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Joseph H Adams WILEY 1688–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Coleraine, Offaly, Ireland

Death Date: 17 OCT 1751

Death Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Allen WILEY

Mother: Sarah Adams

Spouse(s): Abigail Wily

Children(s): David Wiley

The story of Joseph H Adams WILEY began in 1688 in Coleraine, Offaly, Ireland. Joseph H Adams WILEY married Abigail Lightfoot Wily, and had children including David N Nelson Wiley. Joseph H Adams WILEY passed away in 1751 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph H Adams WILEY began in 1688 in Coleraine, Offaly, Ireland.
  • Joseph H Adams WILEY married Abigail Lightfoot Wily, and had children including David N Nelson Wiley.
  • Joseph H Adams WILEY passed away in 1751 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Allen WILEY
1671–1748
Birth Location: W Nottingham, Cecil, MD, USA
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Sarah Adams
1677–1770
Birth Location: West Nottingham, Cecil, Maryland, United States
SA

Spouses(s)

Abigail Wily
1680–1767
Birth Location: Settle, Yorkshire England
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Children(s)

David Wiley
1717–1784
Birth Location: London Grove Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
DW

Joseph WILEY's Ancestors

Self
Joseph WILEY
1688–1751
Birth Place: Coleraine, Offaly, Ireland
Parents
Allen Newby WILEY
1671–1748
W Nottingham, Cecil, MD, USA
Sarah Adams
1677–1770
West Nottingham, Cecil, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
THOMAS (Henry Wiley) Weilly
1632–1690
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Martha Newby
1636–1692
Aghlee, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Summer (1 Adams) (Ox)
1635–1686
Long, Herefordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adams
1610–1660
Elizabeth Neale
1610–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph WILEY's Descendants

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Joseph (H Adams) WILEY (1688–17 OCT 1751) m. Abigail (Lightfoot) Wily (1680–01 Apr 1767)
  1. 1. David (N. NELSON) Wiley 1717–1784 m. Margaret (Mary) Wesley 1717–1792
    1. 1. Thomas Wiley 1741–1810 m. Virginia (Jean C. ( Jenny Wiley )) Sellards 1760–1831
      1. 1. Hezekiah Wiley 1798–1845 m. Lucretia (Christine) NELSON 1798–1850
        1. 1. Lucinda Wiley 1834–1881 m. William (Henry Harrison) Adkins 1830–1912

Joseph WILEY's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of Joseph H Adams WILEY in Coleraine, Offaly, Ireland
Coleraine, Offaly, Ireland
1751
17 OCT 1751
Age 63
Death of Joseph H Adams WILEY in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Coleraine, Offaly, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1751
    Event Place: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
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