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John B Speed 1791–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1791

Birth Location: Orangeburg, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 Apr 1841

Death Location: Smyrna, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Robert Speed

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

Spouse(s): Sarah Sanders, Martha Calhoun, Malissa Earley

Children(s): Napoleon Speed, William Speed

John B Speed was born in 1791 in Orangeburg, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Wages Speed And Elizabeth Martin. John B Speed married Malissa Earley, Martha Mariah Calhoun, Sarah Sanders, and had children including Napoleon Bonaparte Speed, William W Speed. John B Speed passed away in 1841 in Smyrna, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John B Speed was born in 1791 in Orangeburg, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Wages Speed And Elizabeth Martin.
  • John B Speed married Malissa Earley, Martha Mariah Calhoun, Sarah Sanders, and had children including Napoleon Bonaparte Speed, William W Speed.
  • John B Speed passed away in 1841 in Smyrna, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Speed's Ancestors

Self
John Speed
1791–1841
Birth Place: Orangeburg, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Wages Speed
1763–1826
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Martin
1763–1830
NC
Grandparents
William Speed
1716–1786
Southwark, Surrey, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Wages) Speed
1714–1768
Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
John (William) Martin
1718–1761
Chester, Pennsylvania
Amanda Shipley
1723–1768
Great-Grandparents
Captain Speed
1679–1719
Mary Pulley
1693–1733
Robert Wages
1685–1755
Elizabeth Speed
1703–1741
George Martin
1688–1780
Lydia Buffington
1691–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr III
1628–1711
Philadelphia Knollys*
1628–1711
William Pulley
1667–1738
Mary Flory
1670–1741

John Speed's Descendants

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John (B) Speed (25 Aug 1791–5 Apr 1841) m. Sarah Sanders (about 1794–1859) m. Martha (Mariah) Calhoun (1795–22 Feb 1895) m. Malissa Earley (1812–04 OCT 1840)
  1. 1. Napoleon (Bonaparte) Speed 1820–1860
  2. 2. William (W.) Speed 1820–1874 m. Mariah (Laura) Speed 1826–1893
    1. 1. George Speed 1844–1874
    2. 2. Terril Speed 1842–1844

John Speed's Timeline

4 Records

1791
25 Aug 1791
Birth of John B Speed in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1791
25 Aug 1791
Birth of John B Speed in Orangeburg, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1841
5 Apr 1841
Age 50
Death of John B Speed in , Copiah, Mississippi, USA
, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1841
5 Apr 1841
Age 50
Death of John B Speed in Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Copiah, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1791
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1791
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1841
    Event Place: , Copiah, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1841
    Event Place: Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smyrna, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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