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James Sandefur 1784 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Fairfield County South Carolina

Death Date: Aft. 1860

Death Location: Lincoln County Kentucky

Father: William Sandefur

Mother: Nancy Lott

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In 1784, James Sandefur entered the world in Fairfield County South Carolina, born to William Norvell Sandefur and Nancy Catherine Lott. James Sandefur passed away in 1860 in Lincoln County Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1784, James Sandefur entered the world in Fairfield County South Carolina, born to William Norvell Sandefur and Nancy Catherine Lott.
  • James Sandefur passed away in 1860 in Lincoln County Kentucky.

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James Sandefur's Ancestors

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James Sandefur
1784 – 1860
Birth Place: Fairfield County South Carolina
Parents
William Norvell Sandefur
1755 – 1816
Mecklenburg, Virginia
Nancy (Catherine) Lott
1763 – 1834
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Nixon) Sandefur
1722 – 1807
St.Charles Parrish, Elizabeth City Co, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Norvell
1730 – 1782
James City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William #2
1666 – 1742
Mary Young
1684 – 1774
Hugh Norvell
1699 – 1759
Mary Sandifer
1700 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sandiford
1628 – 1691
Joanne Lowe
1620 – 1666
James Walker
1665 – 1710
Mary Barr
1660 – 1695
Capt Norvell,
1666 – 1719
Sarah Besouth
1674 – 1705
William Sandefur
1707 – 1755
Mary Tompkins
1719 – 1782

James Sandefur's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of James Sandefur in Fairfield County South Carolina
Fairfield County South Carolina
1860
Aft. 1860
Age 76
Death of James Sandefur in Lincoln County Kentucky
Lincoln County Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Fairfield County South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1860
    Event Place: Lincoln County Kentucky

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