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John Scott Pleasants 1756–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1756

Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1836

Death Location: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob Pleasants

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sarah Lownes

Children(s): George Pleasants, Sarah Pleasants, George Pleasants, Mary Pleasants, Frederick Pleasants, Eliza Pleasants, Charles Pleasants, Louisa Pleasants, James Pleasants, Fitzhenry Pleasants, Cyrus Pleasants

The story of John Scott Pleasants began in 1756 in Surry County, Virginia, USA. John Scott Pleasants married Sarah Lownes, and had children including Charles Scott Pleasants, Cyrus Radalphus Pleasants, Eliza Ann Pleasants, Fitzhenry Pleasants, Frederick Woodson Pleasants, George Pleasants, James Pleasants, Louisa Pleasants, Mary Hewes Pleasants, Sarah Lownes Pleasants. John Scott Pleasants passed away in 1836 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Scott Pleasants began in 1756 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.
  • John Scott Pleasants married Sarah Lownes, and had children including Charles Scott Pleasants, Cyrus Radalphus Pleasants, Eliza Ann Pleasants, Fitzhenry Pleasants, Frederick Woodson Pleasants, George Pleasants, James Pleasants, Louisa Pleasants, Mary Hewes Pleasants, Sarah Lownes Pleasants.
  • John Scott Pleasants passed away in 1836 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Pleasants
1735–1776
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lownes
1766–1837
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

George Pleasants
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Pleasants
1791–
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
SP
George Pleasants
1793–1793
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
GP
Mary Pleasants
1794–1829
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
MP
Frederick Pleasants
1794–
Birth Location: –
FP
Eliza Pleasants
1799–1891
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
EP
Charles Pleasants
1797–
Birth Location: –
CP
Louisa Pleasants
1798–
Birth Location: –
LP
James Pleasants
1800–
Birth Location: –
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Fitzhenry Pleasants
1801–
Birth Location: –
FP
Cyrus Pleasants
1803–
Birth Location: –
CP

John Pleasants's Ancestors

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John Pleasants
1756–1836
Birth Place: Surry County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Pleasants
1735–1776
Grandparents
Joseph (Edwin Pleasants) Jr
1706–1758
Pickanockie, Virginia, United States
Sarah Goode
1705–1732
Dale City, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1674–1725
Martha Cocke
1678–1757
Jane Clark
1667–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Pleasants's Descendants

1.
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John (Scott) Pleasants (5 Jan 1756–19 Jul 1836) m. Sarah Lownes (17 Aug 1766–20 NOV 1837)
  1. 1. George Pleasants 1805–
  2. 2. Sarah (Lownes) Pleasants 1791–
  3. 3. George Pleasants 1793–1793
  4. 4. Mary (Hewes) Pleasants 1794–1829
  5. 5. Frederick (Woodson) Pleasants 1794–
  6. 6. Eliza (Ann) Pleasants 1799–1891
    1. 1. Henry (Clay) Parmly 1835–1895 m. Harriet ((Hattie) Owen Sumner) Parmly 1853–1931
      1. 1. Grace (Sumner Parmly) Collins 1885–1973 m. Thomas (Richeson Collins) Sr. 1860–1951
        1. 1. Thomas (Richeson Collins) Jr 1919–2009 m. Margaret (Miggie Payne) Collins 1924–2016
        2. 2. Mary (Alice) Collins 1917–1998
        3. 3. Harriet (Parmly) Collins 1913–1930
  7. 7. Charles (Scott) Pleasants 1797–
  8. 8. Louisa Pleasants 1798–
  9. 9. James Pleasants 1800–
  10. 10. Fitzhenry Pleasants 1801–
  11. 11. Cyrus (Radalphus) Pleasants 1803–

John Pleasants's Timeline

2 Records

1756
5 Jan 1756
Birth of John Scott Pleasants in Surry County, Virginia, USA
Surry County, Virginia, USA
1836
19 Jul 1836
Age 80
Death of John Scott Pleasants in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1836
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
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