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Francis Johnson Dover 1760–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1760

Birth Location: NC, Orange Co., Haw River, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 December 1851

Death Location: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: John Dover

Mother: Elizabeth Johnson

Spouse(s): Mary Posey, Mary Mullinax

Children(s): Mary Dover, Michael Dover, Anderson Dover, Elijah Dover, Francis Dover, Frederick Dover, Rebecca Dover, William Dover

The story of Francis Johnson Dover began in 1760 in NC, Orange Co., Haw River, North Carolina, USA. Francis Johnson Dover married Mary Mullinax, Mary Posey, and had children including Anderson Dover, Celia Dover, Elijah Benson Dover, Francis Johnson Dover, Frederick Dover, Mary Dover, Michael Dover, Rebecca Dover, William Simpson Dover. Francis Johnson Dover passed away in 1851 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Johnson Dover began in 1760 in NC, Orange Co., Haw River, North Carolina, USA.
  • Francis Johnson Dover married Mary Mullinax, Mary Posey, and had children including Anderson Dover, Celia Dover, Elijah Benson Dover, Francis Johnson Dover, Frederick Dover, Mary Dover, Michael Dover, Rebecca Dover, William Simpson Dover.
  • Francis Johnson Dover passed away in 1851 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dover
1725–1845
Birth Location: England, of there, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Johnson
1725–1788
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Posey
1761–1820
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Mary Mullinax
1773–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Dover
1795–1877
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Michael Dover
1797–1880
Birth Location: York, York, Maine, United States
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Anderson Dover
1795–
Birth Location: SC, South Carolina, USA
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Elijah Dover
1817–
Birth Location: SC, South Carolina, USA
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Francis Dover
1787–
Birth Location: SC, South Carolina, USA
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Frederick Dover
1790–1880
Birth Location: NC of SC, North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Dover
1793–
Birth Location: SC, South Carolina, USA
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William Dover
1800–1868
Birth Location: SC, South Carolina, USA
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Francis Dover's Ancestors

Self
Francis Dover
1760–1851
Birth Place: NC, Orange Co., Haw River, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Dover
1725–1845
England, of there, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Johnson
1725–1788
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Dover
1679–1752
Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England
Joan Watts
1675–1756
Quainton, Buckinghamshire
Francis (John) Johnson
1695–1769
Andover, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Fisk
1699–1741
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Johnson
1666–1738
Sarah Hawkes
1671–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Hawkes
1605–1671
Sarah Hooper
1650–1709

Francis Dover's Descendants

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Francis (Johnson) Dover (28 June 1760–13 December 1851) m. Mary Posey (1761–1820) m. Mary Mullinax (1773–)
  1. 1. Mary Dover 1795–1877 m. William Duff 1790–1860 m. William Duff 1790–1860
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Duff 1837–1891 m. Frances (“Fannie”) Chambers 1839–1912 m. Sarah (C.) Duff 1845–1918
      1. 1. Margaret (R.) Anderson 1858–1924
        1. 1. John (Martin) Anderson 1877–1948
        2. 2. James (Benjamin "Jim") Anderson 1887–1947
      2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Darnell 1870–1935
      3. 3. Wiley (Thomas) Duff 1877–1958
      4. 4. Penelope (Adeline) Reeves 1880–1946
      5. 5. John (B) Duff 1882–1959
      6. 6. Robert Duff 1857–1883
      7. 7. Robert Duff 1857–1883
    2. 2. Dorcas Duff 1845–1907
  2. 2. Michael Dover 1797–1880
  3. 3. Anderson Dover 1795–
  4. 4. Elijah (Benson) Dover 1817–
  5. 5. Francis (Johnson) Dover 1787–
  6. 6. Frederick Dover 1790–1880
  7. 7. Rebecca Dover 1793–
  8. 8. William (Simpson) Dover 1800–1868

Francis Dover's Timeline

3 Records

1760
28 June 1760
Birth of Francis Johnson Dover in NC, Orange Co., Haw River, North Carolina, USA
NC, Orange Co., Haw River, North Carolina, USA
1816
1816
Age 56
Francis Johnson Dover was married in SC, South Carolina, USA
SC, South Carolina, USA
1851
13 December 1851
Age 91
Death of Francis Johnson Dover in Deep Creek, Habersham, Georgia, USA
Deep Creek, Habersham, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1760
    Event Place: NC, Orange Co., Haw River, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: SC, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1851
    Event Place: Deep Creek, Habersham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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