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Francis Johnson Dover 1760–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1760

Birth Location: Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, United States

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

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

The story of Francis Johnson Dover began in 1760 in Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, United States. Francis Johnson Dover married Mary Posey, and had children including Anderson Dover, Celia Dover, Elijah Benson Dover, Francis Johnson Dover, Francis Marion Dover, Frederick 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 Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, United States.
  • Francis Johnson Dover married Mary Posey, and had children including Anderson Dover, Celia Dover, Elijah Benson Dover, Francis Johnson Dover, Francis Marion Dover, Frederick 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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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Dover's Ancestors

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Francis Dover
1760–1851
Birth Place: Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Dover
1725–1835
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Johnson
1726–1788
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Alixander Dover
1679–1752
Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan Watts
1675–1756
Quainton, Buckinghamshire
Great-Grandparents
Henry Watts
1633–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Wattes
1586–1652
Ellen Watts
1590–1633

Francis Dover's Descendants

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Francis (Johnson) Dover (28 June 1760–13 December 1851) m. Mary Posey (1770–1830)
  1. 1. Michael Dover 1797–1862 m. Malinda Dover 1802–1880
    1. 1. David (Augustus) Dover 1838–1895 m. Mary Swaney 1838–1907
      1. 1. Lynch (Terrell) DOVER(S) 1871–1947 m. Dorcas (Elizabeth) Dover 1883–1920 m. Dorcus (Elizabeth) Brawner 1882–1920
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Dover 1901–1978 m. John (B) Davis 1880–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Dovers 1914–1984
        3. 3. Henry Dovers 1912–1985
        4. 4. Bass Dovers 1906–1989
        5. 5. John Dovers 1908–1980
        6. 6. Lucinda Clendenen 1909–1984
        7. 7. Lucinda Clendenen 1909–1984 m. O (F) Clendenen 1906–
        8. 8. Bassel (Terrill) Dover 1903–1989
      2. 2. Michael (A. L. "Mike") Dover 1864–1896
      3. 3. John (J.) Dover 1878–
      4. 4. Margaret Dover 1875–
      5. 5. David (C.) Dover 1870–1938
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Dover 1862–
      7. 7. James (T.) Dover 1860–
      8. 8. Hannah (E) Dover 1859–
      9. 9. Sarah (C.) Dover 1883–
  2. 2. Anderson Dover 1795–
  3. 3. Elijah (Benson) Dover 1817–
  4. 4. Francis (Johnson) Dover 1787–
  5. 5. Francis (Marion) Dover 1803–
  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 Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
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 Habersham, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Habersham, Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1760
    Event Place: Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
    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: Habersham, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
    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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