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John Wesley Embry 1777–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Wake Co, N.C.

Death Date: 19 Nov 1855

Death Location: Butler, Kentucky, USA

Father: William III

Mother: Nancy Cherokee

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ember

Children(s): Tabitha Embry, Isaac Embry, Baby Embry, Baby Embry, Michael Embry, Mariah Embry, John Embry, Elizabeth Embry, Michael Embry, William Embry, Sarah Embry, John Embry, John Embry, Baby Embry, Child Embry, Baby Embry

John Wesley Embry was born in 1777 in Wake Co, N.C., the child of William Grancer Embry Iii And Nancy M Glass Duncan Embry Tribe Cherokee. John Wesley Embry married Elizabeth Ember, and had children including Baby Boy Embry, Baby Girl Embry, Child Embry, Elizabeth Embry, Isaac J Embry, John Jack Embry, John W Embry, John William Tippy John Embry, Mariah J Embry, Michael Cader Embry, Sarah Sally Embry, Tabitha Embry, William Thomas Embry. John Wesley Embry passed away in 1855 in Butler, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Embry was born in 1777 in Wake Co, N.C., the child of William Grancer Embry Iii And Nancy M Glass Duncan Embry Tribe Cherokee.
  • John Wesley Embry married Elizabeth Ember, and had children including Baby Boy Embry, Baby Girl Embry, Child Embry, Elizabeth Embry, Isaac J Embry, John Jack Embry, John W Embry, John William Tippy John Embry, Mariah J Embry, Michael Cader Embry, Sarah Sally Embry, Tabitha Embry, William Thomas Embry.
  • John Wesley Embry passed away in 1855 in Butler, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Embry's Ancestors

Self
John Embry
1777–1855
Birth Place: Wake Co, N.C.
Parents
William Grancer Embry III
1757–1840
Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (M Glass Duncan Embry Tribe) Cherokee
1762–1806
Indian Territory, Cherokee County, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Grancer Embry\Embrough) Jr
1725–1802
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
James Duncan
1739–1781
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Gakeyone Glass
1740–1800
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Duncan
1700–1745
Elizabeth Benson
1690–1744
Nancy Patterson
1728–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Duncan
1675–1699
Elizabeth Lucas
1678–1745
William Rea
1660–1737
Mary POULTNEY
1663–1732

John Embry's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Embry (1777–19 Nov 1855) m. Elizabeth Ember (1777–1836)
  1. 1. Tabitha Embry 1810–1878 m. Isaiah (Keith) Sr 1808–1879
    1. 1. Paralee Keith 1834–1908 m. James (Calvin) Phelps 1827–1916
      1. 1. Permelia Phelps 1861–1933 m. Wiley (R.) Burden 1854–1935
        1. 1. Nevada Burden 1886–1907 m. Euca Hunt 1887–1936
        2. 2. Garrett (Wayne) Burden 1888–
        3. 3. Minnie (Belle) Burden 1895–1936
        4. 4. Ava (B) Burden 1896–
        5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Burden 1881–1969
        6. 6. Levi Burden 1884–1971
        7. 7. Granville Burden 1889–
        8. 8. Daisy Burden 1892–
        9. 9. James (Marcus) Burden 1879–1976
        10. 10. Norada Burden 1876–
      2. 2. Mary Phelps 1867–1936
      3. 3. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Phelps 1854–1906
      4. 4. Americus Phelps 1855–1914
      5. 5. Louisiana Phelps 1859–1916
      6. 6. Benjamin (F) Phelps 1869–1896
      7. 7. Isaiah Phelps 1872–1948
      8. 8. Monterville ("Mont") Phelps 1865–1930
      9. 9. Tabitha Phelps 1862–1910
    2. 2. Angeletta Keith 1842–1881
    3. 3. Elizabeth Keith 1832–1861
    4. 4. Wade (D) Keith 1841–1905
    5. 5. Parazette (Clara) Keith 1836–1883
    6. 6. Granville Keith 1851–1914
    7. 7. Louisiana Keith 1839–1908
    8. 8. Green Keith 1845–1906
    9. 9. Washington (L) Keith 1849–1908
    10. 10. Isaiah Keith 1848–1874
    11. 11. Sarah Keith 1859–
    12. 12. Eliza Keith 1844–
  2. 2. Isaac (J) Embry 1803–1874
  3. 3. Baby (Girl) Embry 1799–1803
  4. 4. Baby (Boy) Embry 1802–1804
  5. 5. Michael (Cader) Embry 1821–1892
  6. 6. Mariah (J) Embry 1833–1901
  7. 7. John (William Tippy John) Embry 1812–1897
  8. 8. Elizabeth Embry 1813–1878
  9. 9. Michael (Cader) Embry 1821–1892
  10. 10. William (Thomas) Embry 1808–1880
  11. 11. Sarah (Sally) Embry 1802–1886
  12. 12. John (W) Embry 1818–1874
  13. 13. John (Jack) Embry 1818–1897
  14. 14. Baby (Boy) Embry 1802–1804
  15. 15. Child Embry 1801–1810
  16. 16. Baby (Girl) Embry 1810–1820

John Embry's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of John Wesley Embry in Wake Co, N.C.
Wake Co, N.C.
1855
19 Nov 1855
Age 78
Death of John Wesley Embry in Butler, Kentucky, USA
Butler, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Wake Co, N.C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Butler, Kentucky, USA

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