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John Locke 1717 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1717

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1 Jul 1781

Death Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Lock

Mother: Susanna Brazewell

Spouse(s): Susannah Jones, Elizabeth Cooper

Children(s): William Locke, Hannah Locke, Elizabeth Locke, John Locke, Susan Locke, Joseph Locke, Rebecca Locke, Thomas Locke

John Locke was born in 1717 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Lock and Susanna Brazewell. John Locke married Susannah Hannah Jones, Elizabeth Cooper, and had children including William Leonard Locke, Hannah Locke, Elizabeth Locke, John Locke, Susan Locke, Joseph Locke, Rebecca Locke, Thomas Locke. John Locke passed away in 1781 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Locke was born in 1717 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Lock and Susanna Brazewell.
  • John Locke married Susannah Hannah Jones, Elizabeth Cooper, and had children including William Leonard Locke, Hannah Locke, Elizabeth Locke, John Locke, Susan Locke, Joseph Locke, Rebecca Locke, Thomas Locke.
  • John Locke passed away in 1781 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lock
1684 – 1739
Birth Location: Ilminister Parish, Somerset, England
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Susanna Brazewell
1697 – 1755
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Jones
1725 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth Cooper
1721 – 1790
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

William Locke
1743 – 1800
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Hannah Locke
1749 –
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Locke
1751 –
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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John Locke
1755 – 1800
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Susan Locke
1759 –
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Joseph Locke
1761 – 1799
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Rebecca Locke
1771 – 1826
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Thomas Locke
Birth Location: –
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John Locke's Ancestors

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John Locke
1717 – 1781
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Lock
1684 – 1739
Ilminister Parish, Somerset, England
Susanna Brazewell
1697 – 1755
Philadelphia, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Leonard Lock
1658 – 1711
Ilminster, Somerset, England
Dorothy Petty
1660 – 1732
Illminster Parish, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
George Lock
1622 – 1681
Jellan
1630 – 1682
John Pettie
1629 – 1669
Thomasine Thorne
1633 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Locke's Descendants

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John Locke (31 May 1717 – 1 Jul 1781) m. Susannah (Hannah) Jones (1725 – ) m. Elizabeth Cooper (Abt 1721 – Aft 1790)
  1. 1. William (Leonard) Locke (1743 – 1800)
  2. 2. Hannah Locke (Abt 1749 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Locke (1751 – ) m. Richard Elwell (Abt 1750 – 1790) m. Benjamin Elweil (1751 – )
  4. 4. John Locke (Abt 1755 – Abt 1800) m. Mary (Margaret) Wilson (9 Oct 1759 – 8 Feb 1800)
    1. 1. Sarah Lock (Abt 1782 – 1807) m. Lock
    2. 2. Nancy Locke (1783 – Aft 1844) m. Elisha Wiggins (16 Dec 1776 – 13 Aug 1825)
      1. 1. Joseph (James) Wiggins (1816 – Aft 1880) m. Matilda (Malinda) Marlow (1 Jan 1815 – )
      2. 2. Joshua (A) Wiggins (1818 – 7 Dec 1879) m. Lucinda (Jane) Presley (27 Nov 1818 – 3 Oct 1895)
        1. 1. Martha (Caroline) Wiggins (10 Sep 1840 – 19 Oct 1940) m. John (Tisdale) Parker (1838 – May 1925)
        2. 2. William (M.) Wiggins (22 Jul 1842 – )
        3. 3. James (Crofford) Wiggins (20 Feb 1845 – )
        4. 4. Willis (Anthony) Wiggins (1 Nov 1846 – 27 Nov 1921) m. Frances Bond (29 Jun 1846 – 24 Aug 1897)
        5. 5. Sarah (Ann Matilda) Wiggins (6 Feb 1849 – ) m. Robert (Nathen) Galloway (1849 – )
        6. 6. Margaret (Isabel) Wiggins (7 Feb 1851 – )
        7. 7. Mary (Ann Serena) Wiggins (9 Jan 1853 – 16 Jul 1899) m. James (Thomas) Miniard (3 Jul 1848 – 8 Jan 1890)
        8. 8. Evan (Elihue) Wiggins (19 Apr 1855 – 17 Feb 1904) m. Angeline (Elizabeth) Fallaw (24 Aug 1858 – 21 Nov 1933)
        9. 9. George (Elias) Wiggins (24 Feb 1857 – 19 Aug 1923) m. Savanah (Elizabeth) Carpenter (Abt 1857 – Aug 1931)
        10. 10. Benjamin (Joseph) Wiggins (26 Apr 1859 – Abt 1906) m. Sarah (Ella Clifford Odell) Huggins (4 Nov 1859 – 18 Dec 1949)
        11. 11. Samual (Joseph) Wiggins (22 Sep 1863 – 13 Jan 1913) m. Mary (Della) Odom (22 Aug 1878 – 10 Aug 1958)
    3. 3. Myrann Locke (1786 – 1865) m. Elijah (Daniel) Wiggins (15 Jan 1784 – 3 Jul 1862)
    4. 4. Jonathan Lock (Abt 1789 – Bef 4 Dec 1820) m. Elizabeth Sykes (Abt 1796 – Aft 1834)
    5. 5. Leonard Lock (Abt 1791 – 4 Dec 1820) m. Sarah (Mc) Daniel (Abt 1792 – 31 Aug 1830)
    6. 6. Mary Locke (Abt 1794 – 19 Jul 1835) m. James Thompson (Abt 1790 – )
    7. 7. J (J) Locke (Abt 1796 – )
    8. 8. Joseph Lock (15 Jan 1797 – 7 Aug 1850) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Dunnam (18 Apr 1806 – Abt 1880)
  5. 5. Susan Locke (Abt 1759 – )
  6. 6. Joseph Locke (1761 – Abt 1799) m. Elizabeth Lock (Abt 1761 – )
  7. 7. Rebecca Locke (5 Dec 1771 – 1 Nov 1826) m. Josiah Evans (7 Mar 1767 – 7 Oct 1841) m. Zachariah Butler (1775 – 1815)
  8. 8. Thomas Locke

John Locke's Timeline

2 Records

1717
31 May 1717
Birth of John Locke in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1781
1 Jul 1781
Age 64
Death of John Locke in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1717
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1781
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: , Bladen, North Carolina
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