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John HANDY 1756–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Somerset County, Maryland

Father: Samuel (CAPT.)

Mother: Sarah GILLISS

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John HANDY was born in 1756 in Somerset County, Maryland, the child of Samuel Handy Capt And Sarah Gilliss. John HANDY passed away in 1817 in Somerset County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • John HANDY was born in 1756 in Somerset County, Maryland, the child of Samuel Handy Capt And Sarah Gilliss.
  • John HANDY passed away in 1817 in Somerset County, Maryland.

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John HANDY's Ancestors

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John HANDY
1756–1817
Birth Place: Somerset County, Maryland
Parents
Samuel HANDY (CAPT.)
1731–1758
Annamessex Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Sarah GILLISS
1735–1780
Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
John (HANDY) Capt
1694–1744
Annamessex, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Jane (DASHIELL) (Handy)
1698–1782
Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Thomas (GILLIS) (CAPT.)
1700–1780
Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Priscilla DENWOOD
1701–1773
Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Rev
1646–1721
Mary (Handy)
1658–1716
Thomas DASHIELL
1666–1755
Elizabeth (Dashiell)
1670–1755
Arthur DENWOOD
1671–1720
Esther ROBINS
1675–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel HANDY
1615–1657
Frances (Handy)
1615–
Henry SEWELL
1628–1665
Jane (Calvert)
1633–1701
James DASHIELL
1634–1697
Anne (Dashiell)
1639–1697
Levin DENWOOD
1648–1726
Priscilla WATERS
1648–1725
John ROBINS
1636–1709
Esther (Robbins)
1648–1691

John HANDY's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of John HANDY in Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County, Maryland
1817
1817
Age 61
Death of John HANDY in Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland

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