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John Speight 1715–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colony

Death Date: 1765

Death Location: Compass Creek, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Father: Captain Speight

Mother: Elizabeth Powell

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The story of John Speight began in 1715 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colony. John Speight passed away in 1765 in Compass Creek, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of John Speight began in 1715 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colony.
  • John Speight passed away in 1765 in Compass Creek, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

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John Speight's Ancestors

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John Speight
1715–1765
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colony
Parents
Captain William B ‘State Line’ Speight
1687–1738
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Powell
1689–1739
England
Grandparents
Capt (William) Speight
1653–1719
Speights Run, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Taylor
1655–1730
United States
William (Levin) Powell
1664–1747
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Carlile
1666–1740
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Powell
1639–1678
Elizabeth (Corbitt)
1641–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susanna Powell
1620–1711

John Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of John Speight in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colony
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colony
1765
1765
Age 50
Death of John Speight in Compass Creek, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Compass Creek, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Compass Creek, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

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