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John Franklin Westmoreland 1797 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1797

Birth Location: Stokes Co, North Carolina

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: David Westmoreland

Mother: Rebecca Bynum

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The story of John Franklin Westmoreland began in 1797 in Stokes Co, North Carolina. John Franklin Westmoreland passed away in 1881 in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Franklin Westmoreland began in 1797 in Stokes Co, North Carolina.
  • John Franklin Westmoreland passed away in 1881 in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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John Westmoreland's Ancestors

Self
John Westmoreland
1797 – 1881
Birth Place: Stokes Co, North Carolina
Parents
David Stephen Westmoreland
1775 – 1862
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Rebecca Bynum
1775 – 1846
Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Alexander Westmoreland
1743 – 1801
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Anne Nippier
1745 – 1793
Brunswick, Virginia
Gary Bynum
1737 – 1813
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Margaret Hampton
1742 – 1800
Gunston Hall, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Westmoreland
1710 – 1781
Edith Nippier
1710 – 1753
John Bynum
1692 – 1775
Mary Evans
1711 – 1741
Capt. Hampton
1715 – 1776
Elizabeth Preston
1720 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Westmoreland
1688 – 1781
Mary
1688 – 1715

John Westmoreland's Timeline

2 Records

1797
15 July 1797
Birth of John Franklin Westmoreland in Stokes Co, North Carolina
Stokes Co, North Carolina
1881
1881
Age 84
Death of John Franklin Westmoreland in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1797
    Event Place: Stokes Co, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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