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Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell 1750–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1750

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1823

Death Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Greenlee

Mother: Mary McDowell

Spouse(s): Charles BrigGen

Children(s): Sarah McDowell

In 1750, Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell entered the world in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, born to James Greenlee And Mary Elizabeth Mcdowell. Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell married Charles Manley Quaker Meadows Mcdowell Briggen, and had children including Sarah Grace Mcdowell. Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell passed away in 1823 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1750, Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell entered the world in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, born to James Greenlee And Mary Elizabeth Mcdowell.
  • Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell married Charles Manley Quaker Meadows Mcdowell Briggen, and had children including Sarah Grace Mcdowell.
  • Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell passed away in 1823 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Greenlee
1707–1757
Birth Location: –
JG
Mary McDowell
1707–1809
Birth Location: –
MM

Spouses(s)

Charles BrigGen
1743–1815
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
CB

Children(s)

Sarah McDowell
1787–1870
Birth Location: Quaker Meadows, Burke, North Carolina, United States
SM

Grace McDowell's Ancestors

Self
Grace McDowell
1750–1823
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Greenlee
1707–1757
Mary (Elizabeth) McDowell
1707–1809
Grandparents
Ephraim McDowell
1673–1763
raloo parish, county, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret (Elizabeth) Irvine
1674–1728
Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McDowell
1628–1692
Ann Locke
1640–1705
Captain Immigrant
1657–1729
Elizabeth Wylie
1658–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDowell
1595–1652
Margaret Hall
1596–1685
William Locke
1609–
David Irwin
1640–1684
Sophia Gault
1640–1717
Andrew Wylie
1628–1680
Jeane Lindsay
1632–1680

Grace McDowell's Descendants

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Grace (Grizzell Greenlee) McDowell (23 June 1750–18 May 1823) m. Charles (Manley (Quaker Meadows) McDowell) BrigGen (28 Oct 1743–31 March 1815)
  1. 1. Sarah (Grace) McDowell 1787–1870 m. William Paxton 1783–1875 m. Burrell (Franklin) Coggin 1797–1853
    1. 1. Julia Paxton 1815–1903 m. Andrew (Jackson) Smith 1810–1837 m. Wiley (S) Thomas 1810–1870
      1. 1. William (Paxton) smith 1835–1918 m. Gertrude Curbello 1840–1891 m. Robena Davis 1859–
        1. 1. Peter (Andrew) Smith 1868–1868
        2. 2. Peter (Calvary Smith) * 1868–1899
        3. 3. Juliana (Edith (Julia)) Smith 1869–1937
        4. 4. Sarah Smith 1865–1936 m. Bacilio (Bass) Garcia 1862–1925
      2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Smith 1836–1920 m. Melinda Tompson 1848–
      3. 3. Eleanor (T) Thomas 1844–
      4. 4. Helena (Beatrice) Thomas 1845–1935
      5. 5. Samuel (Houston(Huse)) Thomas 1841–1917
      6. 6. John (Albert) Thomas 1843–1910
      7. 7. James (C.) Thomas 1847–
      8. 8. Charles (Alonzo "Lon") Thomas 1850–1924
    2. 2. Mary (Evelyn) Paxton 1811–1890
    3. 3. Julia (Ann) Paxton 1818–1870
    4. 4. Hargood Paxton 1811–1874
    5. 5. Elizabeth (G.) Paxton 1807–
    6. 6. Margaret (Caroline) Paxton 1809–1881
    7. 7. William (A) Paxton 1814–1891
    8. 8. Charles (McDowell " C.M.D. ") Paxton 1812–1865
    9. 9. John (Harvey) Paxton 1820–1903
    10. 10. Elizabeth (G) Paxton 1808–
    11. 11. Mary (Louise Evelyn) Paxton 1811–1849
    12. 12. James (Oliver) Paxton 1822–1901

Grace McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1750
23 June 1750
Birth of Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1823
18 May 1823
Age 73
Death of Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1750
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1823
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
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