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Francis C. Speight 1684 – 1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1684

Birth Location: Sunbury, Nansemond County (Now Gates County), North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1749

Death Location: Gates, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Captain Speight

Mother: (Sarah?) Glascock)

Spouse(s): Judith Hare

Children(s): Thomas Speight

In 1684, Francis C. Speight entered the world in Sunbury, Nansemond County (Now Gates County), North Carolina, USA, born to Captain William B Speight and (Sarah?) Elizabeth Taylor (or Glascock). Francis C. Speight married Judith Penelope Hare, and had children including Thomas D Speight. Francis C. Speight passed away in 1749 in Gates, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1684, Francis C. Speight entered the world in Sunbury, Nansemond County (Now Gates County), North Carolina, USA, born to Captain William B Speight and (Sarah?) Elizabeth Taylor (or Glascock).
  • Francis C. Speight married Judith Penelope Hare, and had children including Thomas D Speight.
  • Francis C. Speight passed away in 1749 in Gates, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Speight
1653 – 1695
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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(Sarah?) Glascock)
1654 – 1730
Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Judith Hare
1681 – 1743
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Speight
1706 – 1740
Birth Location: Sunbury, Chowan now Gates Co., NC
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Francis Speight's Ancestors

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Francis Speight
1684 – 1749
Birth Place: Sunbury, Nansemond County (Now Gates County), North Carolina, USA
Parents
Captain William B Speight
1653 – 1695
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
(Sarah?) (Elizabeth Taylor (or) Glascock)
1654 – 1730
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Speight's Descendants

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Francis (C.) Speight (1684 – 16 Oct 1749) m. Judith (Penelope) Hare (1681 – 07 May 1743)
  1. 1. Thomas (D) Speight (Abt. 1706 – Abt. 1740) m. Mary Hinton (1710 – 1747)
    1. 1. Mary (D) Speight (1728 – 6 Oct 1767) m. Pvt (Johnathan Hicks) Jordan (1727 – 28 Jun 1768)
      1. 1. Moses (W) Jordan (1749 – 10 Jun 1815)
        1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Jordan (1773 – 1845) m. Robert (V) Hicks (1770 – 1854)

Francis Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1684
1684
Birth of Francis C. Speight in Sunbury, Nansemond County (Now Gates County), North Carolina, USA
Sunbury, Nansemond County (Now Gates County), North Carolina, USA
1749
16 Oct 1749
Age 65
Death of Francis C. Speight in Gates, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Gates, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Sunbury, Nansemond County (Now Gates County), North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1749
    Event Place: Gates, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
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