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Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill 1757–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 August 1757

Birth Location: Rowan NC

Death Date: 18 July 1816

Death Location: Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Sr

Mother: Sarah Osborne

Spouse(s): Elisha Sherrill

Children(s): Agnes Sherrill, Ruth Sherrill, Tabitha Sherrill, Lewis Sherrill, Catherine Sherrill, Martha Sherrill, Rebecca Long, Silas Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, Leland Sr, Wesley Sherrill, Sarah Sherrill, John Sherrill, Arerum Sherrill

In 1757, Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill entered the world in Rowan NC, born to James Burton Litton Sr And Sarah Anne Osborne. Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill married Elisha Sherrill, and had children including Agnes Sherrill, Arerum Or Aram Or Aaron Or Adam Sherrill, Catherine Sherrill, John Henry Sherrill, Leland Sherrill Sr, Lewis Sherrill, Martha Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, Rebecca Sherrill Long, Ruth Sherrill, Sarah Sherrill Sherrill, Silas Sherrill, Tabitha Sherrill, Wesley Sherrill. Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill passed away in 1816 in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1757, Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill entered the world in Rowan NC, born to James Burton Litton Sr And Sarah Anne Osborne.
  • Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill married Elisha Sherrill, and had children including Agnes Sherrill, Arerum Or Aram Or Aaron Or Adam Sherrill, Catherine Sherrill, John Henry Sherrill, Leland Sherrill Sr, Lewis Sherrill, Martha Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, Rebecca Sherrill Long, Ruth Sherrill, Sarah Sherrill Sherrill, Silas Sherrill, Tabitha Sherrill, Wesley Sherrill.
  • Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill passed away in 1816 in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr
1736–1798
Birth Location: Rock Creek MD, USA
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Sarah Osborne
1736–1798
Birth Location: Prince George County, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elisha Sherrill
1758–1831
Birth Location: Rowan Co NC
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Children(s)

Agnes Sherrill
1787–
Birth Location: Lincoln Co N.C.
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Ruth Sherrill
1788–1831
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Tabitha Sherrill
1798–
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Lewis Sherrill
1795–
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Catherine Sherrill
1778–
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Martha Sherrill
1800–
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Rebecca Long
1781–1843
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Silas Sherrill
1783–1854
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Mary Sherrill
1791–
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Leland Sr
1793–
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Wesley Sherrill
1779–1855
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Sarah Sherrill
1784–
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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John Sherrill
1804–1858
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Arerum Sherrill
1789–1861
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Leah Sherrill's Ancestors

Self
Leah Sherrill
1757–1816
Birth Place: Rowan NC
Parents
James Burton Litton Sr
1736–1798
Rock Creek MD, USA
Sarah (Anne) Osborne
1736–1798
Prince George County, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Grace Hartley) Burton
1703–1792
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leah Sherrill's Descendants

