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Elizabeth Ruth Sumner 1727–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 19 Jan 1794

Death Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Sumner

Mother: Elizabeth Brooks

Spouse(s): Elisha Battle

Children(s): Polly Battle, Jacob Battle, Demacy Battle, William Battle, Elisha Battle, Jethro Battle, John Battle, Sarah Battle, Elizabeth Battle

In 1727, Elizabeth Ruth Sumner entered the world in Nansemond, Virginia, Colonial America, born to John Sumner And Elizabeth Brooks. Elizabeth Ruth Sumner married Elisha Battle, and had children including Demacy Battle, Elisha Battle, Elizabeth Battle, Jacob Smith Battle, Jethro Battle, John Battle, Polly Battle, Sarah Sumner Battle, William Battle. Elizabeth Ruth Sumner passed away in 1794 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1727, Elizabeth Ruth Sumner entered the world in Nansemond, Virginia, Colonial America, born to John Sumner And Elizabeth Brooks.
  • Elizabeth Ruth Sumner married Elisha Battle, and had children including Demacy Battle, Elisha Battle, Elizabeth Battle, Jacob Smith Battle, Jethro Battle, John Battle, Polly Battle, Sarah Sumner Battle, William Battle.
  • Elizabeth Ruth Sumner passed away in 1794 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sumner
1698–1754
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Elizabeth Brooks
1701–1727
Birth Location: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elisha Battle
1723–1799
Birth Location: Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Polly Battle
1760–
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Jacob Battle
1754–1814
Birth Location: Edgecombe Co. , North Carolina, Colonial America
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Demacy Battle
1758–1815
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
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William Battle
1751–1781
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Elisha Battle
1749–1832
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Jethro Battle
1756–1813
Birth Location: Edgecombe Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
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John Battle
1745–1796
Birth Location: Nansemond Co., Virginia, Colonial America
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Sarah Battle
1743–1802
Birth Location: Nansemond Co., Virginia, Colonial America
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Elizabeth Battle
1747–1819
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Elizabeth Sumner's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Sumner
1727–1794
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
John Sumner
1698–1754
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
Elizabeth Brooks
1701–1727
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
William Sumner
1645–1702
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Mary Bryant
1674–1707
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Bryant
1656–1731
Elizabeth Bertie
1660–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Sumner's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Ruth) Sumner (1727–19 Jan 1794) m. Elisha Battle (9 Jan 1723–6 Mar 1799)
  1. 1. Polly Battle 1760–
  2. 2. Jacob (Smith) Battle 1754–1814 m. Penelope (Edwards) Langley 1762–1800
    1. 1. James (Smith) Battle 1785–
    2. 2. Thomas Battle 1793–1799
    3. 3. Lucy Battle 1785–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Langley Smith) Battle 1797–1815
    5. 5. Thomas (Langley) Battle 1799–1805
  3. 3. Demacy Battle 1758–1815
  4. 4. William Battle 1751–1781
    1. 1. Isaac Battle 1775–1816
    2. 2. Joel Battle 1779–1829
  5. 5. Elisha Battle 1749–1832
  6. 6. Jethro Battle 1756–1813 m. Martha ("Patty") Lane 1762–1793
    1. 1. Joseph (Sumner) Battle 1791–1847
    2. 2. Ann Battle 1781–1806
    3. 3. Elizabeth Battle 1776–
    4. 4. Alford (Lane) Battle 1784–1847
    5. 5. Temperance Battle 1786–1814 m. Jeremiah (Hilliard) Fort 1784–1806
    6. 6. Orren (Datus) Battle 1787–1869 m. Sarah (Coleman) Fort 1786–1843
      1. 1. James (W.) Battle 1822–1883 m. Mary G. 1831–1890 m. Diana (Coleman) Fort 1833–1854
        1. 1. Diana (Coleman) Battle 1853–1855
        2. 2. Del Battle 1855–
        3. 3. Stephen (Ligon) Battle 1863–
      2. 2. William (A. F.) Battle 1814–1814
      3. 3. Martha (Ligon) Battle 1812–1837 m. Francis (Gordon "Frank") Hopkins 1800–1844
        1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin Hopkins) MD 1832–1922 m. Mary (Willis) Kennedy 1838–1867 m. Susan (Ann Eliza) Kennedy 1852–1903
        2. 2. Martha Hopkins 1831–
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Hopkins 1830–1843
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann H.) Battle 1810–1884
      5. 5. Jethro (O.) Battle 1824–1845
      6. 6. Robert (J.) Battle 1819–1892 m. Susan (Green) Fort 1824–1867 m. Louise Lee 1830–
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Battle 1857–1878
        2. 2. Ida (Corilla) Battle 1865– m. John (Preston) Turner 1867–1937
        3. 3. Harriet (Fort) Battle 1860–1907 m. William (Joseph Jackson) Terrell 1854–1943
