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Joseph Sumner 1718–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 October 1784

Death Location: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Sumner

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Chestnut

Children(s): Joseph Sumner, Ann Sumner, Christian Sumner, Joseph Sumner, Mary Sumner, Richard Sumner, Ruth Sumner, Ruth Sumner

Joseph Sumner was born in 1718 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Francis Sumner And Sylvia. Joseph Sumner married Margaret Chestnut, and had children including Ann Sumner, Christian Sumner, Joseph Chestnutt Sumner, Joseph Sumner, Mary Jaqueline Jackie Sumner, Missouri Sumner, Richard Sumner, Ruth Sumner. Joseph Sumner passed away in 1784 in Onslow County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sumner was born in 1718 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Francis Sumner And Sylvia.
  • Joseph Sumner married Margaret Chestnut, and had children including Ann Sumner, Christian Sumner, Joseph Chestnutt Sumner, Joseph Sumner, Mary Jaqueline Jackie Sumner, Missouri Sumner, Richard Sumner, Ruth Sumner.
  • Joseph Sumner passed away in 1784 in Onslow County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sumner
1702–1756
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Chestnut
1720–1784
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Sumner
1761–1827
Birth Location: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
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Ann Sumner
1775–1852
Birth Location: Eastwick, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Christian Sumner
1765–1821
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
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Joseph Sumner
1765–1821
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Sumner
1767–1822
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
MS
Richard Sumner
1760–1827
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
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Ruth Sumner
1763–1821
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
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Ruth Sumner
1768–1821
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
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Joseph Sumner's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sumner
1718–1784
Birth Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Francis Sumner
1702–1756
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Sumner
1666–1740
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Thompson
1662–
Great-Grandparents
Anne Mansfield
1650–1700
FRANCIS SUMNER
1644–1676
DANIEL Jr.
1642–1698
Anne Bingham
1606–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Beale
1605–
Mary Beale
1605–
JOHN SUMNER
1618–1670
Elizabeth Thompson
1626–1666
Daniel Thompson
1621–1681

Joseph Sumner's Descendants

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Joseph Sumner (1718–29 October 1784) m. Margaret Chestnut (1720–1784)
  1. 1. Joseph (Chestnutt) Sumner 1761–1827 m. Nancy ((Chestnutt)) Summer 1769–1840
    1. 1. Alexander (C) Sumner 1787–1872 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Flanders 1790–1867
      1. 1. Francis (A.) Sumner 1824–1885 m. Mary (Ann Francis) Hightower 1831–1908
        1. 1. Martha (Ann Elizabeth "Betsy") Sumner 1858–1934
        2. 2. Charlie (L.) Sumner 1867–1935
        3. 3. George (Francis) Sumner 1864–1954
        4. 4. John (Ashley) Sumner 1858–1942
        5. 5. Jane (Sarah) Rowland 1857–1944
      2. 2. Joseph (M) Sumner 1819–1882
  2. 2. Ann Sumner 1775–1852
  3. 3. Christian Sumner 1765–1821
  4. 4. Joseph Sumner 1765–1821
  5. 5. Mary (Jaqueline Jackie) Sumner 1767–1822
  6. 6. Richard Sumner 1760–1827
  7. 7. Ruth Sumner 1763–1821
  8. 8. Ruth Sumner 1768–1821

Joseph Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Joseph Sumner in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
1784
29 October 1784
Age 66
Death of Joseph Sumner in Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Onslow County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1784
    Event Place: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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