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Leah ((lytton) Litton) Sherrill (28 August 1757–18 July 1816) m. Elisha Sherrill (28 Feb 1758–24 May 1831)
  1. 1. Agnes Sherrill 1787–
  2. 2. Ruth Sherrill 1788–1831
  3. 3. Tabitha Sherrill 1798–
  4. 4. Lewis Sherrill 1795–
  5. 5. Catherine Sherrill 1778–
  6. 6. Martha Sherrill 1800–
  7. 7. Rebecca (Sherrill) Long 1781–1843
  8. 8. Silas Sherrill 1783–1854 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Sherrill) Sherrill 1794–1858
    1. 1. Elisha (Franklin) Sherrill 1827–1882 m. Mary ("Caroline" Sherrill) Sherrill 1828–1895
      1. 1. Wesley Sherrill 1857–
      2. 2. Hiram Sherrill 1861–1902
      3. 3. Cora Sherrill 1868–
      4. 4. Burgan Sherrill 1866–
    2. 2. Mahala Sherrill 1831–1875
    3. 3. James (Wickliff) Sherrill 1829–1871 m. Aneliza (Abernathy) Sherrill 1830–1907
      1. 1. Henry (Ferdinand) Sherrill 1862–1885 m. Margaret (N Sherrill Sherrill) Howard 1863–1921
      2. 2. James (Alexander Wickliff) Sherrill 1856–1924
      3. 3. Robert (Wickliff) Sherrill 1858–1913
      4. 4. Franklin ("Frank" Augustus) Sherrill 1860–1924
      5. 5. Florence (Ludene Sherrill holds) law 1864–1935
      6. 6. Wickie (Sherrill) Moore 1869–1951
    4. 4. John (Nelson) Sherrill 1835–1911
    5. 5. Silas (Woodford) Sherrill 1838–1916
    6. 6. Elitha (Epps Sherrill) Cornelius 1840–1919 m. William (Osborne) Cornelius 1838–1882
      1. 1. George (Otho Cornelius) Sr 1862–1936 m. Ida (Hester Steele) Cornelius 1863–1934
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Cornelius) Smith 1900–1969
        2. 2. Hugh (Graham) Cornelius 1897–1962
        3. 3. George (Otho Cornelius) Jr 1907–1958
        4. 4. Emma (Pressley) Cornelius 1895–1900
        5. 5. Darrah (Stevenson) Cornelius 1892–1895
        6. 6. Maria (Cornelius) Mason 1888–1967
        7. 7. Ella (Cornelius) Rodgers 1891–1979 m. John (Boyce) Rodgers 1888–1950
        8. 8. William (Harry) Cornelius 1902–1955 m. Mary (Lee Jones) Cornelius 1903–1983
        9. 9. Doyt (Steele) Cornelius 1903–1982 m. Lena (Weeks Hartness) Cornelius 1903–1988 m. Lena (Weeks) Cornelius 1903–1988
      2. 2. Elisia (Levi) Cornelius 1866–1923 m. Mary (Ketchie) Cornelius 1868–1961
        1. 1. Catherine (E. Cornelius) Culp 1910–2007
        2. 2. Jesse (Lee) Cornelius 1893–1971
        3. 3. James (Russell Cornelius) Sr 1904–1985
        4. 4. Mary (Bernice) Cornelius 1895–1950
        5. 5. Louis Cornelius 1903–1904
      3. 3. Chalmur (E.) Cornelius 1868–
      4. 4. Silas (Frank) Cornelius 1871–
      5. 5. Jesse (Nelson) Cornelius 1872–
      6. 6. Ada (Levina) Cornelius 1876–
  9. 9. Mary Sherrill 1791–
  10. 10. Leland (Sherrill) Sr 1793–
  11. 11. Wesley Sherrill 1779–1855
  12. 12. Sarah (Sherrill) Sherrill 1784–
  13. 13. John (Henry) Sherrill 1804–1858
  14. 14. Arerum (or Aram or Aaron or Adam) Sherrill 1789–1861 m. Susan Linebarger 1790–1883
    1. 1. J (Arlington) Sherrill 1824–1917 m. Judith (D. Cornealius) Sherrill 1828–
      1. 1. John (A) Sherrill 1869–1943 m. Minnie (Cornelia Gabriel) Sherrill 1871–1947
      2. 2. Ebbert (M.) Sherrill 1859–
      3. 3. Francis (E. Sherrill) Clark 1861–1947 m. James (W) Clark 1854–
        1. 1. Loyal (A) Clark 1899–
        2. 2. Mammie (Vegilia Clark) Stutts 1900–2004 m. Otha (Armstead) Stutts 1891–1974
        3. 3. Walter (H) Clark 1902–
        4. 4. Marvin (Berton or Burton) Clark 1894–1968 m. Maude (Sylvestia Revis) Clark 1898–1977
      4. 4. Henry (M.) Sherrill 1861–1937 m. Ila (Catherine Melchor) Sherrill 1869–1937
        1. 1. Katie (S) Sherrill 1896–
        2. 2. Cullen (Marcel) Sherrill 1893–1972 m. Pearl Sherrill 1900–
        3. 3. Essie (L) Sherrill 1897–
        4. 4. Frederic ("Fred" G) Sherrill 1899–
      5. 5. Mary (A.) Sherrill 1864–
      6. 6. James (T.) Sherrill 1866–
      7. 7. Clarrence (Lester) Sherrill 1867–1936
      8. 8. Julia (C.) Sherrill 1875–
