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James Vestal 1727–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1727

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1793

Death Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Vestal

Spouse(s): Phebe Allen, Mary Vestal

Children(s): Rebecca Healton, Isaac Vestal, Jesse Vestal

The story of James Vestal began in 1727 in Pennsylvania, USA. In 1790, James Vestal resided in Surry, North Carolina, USA. James Vestal married Mary Jay Vestal, Phebe Allen, and had children including Isaac Vestal, Jesse Vestal, Rebecca Vestal Healton, Thomas Vestal. James Vestal passed away in 1793 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Vestal began in 1727 in Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1790, James Vestal resided in Surry, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Vestal married Mary Jay Vestal, Phebe Allen, and had children including Isaac Vestal, Jesse Vestal, Rebecca Vestal Healton, Thomas Vestal.
  • James Vestal passed away in 1793 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jr
1696–1745
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
WJ
Elizabeth Vestal
1692–1751
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
EV

Spouses(s)

Phebe Allen
1739–1787
Birth Location: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
PA
Mary Vestal
1732–
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
MV

Children(s)

Rebecca Healton
1783–1869
Birth Location: Surry, Yadkin, North Carolina, USA
RH
Isaac Vestal
1778–1866
Birth Location: Surry, Yadkin, North Carolina, USA
IV
Jesse Vestal
1775–1859
Birth Location: Surry, NC, North Carolina, USA
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James Vestal's Ancestors

Self
James Vestal
1727–1793
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Vestal Jr
1696–1745
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Mercer Woodward) Vestal
1692–1751
Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
William (Vestal) II
1667–1700
Huntingtonshire, London, England
Alice Glover
1672–1720
Ichingswell, Kingsclerc, Hampshire, England
Thomas (Mercer) Sr
1652–1716
Aynho, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Vestal's Descendants

