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Henry Dashiell Handy 1747 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Somerset, Co., Maryland

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Somerset Co., Maryland

Father: Isaac Handy

Mother: Anne Dashiell

Spouse(s): Jane Winder

Children(s): Esther Handy, Henry Handy, Thomas Handy, George Handy, Peter Handy, Hugh Handy, William Handy

In 1747, Henry Dashiell Handy entered the world in Somerset, Co., Maryland, born to Isaac Handy and Anne Dashiell. Henry Dashiell Handy married Jane Winder, and had children including Esther Handy, Henry Handy, Thomas Winder Handy, George Day Handy, Peter Handy, Hugh Handy, William Handy. Henry Dashiell Handy passed away in 1787 in Somerset Co., Maryland.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Henry Dashiell Handy entered the world in Somerset, Co., Maryland, born to Isaac Handy and Anne Dashiell.
  • Henry Dashiell Handy married Jane Winder, and had children including Esther Handy, Henry Handy, Thomas Winder Handy, George Day Handy, Peter Handy, Hugh Handy, William Handy.
  • Henry Dashiell Handy passed away in 1787 in Somerset Co., Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Handy
1701 –
Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
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Anne Dashiell
1707 – 1762
Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Winder
1749 – 1803
Birth Location: Maryland
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Children(s)

Esther Handy
1771 –
Birth Location: –
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Henry Handy
1775 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Handy
1777 –
Birth Location: –
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George Handy
1779 –
Birth Location: –
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Peter Handy
1781 –
Birth Location: –
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Hugh Handy
1783 –
Birth Location: –
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William Handy
Birth Location: –
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Henry Handy's Ancestors

Self
Henry Handy
1747 – 1787
Birth Place: Somerset, Co., Maryland
Parents
Isaac Handy
1701 –
Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
Anne Dashiell
1707 – 1762
Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
Grandparents
Samuel Handy
1654 – 1721
England
Mary Sewell
1657 – 1716
Somerset, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Handy's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Dashiell) Handy (1747 – 1787) m. Jane Winder (21 OCT 1749 – 29 SEP 1803)
  1. 1. Esther Handy (4 OCT 1771 – ) m. George Dashiell (14 MAR 1770 – 4 MAR 1852)
    1. 1. Jeremiah (Yellott) Dashiell (23 SEP 1804 – 14 MAR 1888) m. Mildred (Waker) Hornsby ( – 3 OCT 1862)
      1. 1. George (Romaine) Dashiell (11 FEB 1838 – 3 FEB 1891) m. Kate Ringgold (15 AUG 1846 – 18 AUG 1921)
  2. 2. Henry Handy (26 DEC 1775 – )
  3. 3. Thomas (Winder) Handy (17 MAR 1777 – )
  4. 4. George (Day) Handy (28 OCT 1779 – )
  5. 5. Peter Handy (20 OCT 1781 – )
  6. 6. Hugh Handy (18 NOV 1783 – )
  7. 7. William Handy m. Grace Beauchamp (8 OCT 1742 – )
    1. 1. William (G.) Handy (12 JAN 1775 – 27 FEB 1826) m. Henrietta CANNON (1777 – 30 DEC 1852)
      1. 1. John (Gray) HANDY (2 APR 1801 – 19 MAR 1867) m. Mary Watkins (30 OCT 1802 – 6 AUG 1877)
        1. 1. Martha HANDY (ABT 1824 – )
        2. 2. Thomas HANDY (ABT 1828 – )
        3. 3. William HANDY (ABT 1829 – )
        4. 4. Benjamin HANDY (ABT 1834 – )
        5. 5. Walter HANDY (ABT 1836 – )
        6. 6. George HANDY (ABT 1841 – )
        7. 7. Mary HANDY (ABT 1845 – )
      2. 2. Mary (W.) Handy (30 OCT 1802 – ) m. John Justice
      3. 3. Eupheny HANDY (1803 – BEF 1866) m. William TULLY
      4. 4. William (G.) HANDY (1806 – 12 MAR 1881) m. Sarah (Ann) Smith (11 JAN 1820 – 16 JUL 1903)
        1. 1. Augustus (C.) HANDY (ABT 1836 – )
        2. 2. Miner HANDY (ABT 1838 – )
        3. 3. Mary HANDY (ABT 1840 – )
        4. 4. Thomas (B.) HANDY (ABT 1843 – )
        5. 5. Lydia (A.) HANDY (ABT 1845 – )
        6. 6. Sarah (F.) HANDY (ABT 1848 – )
      5. 5. Amelia (Cannon) Handy (3 SEP 1808 – 12 AUG 1874) m. David (Seth) McGaughey (24 OCT 1809 – 17 MAR 1884)
        1. 1. John McGaughey (ABT 1837 – )
        2. 2. Georgy McGaughey (ABT 1841 – )
        3. 3. Mary McGaughey (ABT 1843 – )
      6. 6. Augustus (Cannon) Handy (5 JUN 1812 – 12 JUL 1894) m. Marietta Stone m. Mary White (1823 – )
      7. 7. Henrietta HANDY (1814 – ) m. James (T.) REED (ABT 1812 – )
        1. 1. Charlton REED (ABT 1833 – )
        2. 2. John REED (ABT 1835 – )
      8. 8. Elizabeth HANDY (1816 – ) m. William BLIVIN (ABT 1811 – )
        1. 1. Ethan BLIVIN (ABT 1833 – )
        2. 2. Edward BLIVIN (ABT 1835 – )
        3. 3. Angiline BLIVIN (ABT 1837 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth BLIVIN (ABT 1843 – )
        5. 5. Wm (Milton) BLIVIN (FEB 1850 – )
        6. 6. Martha (Jane) BLIVIN (FEB 1850 – )
      9. 9. Martha (Jane) HANDY (19 MAR 1826 – ) m. David (Seth) McGaughey (24 OCT 1809 – 17 MAR 1884)
    2. 2. John Handy

Henry Handy's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of Henry Dashiell Handy in Somerset, Co., Maryland
Somerset, Co., Maryland
1787
1787
Age 40
Death of Henry Dashiell Handy in Somerset Co., Maryland
Somerset Co., Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Somerset, Co., Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Footnote: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ancestral file, 1993 Emile Murphy Shaw DAR application (National Number 464860). Emile Camp Duce DAR application (National Number 281750).
    [2] Doug1.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Somerset Co., Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Footnote: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ancestral file, 1993. Emilie Camp Duce DAR Application (National Number 281750).
    [2] Doug1.ged
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