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John Driskell 1740–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1740

Birth Location: Worcester County, Maryland, Colonial America

Death Date: Mar 1796

Death Location: Wicomico Hundred, Worcester, Maryland

Father: William Sr

Mother: William Driskell

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Children(s):

The story of John Driskell began in 1740 in Worcester County, Maryland, Colonial America. John Driskell passed away in 1796 in Wicomico Hundred, Worcester, Maryland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Driskell began in 1740 in Worcester County, Maryland, Colonial America.
  • John Driskell passed away in 1796 in Wicomico Hundred, Worcester, Maryland.

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John Driskell's Ancestors

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John Driskell
1740–1796
Birth Place: Worcester County, Maryland, Colonial America
Parents
William B. Driskell Sr
1719–1790
Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland, Colonial America
William Driskell
1720–1789
Worcester County, Maryland, Colonial America
Grandparents
Moses (James Driskell) Sr.
1689–1755
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Katherine Elgate
1690–1725
Somerset, Maryland, Colonial America
John (Christopher) III
1669–1748
Calvert, Maryland
Margaret ((Mary) Rixon -) Barnett
1675–1793
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dennis Sr
1660–1721
Hannah Holden
1664–1735
William Elgate
1644–1738
Katherine Keene
1660–1727
Richard Christophers
1650–1720
Ann Perrin
–1710
JOHN Boddie
1605–1640
Mary Haeward
1607–1641
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Driskell
1640–1721
Evelyn Gallagher
1640–1720
Richard Holden
1609–1695
Martha Fosdick
1620–1691
William Elgate
1622–1687
Hannah Richards
1624–1700
Richard Keene
1628–1675
Mary Hodgkins
1628–1685
Thomas (DNA)
1625–1663
Elizabeth (DNA)
1637–1713
Thomas MM12ggf
1580–1627
Mary Myldmay
1585–1634
Johnathon Hayward
1577–1636
Linda Gilbert
1589–1654

John Driskell's Timeline

2 Records

1740
Abt. 1740
Birth of John Driskell in Worcester County, Maryland, Colonial America
Worcester County, Maryland, Colonial America
1796
Mar 1796
Age 56
Death of John Driskell in Wicomico Hundred, Worcester, Maryland
Wicomico Hundred, Worcester, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1740
    Event Place: Worcester County, Maryland, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1796
    Event Place: Wicomico Hundred, Worcester, Maryland

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