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John Thigpen 1737 – 1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1737

Birth Location: Penny Hill, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Father: Dr. IV

Mother: Mary Hill

Spouse(s): Anne Savage

Children(s): Joseph Thigpen, James Thigpen, John Thigpen

In 1737, John Thigpen entered the world in Penny Hill, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA, born to Dr. James Thigpen IV and Mary Penelope (Thigpen) Hill. John Thigpen married Anne (Thigpen) Savage, and had children including Joseph Joshua Thigpen, James Thigpen, John Hardy Thigpen. John Thigpen passed away in 1780 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1737, John Thigpen entered the world in Penny Hill, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA, born to Dr. James Thigpen IV and Mary Penelope (Thigpen) Hill.
  • John Thigpen married Anne (Thigpen) Savage, and had children including Joseph Joshua Thigpen, James Thigpen, John Hardy Thigpen.
  • John Thigpen passed away in 1780 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. IV
1710 – 1779
Birth Location: Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Hill
1713 – 1786
Birth Location: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anne Savage
1735 – 1782
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Thigpen
1758 – 1835
Birth Location: Ansland, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
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James Thigpen
1768 – 1854
Birth Location: –
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John Thigpen
Birth Location: –
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John Thigpen's Ancestors

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John Thigpen
1737 – 1780
Birth Place: Penny Hill, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Dr. James Thigpen IV
1710 – 1779
Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Penelope (Thigpen)) Hill
1713 – 1786
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Dr. (James Thigpen) III
1687 – 1743
Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Carter
1686 – 1759
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Thigpen
Elizabeth Thigpen
Robert Carter
1663 – 1732
Judith Armistead
1665 – 1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Carter
1613 – 1669
Sarah Ludlow
1635 – 1668
John Armistead
1635 – 1697
Judith Robinson
1635 – 1693

John Thigpen's Descendants

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John Thigpen (14 Dec 1737 – 1780) m. Anne ((Thigpen)) Savage (9 Sep 1735 – 2 Dec 1782)
  1. 1. Joseph (Joshua) Thigpen (6 Nov 1758 – Aug 1835) m. Susannah (Thigpen) Bullock (3 Aug 1761 – 4 May 1841)
    1. 1. Keziah (Meeks) Thigpen (26 Oct 1784 – 1 Nov 1871) m. Newman Meeks (1782 – )
    2. 2. Amos (G) Thigpen m. Berthina (Elizabeth) Lindsey (1795 – 1866)
      1. 1. George (Washington) Thigpen (3 Sep 1813 – 18 Jan 1884)
      2. 2. Namcy Thigpen (1815 – )
      3. 3. William (Carroll) Thigpen (1818 – 1857) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Stovall
      4. 4. Eliza Thigpen (1820 – 1850)
      5. 5. Jane (M.) Thigpen (1823 – 1862)
      6. 6. Green (Berry) Thigpen (1824 – 1862)
      7. 7. Samuel (B.) Thigpen (1825 – 1859) m. Elizabeth Joiner (1825 – 1850)
        1. 1. John (Alec) Thigpen (1850 – 18 May 1930) m. Nancy (Malinda) Holden (1850 Feb – 1926)
      8. 8. Joshua (Barnes) Thigpen (6 Dec 1828 – 2 Oct 1905)
  2. 2. James Thigpen (1768 – 1854) m. Mary (Martha Thigpen) Forest (1770 – 1850)
    1. 1. Rev. (William J.) Thigpen (Mar 1826 – 1907) m. Martha (Jane Thigpen) Ellis (1826 – 1902)
      1. 1. William (R.) Thigpen (1855 – 1914) m. Amanda Thigpen
  3. 3. John (Hardy) Thigpen

John Thigpen's Timeline

2 Records

1737
14 Dec 1737
Birth of John Thigpen in Penny Hill, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Penny Hill, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
1780
1780
Age 43
Death of John Thigpen in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1737
    Event Place: Penny Hill, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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