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Joseph Wilkes 1677–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1677

Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 August 1734

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Wilkes

Mother: Elizabeth (Pearce)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wynne

Children(s): John Sr

Joseph Wilkes was born in 1677 in New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Wilkes And Elizabeth Eliza Pierce Pearce. Joseph Wilkes married Elizabeth Wynne, and had children including John Wilkes Sr. Joseph Wilkes passed away in 1734 in Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Wilkes was born in 1677 in New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Wilkes And Elizabeth Eliza Pierce Pearce.
  • Joseph Wilkes married Elizabeth Wynne, and had children including John Wilkes Sr.
  • Joseph Wilkes passed away in 1734 in Hanover, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wilkes
1633–1686
Birth Location: Richards Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England,
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Elizabeth (Pearce)
1639–1703
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wynne
1692–1778
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Sr
1710–1786
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Joseph Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wilkes
1677–1734
Birth Place: New Kent, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Wilkes
1633–1686
Richards Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England,
Elizabeth ((Eliza) Pierce) (Pearce)
1639–1703
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
John Wilkes
1613–1650
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Barbara Heyward
1615–
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Margaret (Jane) Hardinge
1613–1684
St Mary, Kidderminster, Worcester, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Wilkes's Descendants

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Joseph Wilkes (1677–26 August 1734) m. Elizabeth Wynne (1692–1778)
  1. 1. John (Wilkes) Sr 1710–1786 m. Phoebe (Yancy) Stone 1745–1785 m. Mary (Yancy) Wynne 1708–1806 m. Jane (Scott (Wilkes &) Winn) 1712–1805 m. Jane (Minor) (Wilkes) 1712–1805 m. Jane ((Minor, Scott, Snead, Wynne?)) Wilkes 1712–1805
    1. 1. John Wilkes 1730–1800
      1. 1. Daniel (Wilkes,) Sr. 1765–1823 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Craig 1772–1832
        1. 1. Sarah (Winn) Wilkes 1785–1855 m. Andrew (J.) Cole 1789–1866
    2. 2. Minor Wilkes 1735–1811
    3. 3. Benjamin Wilkes 1736–1795
    4. 4. Joseph Wilkes 1735–1784
    5. 5. Thomas Wilkes 1738–
    6. 6. William Wilkes 1740–

Joseph Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1677
1677
Birth of Joseph Wilkes in New Kent, Virginia, USA
New Kent, Virginia, USA
1734
26 August 1734
Age 57
Death of Joseph Wilkes in Hanover, Virginia, USA
Hanover, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: New Kent, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1734
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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