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Joseph Massey 1690–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: 1760

Death Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Massey

Mother: Sarah Green

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Lanier

Children(s): John Massey

The story of Joseph Massey began in 1690 in VA. Joseph Massey married Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Washington Lanier, and had children including John Massey. Joseph Massey passed away in 1760 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Massey began in 1690 in VA.
  • Joseph Massey married Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Washington Lanier, and had children including John Massey.
  • Joseph Massey passed away in 1760 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Massey's Ancestors

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Joseph Massey
1690–1760
Birth Place: VA
Parents
Richard John William Massey
1661–1740
Cheshire, England
Sarah (Frances) Green
1660–1740
St Michael Queenhithe, London, England,
Grandparents
John (Lewis) GREEN
1642–1730
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Susanna Grigg
1645–1709
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Massey's Descendants

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Joseph Massey (1690–1760) m. Elizabeth Lee (1702–1760) m. Elizabeth (Washington) Lanier (1695–1795)
  1. 1. John Massey 1745–1837 m. Johanna (“Joan”) Cook 1745–1791
    1. 1. John Massey 1791–1862 m. Mary Welsh 1785–1857 m. Mary (F "Polly") Welsh 1785–1857
      1. 1. Orren (Sinclair) Massey 1815–1884 m. Matilda (Martha) Eubanks 1825–1906
        1. 1. John (Eubanks) Massey 1848–1940 m. Harriet (Catherine “ Cattie”) Lee 1890–1901 m. Nancy (Emma) Ellis\Massey 1854–1881 m. Harriet (Catherine) Lee 1860–1900 m. Sarah (Josephine) Stallings 1860–1934
      2. 2. Joseph (Copeland) Massey 1828–1864

Joseph Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Joseph Massey in VA
VA
1760
1760
Age 70
Death of Joseph Massey in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 446.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SMH
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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