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Moses Sexton 1789–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1789

Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Jun 1850

Death Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Father: Timothy Sexton

Mother: Esther Sisel

Spouse(s): Leander Hatfield

Children(s): Julian Sexton, George Sexton, James Sexton

Moses Sexton was born in 1789 in York, York, South Carolina, United States, the child of Timothy Sexton And Esther Sisel. Moses Sexton married Leander Laura Hatfield, and had children including Fountain Sexton, George Aaron Sexton, Hiram Sexton, James Sexton, Julian Sexton, Nancy Sexton, Shadrack Mashach Sexton. Moses Sexton passed away in 1850 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Moses Sexton was born in 1789 in York, York, South Carolina, United States, the child of Timothy Sexton And Esther Sisel.
  • Moses Sexton married Leander Laura Hatfield, and had children including Fountain Sexton, George Aaron Sexton, Hiram Sexton, James Sexton, Julian Sexton, Nancy Sexton, Shadrack Mashach Sexton.
  • Moses Sexton passed away in 1850 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Timothy Sexton
1750–1832
Birth Location: New Jersey,
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Esther Sisel
1755–1850
Birth Location: York District, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Leander Hatfield
1795–1855
Birth Location: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Julian Sexton
1828–1917
Birth Location: –
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George Sexton
1826–1894
Birth Location: –
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James Sexton
1825–1864
Birth Location: Chester Chester County South Carolina
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Moses Sexton's Ancestors

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Moses Sexton
1789–1850
Birth Place: York, York, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Timothy Sexton
1750–1832
New Jersey,
Esther Sisel
1755–1850
York District, South Carolina
Grandparents
John Sexton
1734–1799
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Elizabeth Shannon
1730–1799
Pennsylvania
Samuel (Witten Sisel) Sr
1725–1786
Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
charles Sexton
1680–1752
Thomas Shannon
1710–1797
John Cecil
1691–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Sexton's Descendants

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Moses Sexton (18 Mar 1789–1 Jun 1850) m. Leander (Laura) Hatfield (1795–2 Mar 1855)
  1. 1. Julian Sexton 1828–1917
  2. 2. George (Aaron) Sexton 1826–1894
  3. 3. James Sexton 1825–1864 m. Nancy McCullough 1832–
    1. 1. Lavincy (Nancy "Nannie") Sexton 1863–1926 m. John (B.) Blackman 1857– m. John Hoover 1876–
      1. 1. Lillie (Irene) Blackman 1882–1936 m. Fletcher (Geiger) Hoover 1880–1972
        1. 1. Earl (Carl) Hoover 1919–1996 m. Leona (Evelyn) Ritchie 1923–1983 m. Grace (Margaret) Weiss 1922–1981
    2. 2. James (Thomas) Sexton 1860–1918
    3. 3. William (G) Sexton 1858–1870
    4. 4. Mary (A) Sexton 1853–

Moses Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1789
18 Mar 1789
Birth of Moses Sexton in York, York, South Carolina, United States
York, York, South Carolina, United States
1850
1 Jun 1850
Age 61
Death of Moses Sexton in Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1789
    Event Place: York, York, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1850
    Event Place: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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