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Marcus Alexander York 1781–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 FEB 1867

Death Location: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: James York

Mother: Nancy Whitaker

Spouse(s): Clarissa Durham

Children(s): Adam York

Marcus Alexander York was born in 1781 in Surry, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Earl York And Nancy Ann Whitaker. Marcus Alexander York married Clarissa Durham, and had children including Adam Napoleon York. Marcus Alexander York passed away in 1867 in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Marcus Alexander York was born in 1781 in Surry, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Earl York And Nancy Ann Whitaker.
  • Marcus Alexander York married Clarissa Durham, and had children including Adam Napoleon York.
  • Marcus Alexander York passed away in 1867 in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James York
1753–1814
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Whitaker
1760–1820
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Clarissa Durham
1780–1832
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Adam York
1812–1888
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Marcus York's Ancestors

Self
Marcus York
1781–1867
Birth Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Earl York
1753–1814
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann) Whitaker
1760–1820
Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Grandparents
William (James) York
1720–1790
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Susannah Ellison
1733–1785
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marcus York's Descendants

1.
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Marcus (Alexander) York (1781–11 FEB 1867) m. Clarissa Durham (1780–1832)
  1. 1. Adam (Napoleon) York 1812–1888 m. Mary Woodruff 1811–1893
    1. 1. Lucinda (Cinderella) York 1843–1909 m. John (William) Hardy 1856–1928
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Hardy 1883–1953 m. Senie Brindle 1882–1976
        1. 1. Ivey (Lillian) Hardy 1912–1997 m. John (Harvey) Mendenhall 1911–

Marcus York's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of Marcus Alexander York in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1867
11 FEB 1867
Age 86
Death of Marcus Alexander York in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1867
    Event Place: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA
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