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Joseph Chestnutt Sumner 1761–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 December 1827

Death Location: Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA

Father: Joseph Sumner

Mother: Margaret Chestnut

Spouse(s): Nancy Summer

Children(s): Alexander Sumner

Joseph Chestnutt Sumner was born in 1761 in Onslow County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Sumner And Margaret Chestnut. Joseph Chestnutt Sumner married Nancy Chestnutt Summer, and had children including Alexander C Sumner. Joseph Chestnutt Sumner passed away in 1827 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Chestnutt Sumner was born in 1761 in Onslow County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Sumner And Margaret Chestnut.
  • Joseph Chestnutt Sumner married Nancy Chestnutt Summer, and had children including Alexander C Sumner.
  • Joseph Chestnutt Sumner passed away in 1827 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sumner
1718–1784
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Chestnut
1720–1784
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Summer
1769–1840
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Alexander Sumner
1787–1872
Birth Location: Jefferson, Georgia, USA
AS

Joseph Sumner's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sumner
1761–1827
Birth Place: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Sumner
1718–1784
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Chestnut
1720–1784
Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Francis) Sumner
1702–1756
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Alexander Chestnutt
1700–
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sumner
1666–1740
Elizabeth Thompson
1662–
James Chestnut
1675–1766
Elizabeth McAlister
1682–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Mansfield
1650–1700
FRANCIS SUMNER
1644–1676
DANIEL Jr.
1642–1698
Anne Bingham
1606–1666

Joseph Sumner's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Chestnutt) Sumner (1761–30 December 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
        1. 1. George (Clarke) Key 1887–1937 m. Cumie (Mary Akin) key 1895–1990
      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

Joseph Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Joseph Chestnutt Sumner in Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
1827
30 December 1827
Age 66
Death of Joseph Chestnutt Sumner in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1827
    Event Place: Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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