        4. 4. Sarah (Coleman) Battle 1844–1902 m. William (Fort) Burton 1837–1923
        5. 5. Eudora (Ligon) Battle 1855–1857
        6. 6. Newton (Anthony) Battle 1848–1849
        7. 7. Susan (Green) Battle 1847–1928 m. Rev (William Berry) Long 1828–1901 m. Levi (Lee) Newton 1843–1883
        8. 8. Josiah (Fort) Battle 1850–1928 m. Louise (Elizabeth) Nelson 1854–1922
        9. 9. Orren (Datus) Battle 1852–1854
        10. 10. William (Marcus) Battle 1845–1896 m. Sarah (D.) Long 1854–1903
        11. 11. Adella (Judson) Battle 1859–1859
        12. 12. Robert (J.) Battle 1862–1863
      7. 7. Mary (Temperance) Battle 1817–1878
      8. 8. Julius (Datus) Battle 1827–1871
  7. 7. John Battle 1745–1796
  8. 8. Sarah (Sumner) Battle 1743–1802 m. Jacob Hilliard 1739–1764 m. Henry (Horn) Jr 1744–1785
    1. 1. Milbrey Horn 1764–1851
    2. 2. Charity Horn 1769–1806 m. Burwell Bunn 1769–1805
      1. 1. Jeremiah Bunn 1784–1860
      2. 2. Piety Bunn 1794–1813
      3. 3. Henry Bunn 1795–1878
      4. 4. William Bunn 1795–1818
    3. 3. Henry Horn 1785–1842
    4. 4. Celia Horn 1779–1834 m. Josiah (C) Fort 1762–1848 m. Lemuel (Davis) Sugg 1767–1812
      1. 1. Cullen (Edward) Sugg 1799–1849
      2. 2. Sarah (Polly) Suggs 1794–1835
      3. 3. Piety (H.) Sugg 1813–1814
      4. 4. Frances (R.) Sugg 1807–
      5. 5. William (Davis) Sugg 1810–1827
      6. 6. Mary Sugg 1797–1878
      7. 7. Henry (Horn) Sugg 1804–1853
        1. 1. Cyrus (A.) Sugg 1833–1864
    5. 5. Piety Horn 1767–1815 m. Josiah (C) Fort 1762–1848
      1. 1. Elias (Josiah) Fort 1808–1883 m. Louisa (Montgomery) Hannum 1814–1847
        1. 1. Ellen (Charlotte) Fort 1839–1935 m. John (Thomas) Fort 1826–1893
        2. 2. Emily (L) Fort 1836–1872
        3. 3. Henry (H) Fort 1837–
        4. 4. Piety Fort 1841–
        5. 5. Penelope (M) Fort 1843–1862
        6. 6. Virginia (A) Fort 1844–1848
        7. 7. Louisa (M) Fort 1847–1920
      2. 2. Henry Fort 1791–1836 m. Mary (W.D.) Gray 1800–
        1. 1. Louisa (G.) Lowry 1826–1885 m. Thomas (Gorham) Lowry 1821–1870
      3. 3. William (Fort) M.D. 1793–1881 m. Martha (Frances Sugg "Patsy") Gorham 1796–1883
        1. 1. Amanda (C. R.) Fort 1820–1888 m. Joseph (Miller) Hammett 1809–1883 m. James (Nicholas) Lafon 1811–1850
        2. 2. Frances (C.) Fort 1824–
        3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Fort 1831–1911 m. Missouri (Irene) Gorham 1837–1912
        4. 4. Henry (Toulman) Fort 1816–1889 m. Frances (Jane) Lowry 1829–1866 m. Ann (Eliza) Lowry 1831–1917
        5. 5. John (Thomas) Fort 1826–1893 m. Ellen (Charlotte) Fort 1839–1935
        6. 6. Martha (Emily) Parrish 1818–1877 m. Dr. (Jeptha Calloway) Parish 1818–1892 m. Ambrose (Waller) Burton 1812–1851
      4. 4. Joel (Battle) Fort 1805–
      5. 5. Whitmil (Hill) Fort 1788–1866 m. Dorothy Wimberly 1791–1827
        1. 1. Edmund (Augustus) Fort 1817–1887
    6. 6. Jeremiah Hilliard 1760–1810 m. Priscilla Dickinson –1819 m. Patsy (Anne "Nancy") Hilliard 1769–1797
    7. 7. Elizabeth Hilliard 1763–1819 m. William Fort 1759–1802
      1. 1. Dr. (Josiah W.) Fort 1795–1858 m. Diana (Coleman) Ligon 1797–1855
        1. 1. Susan (Green) Fort 1824–1867 m. Robert (J.) Battle 1819–1892
        2. 2. Harriett (Elizabeth) Fort 1822–1874
        3. 3. Julia (Lettice Maria Patello) Fort 1831–1857
        4. 4. Orin (Datus Jethro Battle) Fort 1836–1838
        5. 5. Julia (Lettice) Fort 1829–1830
        6. 6. William (Warder) Fort 1826–1852 m. Mary G. 1831–1890
        7. 7. Diana (Coleman) Fort 1833–1854 m. James (W.) Battle 1822–1883
        8. 8. Joseph (Marston) Fort 1828–1906 m. Mary (C.) Fort 1850– m. Jack-Ann Fort 1829–1882
        9. 9. Jacob (Hilliard) Fort 1818–1818
        10. 10. Maria (Patillo) Fort 1819–1819
      2. 2. James Fort 1788–1819
      3. 3. Mary Fort 1797–1817
      4. 4. Jeremiah (Hilliard) Fort 1784–1806 m. Temperance Battle 1786–1814
      5. 5. Jacob (Hilliard) Fort 1783–1785
      6. 6. Sarah (Coleman) Fort 1786–1843 m. Orren (Datus) Battle 1787–1869
      7. 7. Jacob (Hilliard) Fort 1792–1833
      8. 8. William (Anthony) Fort 1790–1817
  9. 9. Elizabeth Battle 1747–1819

Elizabeth Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Elizabeth Ruth Sumner in Nansemond, Virginia, Colonial America
Nansemond, Virginia, Colonial America
1794
19 Jan 1794
Age 67
Death of Elizabeth Ruth Sumner in Nansemond Co., Virginia, US
Nansemond Co., Virginia, US

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23944.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7; Submitter Code: .
    [6] North Carolina, Deaths
    [7] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: - Jan 1755
    Event Place: Chowan County
    Record Source: North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Nansemond Co., Virginia, US
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 149 : 1919
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 151 : 1919
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920
    [7] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
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