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John Spears 1757 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia

Death Date: 19 June 1828

Death Location: Jasper, Georgia, United States

Father: William Spears

Mother: Sarah Bennett

Spouse(s): Mary Moss

Children(s): William Spears, John Spears, Susan Spears, Sarah Spears, George Spears, James Spears, Rosannah Spears

In 1757, John Spears entered the world in Cumberland County, Virginia, born to William Nicholas Spears and Sarah Ann Bennett. John Spears married Mary Ann (Anne) Moss, and had children including William P Spears, John Preston Spears, Susan Spears, Sarah Jane "Sally" Spears, George Spears, James Henry Spears, Rosannah Elizabeth Spears. John Spears passed away in 1828 in Jasper, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1757, John Spears entered the world in Cumberland County, Virginia, born to William Nicholas Spears and Sarah Ann Bennett.
  • John Spears married Mary Ann (Anne) Moss, and had children including William P Spears, John Preston Spears, Susan Spears, Sarah Jane "Sally" Spears, George Spears, James Henry Spears, Rosannah Elizabeth Spears.
  • John Spears passed away in 1828 in Jasper, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Spears
1735 – 1796
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Bennett
1741 – 1815
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Moss
1760 – 1840
Birth Location: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Spears
1784 – 1842
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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John Spears
1785 – 1858
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Susan Spears
1786 – 1870
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Spears
1792 – 1817
Birth Location: Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
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George Spears
1794 –
Birth Location: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
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James Spears
1796 – 1852
Birth Location: Columbia, Georgia, United States
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Rosannah Spears
1807 – 1882
Birth Location: Ironton Ward 4, Lawrence, Ohio,
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John Spears's Ancestors

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John Spears
1757 – 1828
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Virginia
Parents
William Nicholas Spears
1735 – 1796
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Bennett
1741 – 1815
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Spears) 4th
1705 – 1740
Henrico,,Virginia,USA
Parthonia (Cox) Spears
1710 – 1740
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Coxe
1666 – 1735
Mary Trent
1675 – 1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Spears's Descendants

