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John Wesley Weston 1798 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Orangeburgh, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1868

Death Location: Pleasant Site, Franklin, Alabama, USA

Father: William Messer

Mother: Martha Clark

Spouse(s): Ann Strickland

Children(s): Palmyra Shaw, William Messer, John Messer, Samantha Shaw, Sarah Bolding

The story of John Wesley Weston began in 1798 in Orangeburgh, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. John Wesley Weston married Ann Strickland, and had children including Palmyra Cass Shaw, William C Messer, John Wesley Messer, Samantha A. Shaw, Sarah Ann Bolding. John Wesley Weston passed away in 1868 in Pleasant Site, Franklin, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Weston began in 1798 in Orangeburgh, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.
  • John Wesley Weston married Ann Strickland, and had children including Palmyra Cass Shaw, William C Messer, John Wesley Messer, Samantha A. Shaw, Sarah Ann Bolding.
  • John Wesley Weston passed away in 1868 in Pleasant Site, Franklin, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Weston's Ancestors

Self
John Weston
1798 – 1868
Birth Place: Orangeburgh, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Clark Messer
1762 – 1817
Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Elizabeth Walker) Clark
1760 – 1818
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Gabriel (Walker) Sr
1735 – 1799
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret ((Walker)) Bell
1740 – 1815
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Walker
1710 – 1762
Margaret Mayne
1719 – 1768
Agnes Scotland
1716 – 1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Walker
1670 – 1757
Elizabeth Walker
1673 – 1753

John Weston's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) Weston (1798 – 31 May 1868) m. Ann Strickland (1817 – 14 May 1880)
  1. 1. Palmyra (Cass) Shaw (1848 – 1913) m. George Shaw (1846 – )
    1. 1. William Shaw (1868 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Shaw (1870 – )
    3. 3. Benjamin Shaw (1872 – )
    4. 4. Marion Shaw (1876 – )
  2. 2. William (C) Messer (3 April 1827 – 12 June 1883)
  3. 3. John (Wesley) Messer (March 1837 – 14 September 1918)
  4. 4. Samantha (A.) Shaw (11 November 1842 – 13 June 1908)
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Bolding (1856 – 8 September 1900)

John Weston's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of John Wesley Weston in Orangeburgh, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburgh, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1868
31 May 1868
Age 70
Death of John Wesley Weston in Pleasant Site, Franklin, Alabama, USA
Pleasant Site, Franklin, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Orangeburgh, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1868
    Event Place: Pleasant Site, Franklin, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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