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FORTUNE Flood 1678–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 May 1754

Death Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Father: walter flood

Mother: Jane 11

Spouse(s): Hinchea Gilliam

Children(s): Priscilla Gilliam, Capt. Gilliam, Lydea Gilliam, Thomas Gilliam, William Gilliam

FORTUNE Flood was born in 1678 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, the child of Walter Flood And Jane Browne K 11. FORTUNE Flood married Hinchea Gilliam, and had children including Capt John Gilliam, Lydea Gilliam, Priscilla Gilliam, Thomas Gilliam, William Gilliam. FORTUNE Flood passed away in 1754 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • FORTUNE Flood was born in 1678 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, the child of Walter Flood And Jane Browne K 11.
  • FORTUNE Flood married Hinchea Gilliam, and had children including Capt John Gilliam, Lydea Gilliam, Priscilla Gilliam, Thomas Gilliam, William Gilliam.
  • FORTUNE Flood passed away in 1754 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.

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FORTUNE Flood's Ancestors

Self
FORTUNE Flood
1678–1754
Birth Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
walter flood
1656–1722
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Jane (Browne k) 11
1658–1682
Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Flood
1595–1670
Kent, England
Fortune Jordan
1623–1670
Hessen, Germany
Colonel (William Browne - 9th GGF Jamestown) Burgess
1632–1705
Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England
Mary Brown
1628–1682
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Browne
–1662
Lady Swann
1610–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents

FORTUNE Flood's Descendants

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FORTUNE Flood (1678–13 May 1754) m. Hinchea Gilliam (1660–20 Nov 1734)
  1. 1. Priscilla Gilliam 1691–
  2. 2. Capt. (JOHN) Gilliam 1698–1738
  3. 3. Lydea Gilliam 1692–
  4. 4. Thomas Gilliam 1702–1793
  5. 5. William Gilliam 1706–1767 m. Mary Clanton 1706–1774
    1. 1. AMY GILLIAM 1730–1793
    2. 2. William Gilliam 1722–1772
    3. 3. Edmund Gilliam 1722–1816 m. Sarah Mcghee 1745–1810
      1. 1. Susannah (Suky) Gilliam 1755–1810 m. William Smothers 1745–1795
        1. 1. John (R) Smothers 1780–1855 m. Catherine (Ann) Sherwood 1773–1830 m. Mima Ridley 1815–1848
        2. 2. William (Smithers) Smothers 1762–1832
      2. 2. Mary Gilliam 1774–1810
      3. 3. Burwell Gilliam 1769–1810
      4. 4. Edmund Gillam 1780–1831
      5. 5. Elizabeth Gillam 1780–1851
      6. 6. Sarah Gilliam 1744–1810
      7. 7. Charles Gilliam 1765–1840
      8. 8. David Gilliam 1763–1810

FORTUNE Flood's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of FORTUNE Flood in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
1754
13 May 1754
Age 76
Death of FORTUNE Flood in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 730.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RCA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1666-1695
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1666-1695; Page Number: 171

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1754
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

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