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James Vestal 1768–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Surry Co, North Carolina, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Virginia, Washington, Rappahannock County, VA, United States

Father: James Vestal

Mother: Mary Jay

Spouse(s): Nancy Swaim, Anna Whitehead, Sally Reese, Martha Cassidy

Children(s): Priscilla Vestal, Frances Vestal, Neal Vestal, John Vestal, Jay Vestal, James Vestal, Martha Vestal, Nancy Vestal, Francis Vestal

James Vestal was born in 1768 in Surry Co, North Carolina, Surry County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Mercer Vestal And Mary Orchard Jay. James Vestal married Anna Whitehead, Martha Ann Cassidy, Nancy Ann Swaim, Sally Reese, and had children including Frances Vestal, Francis Vestal, James Thomas Vestal, Jay Vestal, John Vestal, Martha Jane Patsy Vestal, Nancy Vestal, Neal Vestal, Priscilla Vestal. James Vestal passed away in 1870 in Virginia, Washington, Rappahannock County, VA, United States.

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Biography

  • James Vestal was born in 1768 in Surry Co, North Carolina, Surry County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Mercer Vestal And Mary Orchard Jay.
  • James Vestal married Anna Whitehead, Martha Ann Cassidy, Nancy Ann Swaim, Sally Reese, and had children including Frances Vestal, Francis Vestal, James Thomas Vestal, Jay Vestal, John Vestal, Martha Jane Patsy Vestal, Nancy Vestal, Neal Vestal, Priscilla Vestal.
  • James Vestal passed away in 1870 in Virginia, Washington, Rappahannock County, VA, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Vestal
1731–1793
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary Jay
1732–1771
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Swaim
1768–1854
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Anna Whitehead
1800–
Birth Location: –
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Sally Reese
1784–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Martha Cassidy
1773–1811
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Priscilla Vestal
1820–1877
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Frances Vestal
1805–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Neal Vestal
1805–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John Vestal
1807–1873
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Jay Vestal
1808–1848
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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James Vestal
1808–1878
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Martha Vestal
1805–1888
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Vestal
1799–1889
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Francis Vestal
1803–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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James Vestal's Ancestors

Self
James Vestal
1768–1870
Birth Place: Surry Co, North Carolina, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Mercer Vestal
1731–1793
Pennsylvania
Mary (Orchard) Jay
1732–1771
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (Glover) Vestal
1692–1745
Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Mercer
1692–1750
Anyo on the Hill, Northampton, England
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS Sr
1652–1716
Mary Greenway
1664–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Vestal's Descendants

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James Vestal (1768–1870) m. Nancy (Ann) Swaim (1768–1854) m. Anna Whitehead (1800–) m. Sally Reese (1784–1850) m. Martha (Ann) Cassidy (1773–1811)
  1. 1. Priscilla Vestal 1820–1877 m. Thomas KING 1820–1874
    1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) KING 1840–1923 m. Charles (Garrett) HENDRICKS 1834–1862
      1. 1. Josephine ((Josie)) LESTER 1860–1926 m. George (Owings) 1852–1913
        1. 1. Vera OWENS 1899–
        2. 2. John (Elzie) Owens 1873–1945
      2. 2. Thomas (Garrett) Hendrix 1857–1942
    2. 2. Margaret (C) King 1849–1949
    3. 3. Robert (Soles) King 1851–1907
    4. 4. Mary (Josie) King 1862–1962
    5. 5. Adam (Asbury) King 1843–1947
    6. 6. Virgil (S) King 1844–1862
  2. 2. Frances Vestal 1805–1860
  3. 3. Neal Vestal 1805–1850
  4. 4. John Vestal 1807–1873
  5. 5. Jay Vestal 1808–1848
  6. 6. James (Thomas) Vestal 1808–1878
  7. 7. Martha (Jane "Patsy") Vestal 1805–1888
  8. 8. Nancy Vestal 1799–1889
  9. 9. Francis Vestal 1803–

James Vestal's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of James Vestal in Surry Co, North Carolina, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry Co, North Carolina, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 102
Death of James Vestal in Virginia, Washington, Rappahannock County, VA, United States
Virginia, Washington, Rappahannock County, VA, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Surry Co, North Carolina, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Virginia, Washington, Rappahannock County, VA, United States
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