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Hannah Howard 1778–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Howard

Mother: Mary Baylis

Spouse(s): William Jr.

Children(s): Claiborne (Sheriff), Elizabeth Wesson, Harrison Wesson, John Wesson, Nancy Wesson, Sarah Wesson, William Wesson, Tabitha Wesson

The story of Hannah Howard began in 1778 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA. Hannah Howard married William Wiley Wesson Jr, and had children including Claiborne Washington Wesson Sheriff, Elizabeth Wesson, Harrison Hartwell Wesson, John F Wesson, John H Wesson, Nancy Wesson, Sarah Wesson, Tabitha Wesson, William A Wesson. Hannah Howard passed away in 1850 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hannah Howard began in 1778 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.
  • Hannah Howard married William Wiley Wesson Jr, and had children including Claiborne Washington Wesson Sheriff, Elizabeth Wesson, Harrison Hartwell Wesson, John F Wesson, John H Wesson, Nancy Wesson, Sarah Wesson, Tabitha Wesson, William A Wesson.
  • Hannah Howard passed away in 1850 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Howard
1754–1792
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, York, Virginia, United States
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Mary Baylis
1752–1836
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

William Jr.
1774–1850
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
WJ

Children(s)

Claiborne (Sheriff)
1808–1891
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Wesson
1824–
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
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Harrison Wesson
1806–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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John Wesson
1820–
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
JW
Nancy Wesson
1816–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
NW
Sarah Wesson
1811–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SW
William Wesson
1818–1884
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WW
Tabitha Wesson
1818–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Hannah Howard's Ancestors

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Hannah Howard
1778–1850
Birth Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Howard
1754–1792
Elizabeth City, York, Virginia, United States
Mary Baylis
1752–1836
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col. (Henry) Howard
1727–1781
York, Virginia, United States
Ann Chessman
1732–1791
Virginia, United States
Humphrey Baylis
1695–1774
Elizabeth City, York, Virginia, United States
Ann Howard
Surrey, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Howard
1700–1747
Martha Tabb
1704–1740
Thomas Baylis
1612–1697
Catherine Samford
1660–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Heyward
1651–1711
Elizabeth Moss
1667–1731
John Tabb
1676–1739
Martha Tabb
1676–1739

Hannah Howard's Descendants

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Hannah Howard (1778–1850) m. William (Wiley Wesson) Jr. (1774–1850)
  1. 1. Claiborne (Washington Wesson) (Sheriff) 1808–1891 m. Mary (Anne) Lee 1849–1935 m. Nancy (S) Temple 1815–1842
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann "Sallie" Wesson Hewitt) Kirkland 1854–
    2. 2. Alexander (Campbell) Wesson 1859–1915
    3. 3. Chestley ("Chess" Thurman) Wesson 1861–1934
    4. 4. Thomas (Sherman) Wesson 1865–1957
    5. 5. Robert (Henry) Wesson 1868–1938
    6. 6. Ulyssess (Shrader) Wesson 1870–1948
    7. 7. Frances (I Fannie) Wesson 1856–1936
    8. 8. William (A) Wesson 1831–1863
    9. 9. Eliza (Jane) Wesson 1831–1873
    10. 10. John (R) Wesson 1833–1893
    11. 11. Martha (C) Wesson 1840–1870
    12. 12. James (H) Wesson 1842–
    13. 13. Lucinda (E) Wesson 1837–1910
    14. 14. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Wesson 1854–
    15. 15. Mary (Emily) Wesson 1870–1952
    16. 16. Wiley (Harrison) Wesson 1849–1934 m. Georgia (Lee Balentine Brannon Wesson) Perryman 1883–1964 m. Ruth (Ann) Whitmire 1848–1911
      1. 1. James (Leland Wesson) Sr. 1918–1985
      2. 2. Ethel (Sophronie "Fronie" Wesson) Pitman 1875–1959
      3. 3. Romelia Wesson 1880–1903
      4. 4. William (Henry) Wesson 1872–1959 m. Ruby (Dimple) Frasier 1899–1994 m. Carrie (Elizabeth) Qualls 1882–1915
        1. 1. Emma (Lucille) Wesson 1907–2000
        2. 2. Flossie (Mae) Wesson 1909–2004
        3. 3. Ruby (Loraine) Wesson 1914–1994
        4. 4. Annie (Lee) Wesson 1898–1996
        5. 5. Sidney (Claiborne) Wesson 1900–1957
        6. 6. George (William "Bill") Wesson 1922–1954
        7. 7. Raymond (Deloy) Wesson 1925–1989
        8. 8. Buford (Ray) Wesson 1928–2004
        9. 9. Robert (Edward) Wesson 1902–2005
        10. 10. William (Covie) Wesson 1904–1984 m. Effie (Mae) Adams 1906–1990
        11. 11. Ella (Lee) Dyce 1923–2011
      5. 5. Mary Wesson 1870–1952
      6. 6. Safronia Wesson 1875–1959
      7. 7. Leland (M) Wesson 1889–1911
      8. 8. Edna Wesson 1886–1907
      9. 9. Wiley (Clabourn) Wesson 1887–1974 m. Nora (E) Hipp 1890–1968
        1. 1. Floyd (Columbus) Wesson 1914–1985 m. Alice Conn 1923– m. Leona Wesson 1917–
        2. 2. Mildred (V) Wesson 1910–
        3. 3. Milton Wesson 1912–
      10. 10. James (Edward) Wesson 1893–1918
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wesson 1824–
  3. 3. Harrison (Hartwell) Wesson 1806–1860
  4. 4. John (F) Wesson 1820–
  5. 5. Nancy Wesson 1816–1870
  6. 6. Sarah Wesson 1811–
  7. 7. William (A) Wesson 1818–1884
  8. 8. Tabitha Wesson 1818–

Hannah Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Hannah Howard in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 72
Death of Hannah Howard in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
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