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Helen (Shands) Baxter 1631–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1631

Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1740

Death Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Father: Johne Baxter

Mother: Christiane Gray

Spouse(s): Alexander Shands, Alexander Shands

Children(s): Thomas Shands, Thomas Shands

Helen (Shands) Baxter was born in 1631 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, the child of Johne Baxter And Christiane Gray. Helen (Shands) Baxter married Alexander Shands, and had children including Thomas Shands. Helen (Shands) Baxter passed away in 1740 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Helen (Shands) Baxter was born in 1631 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, the child of Johne Baxter And Christiane Gray.
  • Helen (Shands) Baxter married Alexander Shands, and had children including Thomas Shands.
  • Helen (Shands) Baxter passed away in 1740 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johne Baxter
1610–1691
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JB
Christiane Gray
1610–1642
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Shands
1630–1693
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander Shands
1630–1693
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Shands
1660–1693
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
TS
Thomas Shands
1660–1693
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
TS

Helen Baxter's Ancestors

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Helen Baxter
1631–1740
Birth Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Johne Baxter
1610–1691
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Christiane Gray
1610–1642
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Baxter
1590–1659
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Murdie
1585–1626
Of Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Andrew Gray
1594–1648
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christiane Clappertoune
1596–1648
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Baxter's Descendants

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Helen ((Shands)) Baxter (3 Jul 1631–abt 1740) m. Alexander Shands (1630–1693) m. Alexander Shands (1630–1693)
  1. 1. Thomas Shands 1660–1693 m. Frances (Jane) Harrison 1653–1713
    1. 1. William (Briggs Shands) I 1685–1759 m. Nazareth Roberts 1694–1760
      1. 1. Frances (Jane) Shands 1719–1826 m. Christopher Golightly 1711–1765
        1. 1. Christopher (Columber) Golightly 1739–1791
        2. 2. Christopher (Columber) Golightly 1739–1791
        3. 3. Hugh Golightly 1766–
        4. 4. Hugh Golightly 1766–
        5. 5. James Golightly 1765–1762
  2. 2. Thomas Shands 1660–1693 m. Frances (Jane) Harrison 1653–1713
    1. 1. William (Shands) Sr 1685–1759 m. Nazareth Shands 1694–1760
      1. 1. William Shands 1714–1776 m. Priscilla Moss 1718–1764
      2. 2. John Shands 1713–1758
      3. 3. Mary Shands 1707–1771
      4. 4. Thomas Shands 1713–1754
      5. 5. Elizabeth Shands 1728–1768
      6. 6. Frances Shands 1719–1815

Helen Baxter's Timeline

2 Records

1631
3 Jul 1631
Birth of Helen (Shands) Baxter in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1740
abt 1740
Age 109
Death of Helen (Shands) Baxter in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1631
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1740
    Event Place: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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