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Jane "Jinny" Forrester 1789–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 01 Jul 1860

Death Location: Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Forrester

Mother: Hannah Hewitt

Spouse(s): Thomas Flynn

Children(s): Nancy Flynn

The story of Jane "Jinny" Forrester began in 1789 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA. Jane "Jinny" Forrester married Thomas Wright Flynn, and had children including Nancy Ann Flynn. Jane "Jinny" Forrester passed away in 1860 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jane "Jinny" Forrester began in 1789 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jane "Jinny" Forrester married Thomas Wright Flynn, and had children including Nancy Ann Flynn.
  • Jane "Jinny" Forrester passed away in 1860 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Forrester
1762–1835
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Hannah Hewitt
1766–1845
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Flynn
1789–1845
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Nancy Flynn
1813–1882
Birth Location: Stokes Co, NC
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Jane Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Jane Forrester
1789–1860
Birth Place: Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Forrester
1762–1835
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Hannah (Sarah) Hewitt
1766–1845
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Forrester
1737–1777
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Mitret (Mildred) Rainwater\Glen
1746–1793
Surrey, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
James (Hewitt) Jr
1722–
, , Virginia, USA
Eleanor Nichols
1727–1795
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Forrester's Descendants

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Jane ("Jinny") Forrester (1789–01 Jul 1860) m. Thomas (Wright) Flynn (1789–5 Oct 1845)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Flynn 1813–1882 m. Benjamin Pettit 1815–1906
    1. 1. George (W) Pettitt 1836–1864 m. Marinda Jones 1831–1903
      1. 1. Frances (Marion) Pettitt 1860–1928 m. Charity (Victoria) Pettitt 1856–1944
        1. 1. Lucy (Gail) Pettitt 1889–1950 m. Herman Wilhite 1883–1951
        2. 2. May (M) Chenoweth 1899–1937
        3. 3. Arthur Pettitt 1905–2002
        4. 4. William (E.) Pettitt 1901–1901
        5. 5. Joseph Pettitt 1910–1990
        6. 6. Josephine Kemper 1912–1997
        7. 7. Lee (Roy) Pettit 1908–1990
        8. 8. Benjamin (O.) Pettitt 1902–1919
        9. 9. Elmer Pettitt 1916–

Jane Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of Jane "Jinny" Forrester in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1860
01 Jul 1860
Age 71
Death of Jane "Jinny" Forrester in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
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