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Moses Joseph SPENCER 1786 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1786

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 September 1861

Death Location: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Spencer

Mother: Mary DeRochbrune

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Deaton

Children(s): Phoebe Spencer

Moses Joseph SPENCER was born in 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Charles "Captain" Spencer and Mary DeRochbrune. Moses Joseph SPENCER married Elizabeth Deaton, and had children including Phoebe Spencer. Moses Joseph SPENCER passed away in 1861 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Moses Joseph SPENCER was born in 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Charles "Captain" Spencer and Mary DeRochbrune.
  • Moses Joseph SPENCER married Elizabeth Deaton, and had children including Phoebe Spencer.
  • Moses Joseph SPENCER passed away in 1861 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Moses SPENCER's Ancestors

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Moses SPENCER
1786 – 1861
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Charles "Captain" Spencer
1738 – 1837
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Mary DeRochbrune
1745 – 1816
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (David) Spencer
1706 – 1794
Wales, Somerset, England
Sarah Ackley
1709 – 1755
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann) Hill
1709 – 1755
Hertford, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
Joseph Deroachbroom
1695 – 1753
Kent Island Plantation, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Parrott
1689 – 1735
Alexander Spencer
1671 – 1735
Charles Hill
1672 – 1734
Elizabeth Hoovell
1675 – 1709
Mary Wallton
1659 –
Lewis Brune
1660 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Parrott
1650 – 1696
Elizabeth Parrish
1659 – 1696
Alexander Spencer
1646 – 1710
Anne Williamson
1650 – 1710
Sara Hill
1643 – 1717
Robert Hill
1637 – 1711
William Hoovell
1657 – 1698
Grace Beare
1650 – 1694
Henry Wallton
1632 –
Susanna Shacklock
1632 – 1692
Jean Deroquebrune
1619 –
Marie MERCILLY
1623 –

Moses SPENCER's Descendants

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Moses (Joseph) SPENCER (8 December 1786 – 10 September 1861) m. Elizabeth Deaton (Abt. 1792 – 3 Mar 1874)
  1. 1. Phoebe Spencer (1810 – 1880) m. James (B) Shoemaker (1810 – June 1880)
    1. 1. Betty (Elizabeth) Booth (8 August 1829 – 2 May 1902)
    2. 2. Delilah Smyth (15 March 1835 – 23 October 1917)
    3. 3. Purlina (Temperance) Hobbs (12 January 1837 – 6 October 1919)
    4. 4. William (Riley) Shoemaker (14 Feb 1838 – 30 Sep 1877) m. Eliza (A Blanton) 2xGGM (Btw. 20/27 Apr 1839 – 20 Mar 1922)
      1. 1. William (Zion) Shoemaker (22 Mar 1868 – 27 May 1943) m. Sarah (Jane "Jennie") Robinson (29 Mar 1872 – 1 OCT 1931)
        1. 1. Liza Shoemaker (abt 1888 – ) m. James Nickells (abt 1884 – )
    5. 5. Louisa Collier (1844 – )
    6. 6. Lydia (Ann) Carroll (17 November 1847 – 18 March 1926)
    7. 7. Sarah Hobbs (18 October 1849 – 18 August 1904)

Moses SPENCER's Timeline

2 Records

1786
8 December 1786
Birth of Moses Joseph SPENCER in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1861
10 September 1861
Age 75
Death of Moses Joseph SPENCER in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1786
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1861
    Event Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

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