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John Travis I Thigpen 1766 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1766

Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Washington, Louisiana, United States

Father: Joshua Thigpen

Mother: Sarah Norwood

Spouse(s): Sarah Cobb

Children(s): Allen Thigpin

In 1766, John Travis I Thigpen entered the world in Onslow, North Carolina, United States, born to Joshua Thigpen and Sarah Sally Norwood. John Travis I Thigpen married Sarah (Sally) Cobb, and had children including Allen Joshua Thigpin. John Travis I Thigpen passed away in 1855 in Washington, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1766, John Travis I Thigpen entered the world in Onslow, North Carolina, United States, born to Joshua Thigpen and Sarah Sally Norwood.
  • John Travis I Thigpen married Sarah (Sally) Cobb, and had children including Allen Joshua Thigpin.
  • John Travis I Thigpen passed away in 1855 in Washington, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Thigpen
1736 – 1803
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Norwood
1738 – 1773
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Cobb
1775 – 1850
Birth Location: Edgecomb, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Allen Thigpin
1791 – 1840
Birth Location: Onslow, NC
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John Thigpen's Ancestors

Self
John Thigpen
1766 – 1855
Birth Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joshua Thigpen
1736 – 1803
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Sally) Norwood
1738 – 1773
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel (C) Norwood
1702 – 1779
Surry, Surry, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Alethia) Matthews
1708 – 1771
Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Norwood
1675 – 1749
Mary Norwood
1680 – 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Thigpen's Descendants

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John (Travis I) Thigpen (3 Jul 1766 – 1855) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Cobb (13 October 1775 – 1850)
  1. 1. Allen (Joshua) Thigpin (1791 – 1840) m. Hannah (Caroline) Johnson (Abt. 1791 – 1860)
    1. 1. John (Joshua) Thigpen (1818 – 1888) m. Dorcas (Pickett) Thigpen (1810 – 1848)
      1. 1. Jobe (Lewis) Thigpen (3 January 1833 – 6 May 1909) m. Emily Southerland (16 Jul 1833 – 13 Apr 1909)
        1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Thigpen (May 10, 1854 – 08 NOV 1917) m. Susan (Jane) Bowen (15 APR 1886 – 22 JUN 1970)

John Thigpen's Timeline

2 Records

1766
3 Jul 1766
Birth of John Travis I Thigpen in Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Onslow, North Carolina, United States
1855
1855
Age 89
Death of John Travis I Thigpen in Washington, Louisiana, United States
Washington, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1766
    Event Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Washington, Louisiana, United States
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