Spivey) Combs 1908–1977
        4. 4. James (Otto) Rose 1911–1993 m. Sidney (May) Bradley 1917–1985 m. Gladys (Marie) Rose 1928–2005
        5. 5. Selma (Leigh) Rose 1922–2011 m. Atlas (Franklin) Joyner 1919–1980
        6. 6. Erma (Estell) Rose 1914–2002 m. Dennis (Caswell) Bradley 1890–1957
        7. 7. Vivian (Janie) Rose 1924–2009 m. Howard (Henry) Barnes 1920–1986 m. Julius (Graham Woody) Jr. 1933–
        8. 8. Jimmy (Van Rose) Sr 1929–2012 m. Mollie (Clay) Collie 1931–1977
        9. 9. J (C) Rose 1920–2016 m. Lovest (Dora) Andrews 1921–2002
        10. 10. Edward (Ray) Rose 1926–2023 m. Charlotte Fields 1929–2004 m. Phyllis (Ann) Levensaler 1934–2016
      2. 2. Sallie (Othal) Rose 1900–1979 m. Walter (Henry) Barnes 1896–1972
        1. 1. baby (boy) Barnes 1933–1933
        2. 2. Gary (McDonald) Barnes 1935–2015
        3. 3. Howard (Henry) Barnes 1920–1986
        4. 4. Margaret Barnes 1919–
      3. 3. Deater (Mae) Rose 1906–1990
      4. 4. Jack (Luther) Rose 1904–1968 m. Rosa (Mae) Whitley 1900–
      5. 5. Lula (Belle) Rose 1895–1982
      6. 6. Alice (Magnolia) Rose 1880–1978
      7. 7. George (Duke) Rose 1892–1932
      8. 8. Eddie Rose 1881–1900
      9. 9. Annie Rose 1894–1971
      10. 10. John (Robert) Rose 1885–1962 m. Matilda (Ann) Rose 1894–
      11. 11. Blanche ("Blannie" Estelle) Rose 1895–1978
      12. 12. Katie Rose 1872–
      13. 13. Osie Rose 1898–
    2. 2. Mary Rose 1850–1918
    3. 3. John (H) Rose 1837–1865 m. Aquilla Williams 1839–
    4. 4. Susan (Frances) Rose 1842–1920
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Bettie) Rose 1848–1874
    6. 6. Matthew (C) Rose 1838–1909 m. Sally Sneed 1835– m. Mary Johnson 1822–1861
    7. 7. Sallie (Ann) Rose 1836–
  2. 2. James (Turner) Jr 1772–1812
  3. 3. Martha Turner 1795–
  4. 4. William Turner 1773–1813
  5. 5. Winnefred (Speight) Turner 1775–1844
  6. 6. Augustus Turner 1783–

Elizabeth Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of Elizabeth "Betty" Speight in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1841
6 May 1841
Age 94
Death of Elizabeth "Betty" Speight in Fuquay-Varina, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Fuquay-Varina, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1841
    Event Place: Fuquay-Varina, Wake, North Carolina, USA
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