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John Fairchild 1710 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: High Hill, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States

Father: Thomas Fairchild

Mother: Elizabeth Fairchild

Spouse(s): Rachel Porcher

Children(s): Rachel Fairchild, Ann Fairchild, Susannah Fairchild, John Fairchild, Abraham Fairchild, William Fairchild, Lofton Fairchild

John Fairchild was born in 1710 in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Fairchild and Elizabeth Fairchild. In 1740, John Fairchild resided in Charlestown, Charleston County, SC. John Fairchild married Rachel Porcher, and had children including Rachel Fairchild, Ann Fairchild, Susannah Fairchild, John Thomas Fairchild, Abraham Lofton Fairchild, William Fairchild, Lofton Fairchild. John Fairchild passed away in 1789 in High Hill, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Fairchild was born in 1710 in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Fairchild and Elizabeth Fairchild.
  • In 1740, John Fairchild resided in Charlestown, Charleston County, SC.
  • John Fairchild married Rachel Porcher, and had children including Rachel Fairchild, Ann Fairchild, Susannah Fairchild, John Thomas Fairchild, Abraham Lofton Fairchild, William Fairchild, Lofton Fairchild.
  • John Fairchild passed away in 1789 in High Hill, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Fairchild
1680 – 1734
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Fairchild
1680 – 1738
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Porcher
1710 – 1763
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel Fairchild
1733 – 1766
Birth Location: St Phillips Par, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Ann Fairchild
1736 – 1825
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Susannah Fairchild
1740 – 1803
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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John Fairchild
1748 – 1825
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Abraham Fairchild
1752 – 1820
Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
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William Fairchild
1768 – 1833
Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
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Lofton Fairchild
1785 – 1826
Birth Location: –
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John Fairchild's Ancestors

Self
John Fairchild
1710 – 1789
Birth Place: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Fairchild
1680 – 1734
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Fairchild
1680 – 1738
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Fairchild
1645 – 1734
CT
Sarah (Susannah) Preston
1650 – 1677
Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fairchild's Descendants

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John Fairchild (1710 – 1789) m. Rachel Porcher (1710 – 25 Oct 1763)
  1. 1. Rachel Fairchild (14 Aug 1733 – 1766)
  2. 2. Ann Fairchild (1736 – 1825)
  3. 3. Susannah Fairchild (1740 – 1803)
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Fairchild (1748 – 1825)
  5. 5. Abraham (Lofton) Fairchild (27 Jun 1752 – 1820) m. Sarah Murry (22 Jun 1770 – 1813)
    1. 1. Jesse Fairchild (27 Jun 1791 – )
    2. 2. Abraham Fairchild (25 Jul 1797 – 20 Feb 1860)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Fairchild (17 Sep 1800 – )
    4. 4. William (Henry) Fairchild (29 Oct 1803 – 03 Mar 1867) m. Louisa (Eliza) Lee (1805 – 1847)
      1. 1. Jane (A) Fairchild (1825 – )
      2. 2. William (Lee) Fairchild (16, Nov., 1826 – 24 Feb 1907) m. Octavia (F.) Hendricks (17 Dec 1844 – 9, Sept., 1907)
        1. 1. Edward (Josiah - EJ -) Fairchild (4 Dec 1865 – 17 May 1951)
        2. 2. William Fairchild (abt 1867 – )
        3. 3. Samuel (Wilson) Fairchild (15 Dec 1868 – 02 Mar 1961) m. Nora (Etta) Jones (abt 1881 – 01 Jun 1926)
        4. 4. Saleta (E.) Fairchild (4 Jul 1872 – 27 Apr 1879)
        5. 5. Franklin (Lee) Fairchild (4 Feb 1874 – 19 Nov 1955)
        6. 6. Galvin (C) Fairchild (29 May 1877 – 22 Feb 1903)
        7. 7. Octavia Fairchild (27 Oct 1878 – 12 Nov 1878)
        8. 8. Sarah Fairchild (Dec 1879 – )
        9. 9. Charles (Rine) Fairchild (3 Sep 1883 – 17 Apr 1972)
        10. 10. Sidney (James) Fairchild (14 Apr 1888 – Feb 1968)
      3. 3. Samuel (Abraham) Fairchild (1829 – 10 Mar 1898)
      4. 4. James (Benjamin) Fairchild (22 Sep 1833 – 10 Nov 1862)
      5. 5. George (Washington) Fairchild (Oct 1838 – 12 Apr 1914)
      6. 6. Reuben (J) Fairchild (1845 – 22 Sep 1901)
      7. 7. Louisa (J) Fairchild (1847 – 1860)
    5. 5. John (Thomas) Fairchild (24 JUL 1810 – 1 Jun 1863) m. Pearl (Elizabeth) Sellers (7 SEP 1800 – 24 Dec 1844) m. Caroline KENT (1824/5 – )
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) FAIRCHILD (12 SEP 1833 – )
      2. 2. Mattie FAIRCHILD (ABT 1834 – )
      3. 3. John (Thomas) FAIRCHILD (16 SEP 1835 – )
      4. 4. Pearl (Elizabeth) FAIRCHILD (ABT 1837 – )
      5. 5. James (Walter) Fairchild (07 Mar 1840 – 3 MAR 1867)
      6. 6. Jesse (Marion) FAIRCHILD (4 MAY 1842 – 11 FEB 1918)
      7. 7. Margaret (Louisa) FAIRCHILD (24 DEC 1844 – )
      8. 8. Nancy (A.) FAIRCHILD (12 FEB 1851 – )
      9. 9. Cynthia (F.) FAIRCHILD (BET 1852 AND 1855 – )
      10. 10. Martha (Rebecca Caroline) FAIRCHILD (13 OCT 1856 – 15 JUN 1915)
      11. 11. Elizabeth (T.) FAIRCHILD (ABT 1857/8 – )
  6. 6. William Fairchild (1768 – Sep 1833)
  7. 7. Lofton Fairchild (1785 – 1826)

John Fairchild's Timeline

3 Records

1710
1710
Birth of John Fairchild in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
1740
1740
Age 30
John Fairchild resided here in Charlestown, Charleston County, SC
Charlestown, Charleston County, SC
1789
1789
Age 79
Death of John Fairchild in High Hill, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States
High Hill, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Charlestown, Charleston County, SC
    Record Source: South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: High Hill, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States
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