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Elizabeth Ann Yancey 1794–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1794

Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: "Montevedio", Buckingham County, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Major

Mother: Nancy Spencer

Spouse(s): Richard Morriss

Children(s): Charles Morriss

Elizabeth Ann Yancey was born in 1794 in Buckingham, Virginia, the child of Charles Yancey Major And Nancy Ann Spencer. Elizabeth Ann Yancey married Richard Gregory Morriss, and had children including Charles Yancey Morriss. Elizabeth Ann Yancey passed away in 1877 in "Montevedio", Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Ann Yancey was born in 1794 in Buckingham, Virginia, the child of Charles Yancey Major And Nancy Ann Spencer.
  • Elizabeth Ann Yancey married Richard Gregory Morriss, and had children including Charles Yancey Morriss.
  • Elizabeth Ann Yancey passed away in 1877 in "Montevedio", Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Major
1770–1857
Birth Location: Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Spencer
1769–1795
Birth Location: Travelers Rest, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Richard Morriss
1795–1867
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Morriss
1826–1884
Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Yancey's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Yancey
1794–1877
Birth Place: Buckingham, Virginia
Parents
Charles Yancey Major
1770–1857
Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Nancy ((Ann)) Spencer
1769–1795
Travelers Rest, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (Robert) Yancey
1743–1774
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Ann Crawford
1752–1814
Hanover, Virginia,E.U.A.
Francis (Westbrook) Spencer
1740–1793
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Mary Horsley\Spencer
1743–1782
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Yancey's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Ann) Yancey (4 Sep 1794–1877) m. Richard (Gregory) Morriss (28 Feb 1795–13 May 1867)
  1. 1. Charles (Yancey) Morriss 1826–1884 m. Paulina (Burr) Garland 1828–1890
    1. 1. Bettie Morris 1866–
    2. 2. Juliette (Cornelia) Morriss 1867–
    3. 3. Charles (Garland) Morris 1857–1934
    4. 4. Richard (Garland) Morriss 1850–1887
    5. 5. Walter (Cornelious) Morriss 1857–1920
    6. 6. William (M.) Morriss 1861–1885
    7. 7. Virginia (Lee) Morriss 1864–1899
    8. 8. Mary (Anderson) Morriss 1856–1890
    9. 9. Samuel Morris 1848–

Elizabeth Yancey's Timeline

2 Records

1794
4 Sep 1794
Birth of Elizabeth Ann Yancey in Buckingham, Virginia
Buckingham, Virginia
1877
1877
Age 83
Death of Elizabeth Ann Yancey in "Montevedio", Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
"Montevedio", Buckingham County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1794
    Event Place: Buckingham, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: "Montevedio", Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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