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James Spears 1720 – 1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1720

Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: St. Anne's Albemarie, Virginia, USA

Father: John Speirs

Mother: Slobell Provost

Spouse(s): Mary Moss

Children(s): Sarah Spears, Sarah Spears

In 1720, James Spears entered the world in Albemarle County, Virginia, born to John Robert Speirs and Slobell Provost. James Spears married Mary Ann Moss, and had children including Sarah Spears, Sarah Spears. James Spears passed away in 1817 in St. Anne's Albemarie, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, James Spears entered the world in Albemarle County, Virginia, born to John Robert Speirs and Slobell Provost.
  • James Spears married Mary Ann Moss, and had children including Sarah Spears, Sarah Spears.
  • James Spears passed away in 1817 in St. Anne's Albemarie, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Spears's Ancestors

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James Spears
1720 – 1817
Birth Place: Albemarle County, Virginia
Parents
John Robert Speirs
1679 – 1781
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Slobell Provost
1687 – 1782
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (T) Twedie
Helen Grieve
1678 –
Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Greeve
Isobel Kingo
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Spears's Descendants

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James Spears (6 Apr 1720 – 1817) m. Mary (Ann) Moss (1732 – 1817)
  1. 1. Sarah Spears (1765 – 1830) m. Benjamin (Sr Rasberry -son of) Wm (1743 – 7 Jan 1811)
    1. 1. Lucretia Rasberry (1775 – 5 Mar 1838)
    2. 2. Thomas (Madison) Rasberry (1785 – 5 Oct 1851)
    3. 3. John (Wesley) Rasberry (1787 – 1860)
    4. 4. William Rasberry (1789 – 11 Apr 1851)
    5. 5. William Rasberry (1789 – 11 Apr 1851)
    6. 6. Samuel Wayman (2 Mar 1790 – 5 Jul 1856)
    7. 7. Celia Rasberry (22 Jun 1791 – 12 Feb 1862) m. James (T) Baggett (8 July 1783 – 1875)
      1. 1. Benjamin (R) Baggett (7 May 1807 – )
      2. 2. Nancy (Baggette) Mikell (20 Nov 1810 – 8 Jun 1854) m. James (J.) Mikell (2 July 1807 – 1 Jan 1874)
        1. 1. John (J) Mikell (26 Sep 1829 – 18 March 1882) m. Turany White m. Turany White
        2. 2. William (L) Mikell (9 Sep 1832 – 18 January 1889)
        3. 3. Amanda (M) Mikell (03 Oct 1835 – 25 Dec 1909)
        4. 4. Benjamin (S) Mikell (1 Aug 1838 – 17 Feb 1862)
        5. 5. George (W) Mikell (18 Jun 1858 – 3 June 1903)
        6. 6. Albert (M) Mikell (28 Jul 1843 – 18 Dec 1862)
        7. 7. Ira (Hamilton) Mikell (30 Jun 1846 – 3 Dec 1886) m. Julia (Josephine Hartzog) Mikell (22 Mar 1851 – 9 Feb 1896) m. Viola (B) Lewis
        8. 8. Isabella Mikell (1848 – 1932)
        9. 9. Frances (J) Mikell (1849 – )
      3. 3. Miranda Baggett (28 Feb 1813 – 2 Jul 1885)
      4. 4. William (Pickens) Baggett (9 Oct 1819 – 16 Apr 1897) m. Martha (Lenora) Baggett (16 July 1825 – 13 August 1908)
        1. 1. William (F. Thomas) Baggett (16 December 1850 – 27 May 1908)
        2. 2. Ella Rose (9 January 1853 – 13 November 1942)
        3. 3. Celia (Elizabeth) Latting (18 November 1853 – 1 September 1942)
        4. 4. Martha Marshall (15 November 1856 – 23 October 1911)
        5. 5. Lee Baggett (13 June 1864 – 17 June 1922)
        6. 6. Larkin (Hubert) Baggett (1866 – 28 August 1949)
      5. 5. Martha Baggett (19 Dec 1823 – 19 Dec 1897)
      6. 6. James (Thomas) Baggett (26 Jul 1827 – 18 Apr 1857)
    8. 8. Purity Rasberry (2 May 1794 – 11 Apr 1854)
    9. 9. george Rasberry (1795 – 1857)
    10. 10. Benjamin Rasberry (4 Jun 1797 – 3 May 1852)
    11. 11. Green Rasberrt (14 Oct 1800 – 22 Mar 1859)
  2. 2. Sarah Spears (Abt 1760 – )

James Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1720
6 Apr 1720
Birth of James Spears in Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia
1817
1817
Age 97
Death of James Spears in St. Anne's Albemarie, Virginia, USA
St. Anne's Albemarie, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1720
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: St. Anne's Albemarie, Virginia, USA

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