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Lydia Turnsteed Child 1721–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 September 1721

Birth Location: Childsbury, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1 April 1765

Death Location: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Isaac Child

Mother: Margaret Tunsted

Spouse(s): George Jr, Elias Ball

Children(s): Catherine Chicken, Isaac Ball, Lydia Ball, Elias Ball, Elizabeth Ball, John Ball

The story of Lydia Turnsteed Child began in 1721 in Childsbury, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America. In 1672, Lydia Turnsteed Child resided in USA. Lydia Turnsteed Child married Elias Ball, George Chicken Jr, and had children including Catherine W Chicken, Elias Ball, Elizabeth Ball, Isaac Ball, John Ball, Lydia Ball. Lydia Turnsteed Child passed away in 1765 in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Turnsteed Child began in 1721 in Childsbury, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • In 1672, Lydia Turnsteed Child resided in USA.
  • Lydia Turnsteed Child married Elias Ball, George Chicken Jr, and had children including Catherine W Chicken, Elias Ball, Elizabeth Ball, Isaac Ball, John Ball, Lydia Ball.
  • Lydia Turnsteed Child passed away in 1765 in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Child
1675–1734
Birth Location: England
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Margaret Tunsted
1686–1738
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

George Jr
1709–1745
Birth Location: St James Santee, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
GJ
Elias Ball
1709–1786
Birth Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, SC
EB

Children(s)

Catherine Chicken
1741–1820
Birth Location: Goose Creek, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
CC
Isaac Ball
1754–1776
Birth Location: Kensington Plantation, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
IB
Lydia Ball
1757–1843
Birth Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
LB
Elias Ball
1752–1810
Birth Location: Kensington Plantation, Berkeley SC
EB
Elizabeth Ball
1748–1750
Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
EB
John Ball
1760–1817
Birth Location: Kensington Plantation, Berkeley, SC
JB

Lydia Child's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Child
1721–1765
Birth Place: Childsbury, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Isaac Child
1675–1734
England
Margaret Tunsted
1686–1738
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Child's Descendants

1.
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Lydia (Turnsteed) Child (22 September 1721–1 April 1765) m. George (Chicken) Jr (1709–2 Mar 1745) m. Elias Ball (22 Dec 1709–8 Aug 1786)
  1. 1. Catherine (W.) Chicken 1741–1820 m. Benjamin (Simons) III 1737–1789
    1. 1. Sarah (Lydia) Simons 1782–1834
    2. 2. Lydia Simons 1764–1850
    3. 3. Catherine Simons 1773–1800
    4. 4. Edward Simons 1770–1773
    5. 5. Benjamin Simons 1766–1771
    6. 6. Benjamin Simons 1775–1785
    7. 7. Mary (Feathers Simmons) 3GG 1750–1856 m. John Parsons 1754–1856
      1. 1. Lydia Parson 1792– m. Samuel Midkiff 1775–1827
      2. 2. Samuel Parsons 1781–1856 m. Deliah Pennington 1797–1882
        1. 1. James (Simpson) Parsons 1808–1890 m. Rebecca STEWART 1806–1890
        2. 2. Samuel Parsons 1810–1844
      3. 3. William (Simmons) Parsons 1789–1856 m. Phoebe (Elizabeth) Pennington 1794–1863
        1. 1. Zion Parsons 1835–1862
        2. 2. Rebecca Parsons 1833–1902
        3. 3. Edward Parsons 1816–1887 m. Margaret (C.) Jones 1818–1905
        4. 4. John Parsons 1821–1888
        5. 5. Polly Parsons 1818–1860 m. Abraham (Davis) Zion 1817–1886
        6. 6. Martha Parsons 1823–1900
        7. 7. William (Simmons Parsons) Jr 1828–1864
        8. 8. Elizabeth Parsons 1816–1900
        9. 9. John Parsons 1818–
        10. 10. Elizabeth Parsons 1829–
      4. 4. Samuel Parsons 1787–1850 m. Margaret Etnier 1781–1844 m. Deliah Pennington 1797–1882 m. Charlotta Fletcher 1797–1882
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Parsons 1822–1869 m. Henry Cress 1816–
        2. 2. Joel Parsons 1807–1870
        3. 3. Dinah Parsons 1808–1895 m. Charles Pennington 1804–1876
        4. 4. Joseph Parsons 1803–1880 m. Margaret Pennington 1799–
        5. 5. Stephen Parsons 1806–1880
        6. 6. John Parsons 1802–1860 m. Rebecca Pennington 1805–1886
        7. 7. Amy Parsons 1829–
        8. 8. Margaret Parsons 1826–
        9. 9. Susan Parsons 1829–
        10. 10. James (Simpson) Parsons 1808–1895
        11. 11. Thomas Parsons 1825–
        12. 12. Mary Parsons 1809–1860
        13. 13. Samuel Parsons 1810–
      5. 5. Nancy Parsons 1782–
  2. 2. Isaac Ball 1754–1776
  3. 3. Lydia Ball 1757–1843
  4. 4. Elias Ball 1752–1810
  5. 5. Elizabeth Ball 1748–1750
  6. 6. John Ball 1760–1817

Lydia Child's Timeline

3 Records

1672
1672-1927
Lydia Turnsteed Child resided here in USA
USA
1721
22 September 1721
Birth of Lydia Turnsteed Child in Childsbury, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
Childsbury, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
1765
1 April 1765
Age 44
Death of Lydia Turnsteed Child in St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 September 1721
    Event Place: Childsbury, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1672-1927
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Thomas Grange Simons III, his forebears and relations

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Recollections of the Ball family of South Carolina and the Comingtee Plantation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1765
    Event Place: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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