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John Spears (1757 – 19 June 1828) m. Mary (Ann (Anne)) Moss (1760 – 1840)
  1. 1. William (P) Spears (1 Jan 1784 – 6 Oct 1842)
  2. 2. John (Preston) Spears (1785 – 02 Aug 1858) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Graves (2 Oct 1792 – Abt. 1860)
    1. 1. Rice (C) Spears (Dec 1812 – aft 1863)
    2. 2. William (L) Spears (20 Mar 1816 – 2 Aug 1858)
    3. 3. John (Washington) Spears (20 Aug 1816 – 2 Jan 1898)
    4. 4. Nancy (Louisa) Spears (2 Jan. 1819 – 30 Nov 1885) m. John (Carver) Anglin (16 February 1818 – 6 February 1904)
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Anglin (1835 – 1880)
      2. 2. John (Wesley) Anglin (23 Mar 1836 – 4 Jan 1892)
      3. 3. Martin (VanBuren) ANGLIN (Dec 1836 – 22 Apr 1927)
      4. 4. John (Washington) Anglin (1839 – 4 Dec 1886)
      5. 5. Elisa (E) Anglin (abt 1839 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Louisa) Anglin (16 Oct 1842 – 23 Jul 1892)
        1. 1. Andrew (Jack) Buttrey (Jan 1870 – 1908)
      7. 7. Artamize (Jane) Anglin (17 MAR 1840 – 01 JAN 1913)
        1. 1. Lucinda (A Pevehouse Sisk) Hudson (15 Apr 1869 – 1928)
        2. 2. Louisa (E) Hudson (30 Sep 1871 – 28 Feb 1942)
        3. 3. George (Washington) Hudson (14 Feb 1872 – 29 Jun 1937)
      8. 8. Lucinda (Y.) Anglin (Oct 16, 1841 – July 23, 1892)
      9. 9. Martha (V) Anglin (1843 – )
      10. 10. Martin (Van Buren) Anglin (Dec 1843 – 22 Apr 1927)
      11. 11. Melinda (Adeline) ANGLIN (9 Sep 1845 – 11 Nov 1887)
      12. 12. Julia (Ann) Anglin (1841 – 12 Mar 1939) m. George (Washington) Lankford (10 Sep 1842 – 08 Oct 1936)
        1. 1. Lawrence (Henry) Lankford (15 Mar 1863 – 6 Dec 1954)
        2. 2. Amanda (Belinda Jane) Lankford (Sept 2, 1866 – 22 December 1932) m. John (Thomas) Carlisle (1865 – 1 Nov 1944)
        3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth Lankford) Layne (3 May 1868 – 12 Nov 1902)
        4. 4. John Lankford (abt 1872 – 17 Sep 1917)
        5. 5. Susan LANKFORD (8 Sep 1872 – 15 Jun 1957)
        6. 6. Eliza (Caroline) Lankford (abt 1875 – 3 Feb 1927)
        7. 7. Malissa Lankford (8 Sep 1875 – 3 Feb 1927)
        8. 8. Safronia Lankford (abt 1879 – 26 Aug 1974)
        9. 9. Charles (Jefferson) Lankford (27 Oct 1881 – Nov 1964)
        10. 10. James (Olen) Lankford (10 Jan 1884 – 2 May 1961)
        11. 11. William (Parrish) Lankford (9 Feb 1886 – 2 Feb 1974)
        12. 12. Anna (Pearl) Lankford (8 Sep 1888 – 10 Aug 1986)
        13. 13. Infant Lankford (18 Feb 1892 – 18 Feb 1892)
        14. 14. Joseph (Clyde) Lankford (18 Feb 1892 – 19 Jul 1968)
        15. 15. Berta Edmondson (abt 1893 – )
        16. 16. Harry (B) Lyth (1902 – )
        17. 17. Frances Lankford
      13. 13. Thomas (Jefferson) Anglin (abt 1848 – 1880)
      14. 14. A (J Andrew Jackson) Anglin (1848 – 1880)
      15. 15. James (Knox Polk) Anglin (21 Jan 1851 – 17 Jun 1929)
      16. 16. Benjamin (N) Anglin (26 Mar 1852 – 14 Mar 1912)
      17. 17. Willis (Solomon) Anglin (9 Sep 1854 – 15 JAN 1937)
      18. 18. Nancy (Lucinda) Anglin (29 Feb 1856 – 7 Sep 1892)
      19. 19. Peggy (J) Lankford (Feb 1857 – )
      20. 20. Franklin (Pierce) Anglin (1858 – Unk)
      21. 21. Elvery (C) Auglin (1875 – 8 Feb 1941)
    5. 5. America (Rose) Spears (10 Apr 1820 – 3 Apr 1909)
    6. 6. James (Peyton) Spears (1821 – Dec 1887)
    7. 7. Willis (John) Spears (1823 – 1873)
    8. 8. Jane Spears (1826 – )
    9. 9. Lucinda ("Lucy") Spears (2 Feb 1827 – 29 Dec 1915)
    10. 10. Adeline Spears (15 MAR 1828 – 6 May 1893)
    11. 11. Hudson (D.) Spears (1830 – )
    12. 12. Thomas (Adlai) Spears (20 Feb 1832 – 31 Jan 1920)
    13. 13. Richard (Dickson) Spears (1835 – 1880)
    14. 14. Samuel (Calvin) Spears (11 Nov 1837 – 29 May 1914)
  3. 3. Susan Spears (1786 – 1870)
  4. 4. Sarah (Jane "Sally") Spears (abt 1792 – 1817)
  5. 5. George Spears (12 Aug 1794 – )
  6. 6. James (Henry) Spears (1796 – 21 Feb 1852)
  7. 7. Rosannah (Elizabeth) Spears (1807 – 1882)

John Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of John Spears in Cumberland County, Virginia
Cumberland County, Virginia
1828
19 June 1828
Age 71
Death of John Spears in Jasper, Georgia, United States
Jasper, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1828
    Event Place: Jasper, Georgia, United States
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