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John Whitson 1777–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1777

Birth Location: Shenandoah Co., VA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: , , Tennessee, USA

Father: William Whitson

Mother: Elizabeth Payne

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Children(s):

John Whitson was born in 1777 in Shenandoah Co., VA, the child of William Jr Whitson And Elizabeth Payne. John Whitson passed away in 1870 in , , Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Whitson was born in 1777 in Shenandoah Co., VA, the child of William Jr Whitson And Elizabeth Payne.
  • John Whitson passed away in 1870 in , , Tennessee, USA.

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John Whitson's Ancestors

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John Whitson
1777–1870
Birth Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
Parents
William Jr. Whitson
1740–1819
Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia
Elizabeth Payne
1745–1820
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Whitson
1710–1783
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Margaret Plumley
1715–1783
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Joseph Payne
1720–1803
Bedford County, VA
Phoebe Offill
1723–1803
Henry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Whitson
1676–1738
Lydia
1676–1738
John Plumley
1677–1732
Mary Bainbridge
1687–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph, Whitson
1640–1701
Mary Fletcher
1648–1734

John Whitson's Timeline

2 Records

1777
ABT 1777
Birth of John Whitson in Shenandoah Co., VA
Shenandoah Co., VA
1870
1870
Age 93
Death of John Whitson in , , Tennessee, USA
, , Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1777
    Event Place: Shenandoah Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: , , Tennessee, USA

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