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James Vestal (8 Sep 1727–17 Jun 1793) m. Phebe Allen (9 Apr 1739–19 Oct 1787) m. Mary (Jay) Vestal (1732–)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Vestal) Healton 1783–1869 m. Abraham (Christopher) Helton 1784–1819
    1. 1. John Healton 1805–1872 m. Ruth (Hodgson) Healton 1815–1884 m. Sarah (Sally Adams) Healton 1806–1840
      1. 1. Rhoda (Healton Moon) Patterson 1842–1924 m. Joseph (B) Moon 1842–1903 m. Thomas (T) Patterson 1841–1927
        1. 1. Jesse (H) Moon 1867–1933 m. Frances (Lera Huston) Moon 1873–1933
        2. 2. Sarah ("Ella" Ellen Moon) Watson 1865–1927 m. William (Henry) Watson 1858–1941
        3. 3. Ruth (Elsie Moon) Davis 1869–1913 m. David (McClellan) Davis 1864–1915
        4. 4. John (Ashworth) Moon 1873–1934
        5. 5. Phoebe (Kathryn Moon) Maynor 1874–1947 m. Ora (L) Lain 1868– m. Benjamin (F) Jones 1870–
        6. 6. Emily Moon 1862–1864
        7. 7. Rhoda (Ethel Moon Wainwright) Neisewander 1881–1951 m. Roy (Elsworth) Wainwright 1873–1930
      2. 2. Nathan Healton 1844–1936 m. Huldah (Jane McCoy) Healton 1846–1878 m. Sarah (Freeman) Healton 1855–1935
        1. 1. Oscar (Nelson) Healton 1871–1918
        2. 2. Emma (Luella) Jackson 1874–1948
        3. 3. Ivan (Freeman) Healton 1898–1973 m. Lura (Marie Haworth) Healton 1896–1986
        4. 4. Ruth (Annice) Healton 1888–1957
        5. 5. John (Shirley) Healton 1872–1928
        6. 6. Cynthia (Lora Healton) Foree 1877–1952
        7. 7. Anna (Jane Healton) Barnett 1883–1963 m. Charlie (Amos) Barnett 1880–1968
        8. 8. Edward (Burtis) Healton 1884–1966
        9. 9. Emerson (Curtis) Healton 1885–1887
        10. 10. Albert (Luther) Healton 1873–1943
        11. 11. Nathan (F) Healton 1898–
      3. 3. Sarah Helton 1846–1892
        1. 1. James (Ivan) Williams 1888–1888
      4. 4. Jonathan Healton 1830–1900 m. Sarah (Ann) Butler 1827–1857 m. Catharine (Trueblood) Healton 1826–1892 m. Margaret (J. Dunlap) Barlett 1838–1894
        1. 1. Simeon (R) Healton 1854–1935
        2. 2. James Healton 1851–
        3. 3. Martha (Mattie) Healton 1856–1935
      5. 5. Ann (Healton) Haworth 1832–1916 m. David Haworth 1824–1889
        1. 1. Eli Haworth 1855–1940
        2. 2. Annis Haworth 1871–1872
        3. 3. Linnaeus Haworth 1865–1866
        4. 4. Sarah Haworth 1862–1863
        5. 5. Jane Haworth 1867–
        6. 6. Margaret Haworth 1861–
        7. 7. Delphina Haworth 1859–1948
        8. 8. John Haworth 1858–
      6. 6. Elwood Healton 1835–1914 m. Charlotte (Silvers) Healton 1838–1915 m. Cyrena (Rich) Healton 1839–1904
        1. 1. Alfretta (Ryan) Stone 1861–1930
        2. 2. Alvin (Scott) Healton 1861–1942
        3. 3. Ben (Frank) Healton 1857–1934
        4. 4. Elvadore (C) Healton 1866–1941
        5. 5. Viola (Healton) Hanson 1864–1888
        6. 6. Ettie Hilton 1862–
      7. 7. Allen Healton 1824–1895 m. Elizabeth Cox 1825–1858
      8. 8. Rebecca (Healton Lamb) Hammond 1826–1902 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Lamb 1824–1878 m. John Hammond 1823–
        1. 1. Absalom (Tatum) Lamb 1853–1924
        2. 2. John (H) Lamb 1850–1921
        3. 3. Milton Lamb 1852–1931
        4. 4. Sarah (Frances) Lamb 1870–1912
        5. 5. Vestal Lamb 1857–1857
        6. 6. Lewis Lamb 1868–1869
        7. 7. Marquis (D) Lamb 1858–1937
        8. 8. Mary Lamb 1861–
        9. 9. Nancy Lamb 1863–
        10. 10. Sidney Lamb 1865–
        11. 11. Madison Lamb 1846–
        12. 12. William (Henry) Lamb 1860–1930
      9. 9. Joel Helton 1828–1896 m. Mary (Ann Bond) Healton 1827–1909
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Healton 1868–
        2. 2. Nathan (Marcus) Healton 1866–1946
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Healton 1860–1926
        4. 4. Albert (M) Healton 1856–1932
        5. 5. Orilla Healton 1863–1870
        6. 6. William (Bond) Healton 1851–1926
        7. 7. John (A) Healton 1854–1917
        8. 8. Thomas (Dutton) Healton 1858–1860
        9. 9. Emeline Healton 1848–1884
      10. 10. William Healton 1837–1914 m. Sarah (Jane) Moon 1836–1900
        1. 1. Sibyl (Jessie Helton) Burgess 1863–1954 m. Charles Burgess 1876–1953
        2. 2. Leroy (Vestal) Helton 1857–1927
        3. 3. Oren (Lindley) Healton 1861–1870
      11. 11. Daughter Healton 1834–1834
    2. 2. Susan Helton 1816–1865
    3. 3. Allen Helton 1803–1901 m. Honora (Ohmey) Davis 1800–1853
      1. 1. William Helton 1823–1862 m. Eunice (Vestal) Helton 1829–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Helton 1849–
        2. 2. Mary (Malinda Helton) Royal 1859–1917 m. Christian (Columbus "Lum") Royal 1860–1925
        3. 3. Permelia Helton 1854–
        4. 4. Rebecca Helton 1863–
        5. 5. John Helton 1851–
        6. 6. Amealia Helton 1853–
        7. 7. James (M) Helton 1855–
      2. 2. John (A) Helton 1825–
      3. 3. Joseph (Bray) Helton 1826–1862 m. Mary (Long) Helton 1823–1870
        1. 1. James (Walter) Helton 1852–1923
        2. 2. George (Lee) Helton 1850–1888
      4. 4. Davis Helton 1828–1864 m. Caroline (Perteet) Helton 1830–
        1. 1. Ira (L) Helton 1854– m. Francis Helton 1854–
        2. 2. Martha Helton 1856–
        3. 3. William (O) Helton 1859–
      5. 5. Rebecca (Helton) Underwood 1836–1879 m. John (H "Bunting") Underwood 1846–1914
        1. 1. Pleasant Underwood 1876–1885
      6. 6. Bethania Helton 1834–
    4. 4. Mary (Polly) Helton 1807–1880 m. John (G) Gilchrist 1812–1880
      1. 1. Emeline Gilchrist 1846–1879
      2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Gilchrist 1847–1919
      3. 3. Sarah Gilchrist 1852–1901
      4. 4. James (A) Gilchrist 1851–1925
      5. 5. Mary Gilchrist 1855–1885
      6. 6. John Gilchrist 1857–1919
      7. 7. David Gilchrist 1838–
      8. 8. Catherine (M) Gilchrist 1839–1910
      9. 9. Malcolm (D Gilchrist) Sr 1840–1922
      10. 10. Elizabeth (Jane) Gilchrist 1841–1901 m. Elijah Anderson 1846–1901
        1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) ANDERSON 1872–1950
        2. 2. John (Robert) Anderson 1869–
        3. 3. Nancy (Jane) ANDERSON 1873–1957 m. Martin (B) Craig 1867–1914 m. Edgar (Galloway) Hall 1874–1963
        4. 4. Mary (E.) Anderson 1871–
      11. 11. Duncan Gilchrist 1845–1924
    5. 5. William (V) Helton 1815–1891
    6. 6. Abraham Helton 1820–1864
  2. 2. Isaac Vestal 1778–1866
  3. 3. Jesse Vestal 1775–1859

James Vestal's Timeline

5 Records

1727
8 Sep 1727
Birth of James Vestal in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 63
James Vestal resided here in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1791
4 October 1791
Age 64
James Vestal was married in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1793
17 Jun 1793
Age 66
Death of James Vestal in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1793
17 Apr 1793
Age 66
James Vestal - Probate in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1727
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 970.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JAG
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 October 1791
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 510; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alamance, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills, 1771-1963; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Surry County); Probate Place: Surry, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1793
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills, 1771-1963; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Surry County); Probate Place: Surry, North Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1793
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills, 1771-1963; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Surry County); Probate Place: Surry, North Carolina
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