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John Speight 1722–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Father: Capt Speight

Mother: Kathern Grimes

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John Speight was born in 1722 in South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of Capt William B Speight And Kathern Grimes. John Speight passed away in 1783 in South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Speight was born in 1722 in South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of Capt William B Speight And Kathern Grimes.
  • John Speight passed away in 1783 in South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.

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John Speight's Ancestors

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John Speight
1722–1783
Birth Place: South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Capt William B Speight
1653–1719
Of, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Kathern Grimes
1690–1750
Sunbury, Gates, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Francis Speight
1614–1684
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth O'Rourke
1615–1682
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James O'Rourke
1595–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of John Speight in South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
1783
1783
Age 61
Death of John Speight in South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: South Sunbury, Chowan, North Carolina, USA

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