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Matthew Sparks 1744–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia

Father: Elizabeth Weatherby

Mother: Thomas SPARKS

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth Sparks

Matthew Sparks was born in 1744 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, the child of Elizabeth Rachel Weatherby And Thomas Sparks. Matthew Sparks had children including Elizabeth Sparks. Matthew Sparks passed away in 1786 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Matthew Sparks was born in 1744 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, the child of Elizabeth Rachel Weatherby And Thomas Sparks.
  • Matthew Sparks had children including Elizabeth Sparks.
  • Matthew Sparks passed away in 1786 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Weatherby
1717–1789
Birth Location: Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Thomas SPARKS
1712–1789
Birth Location: St Annes Parish, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Sparks
1766–1845
Birth Location: Prince Georges, Maryland
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Matthew Sparks's Ancestors

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Matthew Sparks
1744–1786
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland
Parents
Elizabeth Rachel Weatherby
1717–1789
Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Thomas SPARKS
1712–1789
St Annes Parish, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Carleton Sparks) Sr
1689–1727
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth (Mocquet) Smith
1689–1761
Anne Arundel, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Carleton
1663–1749
John Smith
1669–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Carleton
1637–1709

Matthew Sparks's Descendants

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Matthew Sparks (1744–1786)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sparks 1766–1845
    1. 1. George Kennett 1797–1887
      1. 1. Joshua Kinnett 1824–1901
        1. 1. Nanie (Lyle Kinnett) Sheffield 1877–1951 m. James Heber 1876–1935
      2. 2. Nicholas (N) KENNETT 1832–1866 m. Cassie (Ann) Brannon 1839–1870
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) KENNETT 1861–1935
    2. 2. Joshua (Isham) Kennett 1795–1872
      1. 1. George (Marion) Kinnett 1841–
        1. 1. Joseph (Valentine) Kinnett 1859–1943 m. Viola (M) Kennett 1874–1943
      2. 2. George (Marion) Kinnett 1841–

Matthew Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1744
Birth of Matthew Sparks in Anne Arundel, Maryland
Anne Arundel, Maryland
1786
1786
Age 42
Death of Matthew Sparks in Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pittsylvania, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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