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John Preston Spears 1785 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 02 Aug 1858

Death Location: Fayette, Greene County, Illinois, USA

Father: John Spears

Mother: Mary Moss

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Graves

Children(s): Rice Spears, William Spears, John Spears, Nancy Spears, America Spears, James Spears, Willis Spears, Jane Spears, Lucinda Spears, Adeline Spears, Hudson Spears, Thomas Spears, Richard Spears, Samuel Spears

John Preston Spears Jr. was born in 1785 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Spears and Mary Ann (Anne) Moss. John Preston Spears Jr. married Elizabeth Ann Graves, and had children including Rice C Spears, William L Spears, John Washington Spears, Nancy Louisa Spears, America Rose Spears, James Peyton Spears, Willis John Spears, Jane Spears, Lucinda "Lucy" Spears, Adeline Spears, Hudson D. Spears, Thomas Adlai Spears, Richard Dickson Spears, Samuel Calvin Spears. John Preston Spears Jr. passed away in 1858 in Fayette, Greene County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John Preston Spears Jr. was born in 1785 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Spears and Mary Ann (Anne) Moss.
  • John Preston Spears Jr. married Elizabeth Ann Graves, and had children including Rice C Spears, William L Spears, John Washington Spears, Nancy Louisa Spears, America Rose Spears, James Peyton Spears, Willis John Spears, Jane Spears, Lucinda "Lucy" Spears, Adeline Spears, Hudson D. Spears, Thomas Adlai Spears, Richard Dickson Spears, Samuel Calvin Spears.
  • John Preston Spears Jr. passed away in 1858 in Fayette, Greene County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Spears
1757 – 1828
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia
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Mary Moss
1760 – 1840
Birth Location: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Graves
1792 – 1860
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Rice Spears
1812 – 1863
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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William Spears
1816 – 1858
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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John Spears
1816 – 1898
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Spears
1819 – 1885
Birth Location: Albemarle Co. Va
NS
America Spears
1820 – 1909
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
AS
James Spears
1821 – 1887
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Willis Spears
1823 – 1873
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Jane Spears
1826 –
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Lucinda Spears
1827 – 1915
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
LS
Adeline Spears
1828 – 1893
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Hudson Spears
1830 –
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
HS
Thomas Spears
1832 – 1920
Birth Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
TS
Richard Spears
1835 – 1880
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
RS
Samuel Spears
1837 – 1914
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
SS

John Spears's Ancestors

Self
John Spears
1785 – 1858
Birth Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Spears
1757 – 1828
Cumberland County, Virginia
Mary (Ann (Anne)) Moss
1760 – 1840
Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Nicholas) Spears
1735 – 1796
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Bennett
1741 – 1815
Amelia, Virginia, United States
James Moss
1721 – 1785
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Mary
1725 – 1790
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert 4th
1705 – 1740
Parthonia Spears
1710 – 1740
William Moss
1688 – 1754
Elizabeth Moss
1688 – 1758
Jean Forsee
1708 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Coxe
1666 – 1735
Mary Trent
1675 – 1735

John Spears's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Evie (Mai) Buttrey (abt 1906 – Jan 1988)
    7. 7. Artamize (Jane) Anglin (17 MAR 1840 – 01 JAN 1913)
      1. 1. Lucinda (A Pevehouse Sisk) Hudson (15 Apr 1869 – 1928)
        1. 1. Bertha (Mae Pevyhouse . Vaughan .) Holley (22 Aug 1884 on SSDI - 1880 on headstone – 15 / 17 Dec 1969)
      2. 2. Louisa (E) Hudson (30 Sep 1871 – 28 Feb 1942)
        1. 1. Eldridge (Wilson) Luper (3 Feb 1891 – 6 Nov 1965)
      3. 3. George (Washington) Hudson (14 Feb 1872 – 29 Jun 1937)
        1. 1. Gilbert Hudson (abt 1895 – 5 MAR 1955)
    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)
        1. 1. Nicholas (Solomon "Nick") Carlisle (Aug 26, 1889 – 1956)
        2. 2. Joseph (Anglin) Carlisle (1891 – )
        3. 3. William (Carvel) Carlisle (April 11, 1892 – 16 Jun 1979)
        4. 4. Ira (Ellis) Carlisle (12 Jun 1894 – 29 Feb 1960) m. Elma (Mae) CORRELL (22 Dec 1895 – 23 Sep 1975)
        5. 5. Jonathan (Webster "John") Carlisle (11 Jan 1896 – 1957)
        6. 6. Myrtle (Marie) Carlisle (Jan 7, 1901 – July 23, 1982)
      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)

John Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of John Preston Spears Jr. in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
1858
02 Aug 1858
Age 73
Death of John Preston Spears Jr. in Fayette, Greene County, Illinois, USA
Fayette, Greene County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1858
    Event Place: Fayette, Greene County, Illinois, USA
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