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John Paxton 1766–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States

Father: Samuel PAXTON

Mother: Mary Moore

Spouse(s): Jane Wilson

Children(s): James Paxton, Nathaniel Paxton

In 1766, John Paxton entered the world in Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States, born to Samuel Paxton And Mary Moore. John Paxton married Jane Wilson, and had children including James Paxton, Nathaniel Paxton. John Paxton passed away in 1841 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1766, John Paxton entered the world in Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States, born to Samuel Paxton And Mary Moore.
  • John Paxton married Jane Wilson, and had children including James Paxton, Nathaniel Paxton.
  • John Paxton passed away in 1841 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel PAXTON
1733–1806
Birth Location: South River, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Mary Moore
1742–1805
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jane Wilson
1776–1841
Birth Location: Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

James Paxton
1800–1868
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel Paxton
1807–1880
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
NP

John Paxton's Ancestors

Self
John Paxton
1766–1841
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel PAXTON
1733–1806
South River, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Mary Moore
1742–1805
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Paxton
1690–1762
Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland
Sarah Thomas
1690–1734
Ireland
James Moore
1711–1791
Newry, Down, Ireland
Jane Walker
1712–1793
Newry, Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Paxton
1670–1746
Agnes Paxton
1670–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Paxton
1640–1722
Elizabeth Poakes
1640–1670

John Paxton's Descendants

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John Paxton (1766–1841) m. Jane Wilson (1776–14 Oct 1841)
  1. 1. James Paxton 1800–1868 m. Mary (Wilson) Moore 1800–1858
    1. 1. Cassandra (Andrews) Paxton 1831–1893 m. Joseph Bailey 1822–1880
      1. 1. Wallace ((Willis)) Bailey 1857–1903 m. Tennessee (Mary) Messer 1872–1901
        1. 1. Albert (Brady) Bailey 1892–1959 m. Hazel (Violet) Nease 1898–1974
        2. 2. Jennie (B) Bailey 1897–1972 m. George (Jacob) Kentner 1904–1965
        3. 3. William (Franklin) Bailey 1887–1971
        4. 4. Anna Bailey 1886–1941 m. Albert (Frederick) Schuler 1877–1940
        5. 5. Lee Bailey 1900–1941
      2. 2. Matilda (J) Bailey 1855–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bailey 1852–1880 m. William. (H.) Cole 1817–
        1. 1. William (J) Cole 1852–1930
        2. 2. Celicia Cole 1859–
        3. 3. John (R.) Cole 1865–
        4. 4. Celia (J) Cole 1848–
      4. 4. Champion Bailey 1864–
      5. 5. William Bailey 1867–1935
      6. 6. John (Walter) Bailey 1872–1956 m. Sarah (Jane) Moore 1883–1957
        1. 1. Joseph (Christopher) Bailey 1900–1965 m. Elizabeth Bailey 1903–
        2. 2. Lee (Roy) Bailey 1904–1987 m. Maggie Bailey 1912–1969
        3. 3. Thomas (Earl) Bailey 1906–1975 m. Eva (Miller) (Bailey) 1910–1986
        4. 4. Anna (Mary) Bailey 1901–1981 m. Henry Collingsworth 1893–
        5. 5. Millard (Charles) Bailey 1909–1976 m. Mae Miller 1915–1999
        6. 6. Ernest (Willard) Bailey 1910–1998 m. Carrie Bradley 1913–1983
        7. 7. Paul (Harold) Bailey 1923–2012 m. Ines (Morgan) Quillen 1925–2006
        8. 8. Walter (Wesley) Bailey 1916–1999 m. Levada Darnell 1917–1999
        9. 9. Estle (Louis) Bailey 1918–1988
        10. 10. Franklin (Columbia) Bailey 1913–1991 m. Eileen Culver 1916–1992
        11. 11. Homer (Virgil) Bailey 1921–2016
      7. 7. George (W) Bailey 1863–1937
      8. 8. Ella Bailey 1860–1931 m. Millard (F) Sunders 1857–1921
        1. 1. Lucy Sunders 1882–
        2. 2. Albert Sunders 1884–
        3. 3. Nanny Valodin 1879–
    2. 2. Lutetia (Robinson) Paxton 1823–1910 m. Thomas (Jefferson Bailey) Loper 1822–1903
      1. 1. William (James Vincent) Loper 1848–1931
      2. 2. Lucy (A) Loper 1857– m. William (Noah) Burkett 1890–1959
      3. 3. John (Clarence) Loper 1846–1928 m. Sarah (Emma) Arthurs 1848–1917 m. Polly (A) Loper 1852–1943
        1. 1. Thomas (J) Loper 1870–1941 m. Mary (Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Davis (Loper)) (Millikin) 1878–1954
        2. 2. Theodore (D.) Loper 1867–1901 m. Ida (Margaret) Harr 1874–1946 m. Ella Cole 1869–1895 m. Susie (Jane) Lampy 1868–1956
        3. 3. William (David) Loper 1868–1940
        4. 4. Alfred Loper 1883–
        5. 5. Fredinand Loper 1885–
        6. 6. Goldia (A) Loper 1889–
        7. 7. Laura (L) Loper 1890–
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Loper 1874–
      5. 5. Alfred (Enoch) Loper 1853–1938 m. Alice Messer 1857–1909 m. Carrie Brown 1870–1938
        1. 1. Effie (F) Loper 1878–1909
        2. 2. ukn Loper 1880–1892
        3. 3. Amelia Loper 1887–1909
        4. 4. Merlie Loper 1887–
        5. 5. Sarah (C) LOPER 1876–
      6. 6. James (R) Loper 1845–1863
    3. 3. William (Moore) Paxton 1825–1875 m. Sarah (Martha) McCormick 1833–1909
      1. 1. Robert (James) Paxton 1855–1929
      2. 2. Emma (Rebecca) Paxton 1857–1934
      3. 3. Horatio (Thompson) Paxton 1859–1921
      4. 4. William (Davis) Paxton 1861–1926
      5. 5. Alexander (Sandy McCormick) Paxton 1865–1924
      6. 6. Walter (Stuart) Paxton 1867–1944
      7. 7. Nathaniel (Joseph Poague) Paxton 1870–1892
      8. 8. John (Moore) Paxton 1863–1930
      9. 9. Anne (Virginia) Paxton 1871–1878
      10. 10. Mary (Steele) PAXTON 1853–1913
      11. 11. Emma (Rebecca) Paxton 1853–
    4. 4. John (A) Paxton 1828–1852
    5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Paxton 1829–1888
  2. 2. Nathaniel Paxton 1807–1880 m. Mary (G.) Shields 1824–
    1. 1. George Paxton 1857–
    2. 2. Ashbey (C.) Paxton 1864–

John Paxton's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of John Paxton in Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States
1841
1841
Age 75
Death of John Paxton in Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23990.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Rockbridge Co, Virginia, United States
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