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John Sr. Speer 1754–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Morgantown, Burke, North Carolina, United States

Father: Michel Speer

Mother: Cathrina Heisen

Spouse(s): Margaret Cloud

Children(s): John Jr.

The story of John Sr. Speer began in 1754 in Virginia, United States. John Sr. Speer married Margaret Cloud, and had children including John Speer Jr. John Sr. Speer passed away in 1811 in Morgantown, Burke, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sr. Speer began in 1754 in Virginia, United States.
  • John Sr. Speer married Margaret Cloud, and had children including John Speer Jr.
  • John Sr. Speer passed away in 1811 in Morgantown, Burke, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michel Speer
1727–
Birth Location: Waren, Mecklenberg-Schwerin, Germany
MS
Cathrina Heisen
1727–1798
Birth Location: Waren, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
CH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Cloud
1765–1811
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
MC

Children(s)

John Jr.
1785–1856
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JJ

John Speer's Ancestors

Self
John Speer
1754–1811
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Michel Friederich Speer
1727–
Waren, Mecklenberg-Schwerin, Germany
Cathrina (Eliesabeth) Heisen
1727–1798
Waren, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Grandparents
Hans (Jurgen) Speer
1711–
Schiettingen
Catharinen (Sophien) Schepers
1710–
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Speer
1746–1834
Katharina Walz
1739–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Walz
1709–1792
Agnes Hair
1706–1765

John Speer's Descendants

1.
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John (Sr.) Speer (1754–1811) m. Margaret Cloud (1765–1811)
  1. 1. John (Speer) Jr. 1785–1856 m. Mary (Barbary) Grove 1786–1876
    1. 1. Margaret (Cloyd) Speer 1811–1905 m. John (M. Conyers) Sr. 1805–1850
      1. 1. Susan (Sarah) Conyers 1831–1904 m. Elisha (Gibbs) Yager 1824–1909
        1. 1. Sarah (J. "Sallie") Yager 1863–1935 m. Joel (Newton Calhoun) Sr. 1866–1926
    2. 2. Samuel Speer 1806–1828
    3. 3. John (Grove) Speer 1809–1909
    4. 4. Marcus (D.) Speer 1815–1867
    5. 5. James (Monroe) Speer 1820–1895
    6. 6. Elizabeth Speer 1822–1825
    7. 7. Susannah (Jane) Conyers 1831–1910
    8. 8. Julia (Ann) Johnston 1828–1903
    9. 9. Martha (Jane) Taylor 1824–1910
    10. 10. Francis (Marion) Speer 1826–1832
    11. 11. Susan (J) Hinkle 1813–
    12. 12. Elvira Speer 1823–1823
    13. 13. Amelia Furniss 1818–1854

John Speer's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of John Sr. Speer in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1811
1811
Age 57
Death of John Sr. Speer in Morgantown, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Morgantown, Burke, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Morgantown, Burke, North Carolina, United States
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