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Martha Chestnut Flanders 1740–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: Bet. 1761–1831

Death Location: NC, USA

Father: John I

Mother: Catharine Gregg**6GGM**

Spouse(s): William Flanders*

Children(s): Francis Rev

The story of Martha Chestnut Flanders began in 1740 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. Martha Chestnut Flanders married William Flanders, and had children including Francis Richard M Jordan Flanders Rev. Martha Chestnut Flanders passed away in 1761 in NC, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Chestnut Flanders began in 1740 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Martha Chestnut Flanders married William Flanders, and had children including Francis Richard M Jordan Flanders Rev.
  • Martha Chestnut Flanders passed away in 1761 in NC, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John I
1723–1810
Birth Location: Northern Ireland
JI
Catharine Gregg**6GGM**
1727–1800
Birth Location: Middlesex County, New Jersey
CG

Spouses(s)

William Flanders*
1738–1793
Birth Location: Keysoe, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Francis Rev
1757–1802
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Prince George, Virginia Colony, British North America
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Martha Flanders's Ancestors

Self
Martha Flanders
1740–1761
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Chesnut I
1723–1810
Northern Ireland
Catharine Gregg**6GGM**
1727–1800
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Grandparents
John Chestnutt
1690–1750
ireland, Scotland or Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Martha Parnell
1690–1750
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Gregg
1702–1727
Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Alexander
1655–1673
Alexander Chesnut
1650–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Katherine Dewar
1621–1670
John Alexander
1635–
Mary Parnell
–1690
John Chesnut
1635–1690

Martha Flanders's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Chestnut) Flanders (1740–Bet. 1761–1831) m. William Flanders* (1738–1793)
  1. 1. Francis (Richard (M-Jordan) Flanders) Rev 1757–1802 m. Nancy (Martha (M-Flanders)) Jordan* 1765–1866
    1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Flanders 1790–1867 m. Alexander (C) Sumner 1787–1872
      1. 1. Francis (A.) Sumner 1824–1885 m. Mary (Ann Francis) Hightower 1831–1908
        1. 1. Martha (Ann Elizabeth "Betsy") Sumner 1858–1934
        2. 2. Charlie (L.) Sumner 1867–1935
        3. 3. George (Francis) Sumner 1864–1954
        4. 4. John (Ashley) Sumner 1858–1942
        5. 5. Jane (Sarah) Rowland 1857–1944
      2. 2. Joseph (M) Sumner 1819–1882
    2. 2. John (Jordan) Flanders 1793–1878

Martha Flanders's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Martha Chestnut Flanders in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1761
Bet. 1761–1831
Age 21
Death of Martha Chestnut Flanders in NC, USA
NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1761–1831
    Event Place: NC, USA
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