    2. 2. Enos Sherrill 1820–1906 m. Margaret (Litten) Sherrill 1825–1910 m. Margaret (Litten) Sherrill 1825–1910 m. Ruanna (JONES) Sherrill 1824–1861
      1. 1. Julia (Ann) Sherrill 1854–1928 m. Franklin (Alexander) Cannon 1850–1896
        1. 1. L. (Cola) Cannon 1876–1926
        2. 2. Corrie (C Unknown) Connell 1879–1954 m. William (Thomas) Connell 1868–1947
        3. 3. Richard (Thomas) Cannon 1880–1965
        4. 4. John (William) Cannon 1882–1951
        5. 5. Nannie (Etha Cannon) Thorpe 1884–1957
        6. 6. Lloyd (Z) Cannon 1889–1891
      2. 2. Thomas (Milton) Sherrill 1857–1942 m. Myra (S Platt) Sherrill 1861–1939
        1. 1. Bessie (Mae Sherrill) Hodge 1879–1910
        2. 2. Etha (M) Sherrill 1897–1917
      3. 3. Arcenia Sherrill 1858–
      4. 4. William (Marion) Sherrill 1865–1947
      5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth) Sherrill 1844–1934 m. James (T.) Harwell 1842–1925
        1. 1. Thomas (E.) Harwell 1873–1965 m. Jessie (Florence Lowrance) Harwell 1883–1966
        2. 2. Jessie Harwell 1880–1958 m. Wirt (W - William W) Hovis 1874–1959
        3. 3. Thomas (E.) Harwell 1874–1965
        4. 4. Nannie (L.) Harwell 1875–
        5. 5. Esten (Robert) Harwell 1878–1954 m. Lillie (Levetta Pope) Harwell 1887–1947
        6. 6. Robert (Eston) Harwell 1878–1954 m. Lillie (Jane Unknown) Harwell 1887–1939
        7. 7. Mary (Bland Harwell) Lineberger 1880–1967
        8. 8. Nancy (Lavinia "Nannie" L. Harwell) underwood 1875–1959
      6. 6. James (Monroe) Sherrill 1846–
      7. 7. Miles (Alexander) Sherrill 1848–1916 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Brotherton 1852–1930 m. Francis (Elizabeth Brotherton) Sherrill 1852–1937
        1. 1. Hattie (Wilmer) Sherrill 1882–1906
        2. 2. Etta (Virginia Sherrill) Gabriel 1886–1966 m. Dowd (Lafayette) GABRIEL 1882–1978
        3. 3. Casby Sherrill 1875–
        4. 4. Alva (Ranson) Sherrill 1875–1930 m. Antha (Jane Gabriel) Sherrill 1877–1953
        5. 5. Wade (Henderson Sherrill) Dr 1889–1919
        6. 6. Etta (Virginia Sherrill) Gabriel 1886–1966
        7. 7. Emanuel (Grover) Sherrill 1884–1973 m. Laura (Emma) Whitener 1892–1922
        8. 8. Clara (E.) Sherrill 1877–
        9. 9. Nonie (Dora Sophie Sherrill) Gabriel 1880–1960 m. Joseph (Fesper) GABRIEL 1875–1943
        10. 10. Thomas (Edger) Sherrill 1870–1944 m. Margaret (Jeannette) SmitheySherrill 1881–1959
        11. 11. Ida (Sherrill) Trollinger 1873–1931 m. Joseph (B) Trollinger 1868–1898
        12. 12. Lola Sherrill 1879–
      8. 8. John (Wesley) Sherrill 1850–1932 m. Margaret (Ann "Mollie" Crawford) Sherrill 1855–1915
        1. 1. Ellen Sherrill 1877–
        2. 2. Chatie Sherrill 1874–
        3. 3. Jesse Sherrill 1875–
        4. 4. Joseph (Ivy) Sherrill 1879–1959
      9. 9. Frances (Lester) Sherrill 1852–
      10. 10. Nancy (Lavina) Sherrill 1861–
      11. 11. William (Marion Sherrill) Dr. 1865–1947 m. Alice (C Elmore Noore) Sherrill 1878–1963
        1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Sherrill 1901–1901
        2. 2. Robert (Courtney) Sherrill 1905–1907
        3. 3. Karl (Edwin) Sherrill 1890–1973
        4. 4. Grace (M) Sherrill 1899–1998 m. Erskine (Henry Sr) Willis 1898–1971
        5. 5. William (Marion Sherrill) Jr 1903–1918
        6. 6. Virginia Sherrill 1908–
        7. 7. Margaret Sherrill 1910–
        8. 8. Alice (D) Sherrill 1916–1999
        9. 9. Evelyn Sherrill 1913–1990
    3. 3. E (Levinia) Sherrill 1815–
    4. 4. John (Smith) Sherrill 1818–
    5. 5. Tailor (Miles (Twin)) Sherrill 1820–1879

Leah Sherrill's Timeline

2 Records

1757
28 August 1757
Birth of Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill in Rowan NC
Rowan NC
1816
18 July 1816
Age 59
Death of Leah (lytton) Litton Sherrill
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1757
    Event Place: Rowan NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1816
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index
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