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Joseph Sexton 1729 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1729

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 9 Oct 1804

Death Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States

Father: Charles Sexton

Mother: Sarah Jamison

Spouse(s): Mary Lee

Children(s): Joseph Jr., William Sexton, Charles Sexton, Archibald Sexton, Benjamin Sexton, Pryor Sexton

In 1729, Joseph Sexton entered the world in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, born to Charles Sexton and Sarah Jamison. Joseph Sexton married Mary Lee, and had children including Joseph Sexton, Jr., William Sexton, Charles Sexton, Archibald Sexton, Benjamin Franklin Sexton, Pryor Sexton. Joseph Sexton passed away in 1804 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Joseph Sexton entered the world in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, born to Charles Sexton and Sarah Jamison.
  • Joseph Sexton married Mary Lee, and had children including Joseph Sexton, Jr., William Sexton, Charles Sexton, Archibald Sexton, Benjamin Franklin Sexton, Pryor Sexton.
  • Joseph Sexton passed away in 1804 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Sexton
1680 – 1752
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Jamison
1680 – 1734
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lee
1716 – 1761
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Jr.
1745 – 1829
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
JJ
William Sexton
1747 – 1830
Birth Location: New River, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Charles Sexton
1750 – 1762
Birth Location: –
CS
Archibald Sexton
1752 – 1778
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Sexton
1752 – 1831
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Pryor Sexton
1762 –
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sexton
1729 – 1804
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Parents
Charles Sexton
1680 – 1752
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Jamison
1680 – 1734
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Grandparents
George Sexton
1658 – 1689
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Spencer
1653 – 1715
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
John (Whitman) Jamison
Sarah Cecum
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1607 – 1687
Sarah Bearding
1623 – 1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Sexton's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Sexton (4 Jan 1729 – 9 Oct 1804) m. Mary Lee (30 Apr 1716 – 1761)
  1. 1. Joseph (Sexton,) Jr. (1745 – 4 Apr 1829)
  2. 2. William Sexton (11 Feb 1747 – 31 Dec 1830)
  3. 3. Charles Sexton (1750 – bef 1762)
  4. 4. Archibald Sexton (1752 – 26 Jan 1778)
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton (Dec 1752 – 31 Mar 1831) m. Comfort Smith (Dec 1754 – 9 Mar 1846)
    1. 1. Thomas Sexton (1775 – 12 Aug 1835)
    2. 2. William ((John)) Sexton (14 May 1775 – Oct 1874)
    3. 3. John (William) Sexton (14 May 1775 – Oct 1874)
    4. 4. Obediah Sexton (1780 – 1880)
    5. 5. Judith Sexton (15 Apr 1782 – Sep 1860)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Sexton (1784 – 1865)
    7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton (Abt. 1785 – 1860) m. Nancy Taylor (1786 – 1820) m. Rhoda (Ann) Griffith (1786 – 1870)
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Sexton (abt 1814 – 1880) m. John Cory\Corey (09 Nov 1805 – 1880)
        1. 1. Zerilda Cory (13 Feb 1832 – 10 Mar 1920) m. John Rogers (abt 1828 – 1862-1870) m. Calip Otis (8 Mar 1828 – 1881)
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Corey (26 Sept 1833 – 13 October 1924) m. John (Patrick) Kelley (4 Feb 1830 – 29 Jan 1906)
        3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Corey (13 Sept 1836 – 14 Jun 1892) m. Elizabeth (J.) Reed (13 Mar 1840 – 29 Sept 1913)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Corey (1837 – Abt. 1890) m. David Ratliff (abt 1836 – )
        5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Corey (1 Feb 1838 – ) m. Caroline Walton (15 MAY 1841 – )
        6. 6. James ("Henry") Cory (Sep 1840 – 25 Dec 1907)
        7. 7. William ("Willie") Corey (12 May 1842 – 18 Jan 1932)
        8. 8. Clarinda Corey (15 Jul 1842 – 23 May 1942) m. Thomas (M "Dusty Tom") Sapp (1817 – 17 May 1915) m. Unknown (Father as mother was) unmarried.
        9. 9. Willis Cory (5 Nov 1846 – 08 Apr 1924) m. Eliza (Louisa) Pettit (June 1845 – 19 Nov 1914)
        10. 10. Daniel (A) Cory (17 Nov 1846 – 12 Jul 1918)
        11. 11. Thomas Cory (Mar 1850 – 1920) m. Josephine Howard (Abt 1852 – ) m. Ida B (16 Sept 1861 – 20 Apr 1906)
        12. 12. Marshall Corey (26 Jan 1852 – 26 Jun 1933)
        13. 13. Sarah ("Sally") Cory (1854 – )
      2. 2. Maria Sexton (abt 1827 – )
      3. 3. Preston Sexton (abt 1834 – )
    8. 8. Nancy Sexton (1787 – )
    9. 9. Rhoda Sexton (1789 – )
    10. 10. Amanda (Lou) Sexton (1790 – )
    11. 11. Mary (Ann) Sexton (1793 – 1862)
    12. 12. Nancy (Ann) Sexton (12 Feb 1803 – 27 JUL 1886)
    13. 13. Annie Sexton
    14. 14. Jeramiah Sexton
  6. 6. Pryor Sexton (1762 – )

Joseph Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1729
4 Jan 1729
Birth of Joseph Sexton in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
1804
9 Oct 1804
Age 75
Death of Joseph Sexton in Wythe, Virginia, United States
Wythe, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1729
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1804
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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