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Nancy Jane Emerson 1786–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 November 1786

Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1833

Death Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Margaret MOORE

Mother: James Emerson

Spouse(s): Josiah Duncan

Children(s): Rebecca Duncan, Maria Gattley

Nancy Jane Emerson was born in 1786 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Margaret Peggy Ansley Moore And James Harvey The Regulator Emerson. Nancy Jane Emerson married Josiah Duncan, and had children including Maria Gattley, Rebecca Duncan. Nancy Jane Emerson passed away in 1833 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Jane Emerson was born in 1786 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Margaret Peggy Ansley Moore And James Harvey The Regulator Emerson.
  • Nancy Jane Emerson married Josiah Duncan, and had children including Maria Gattley, Rebecca Duncan.
  • Nancy Jane Emerson passed away in 1833 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Margaret MOORE
1736–1812
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
MM
James Emerson
1735–1786
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
JE

Spouses(s)

Josiah Duncan
1787–1856
Birth Location: Brunswick, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
JD

Children(s)

Rebecca Duncan
1830–1906
Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
RD
Maria Gattley
–1808
Birth Location: –
MG

Nancy Emerson's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Emerson
1786–1833
Birth Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Margaret "Peggy" Ansley MOORE
1736–1812
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
James (Harvey "The Regulator") Emerson
1735–1786
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Margaret Abramson
1712–1760
Ireland
Abraham Moore
1719–1782
County Antrim, Northern Ireland, U.K.
William (H) Emerson
1701–1782
Hurworth, Darlington Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Elizabeth (Maude Johnson) (Emerson)
1705–1802
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abram Thomass
1690–
Janet Gray
1685–1776
Ensign Moore
1683–1774
Henry England)
1670–1750
Elizabeth Free
1675–1710
James Johnson
1670–1751
Elizabeth Page
1679–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gray
1645–
Elizabeth Scot
1657–1710
Samuel Moor
1655–1733
Mary (Moore
1665–1733
Thomas Emerson
1614–1676
William Johnson
1636–1714
Hannah Tenney
1642–1723
Cornelius Page
1649–1697

Nancy Emerson's Descendants

1.
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Nancy (Jane) Emerson (7 November 1786–11 May 1833) m. Josiah Duncan (17 May 1787–2 July 1856)
  1. 1. Rebecca Duncan 1830–1906 m. John (Quincy) Williams 1820–1880
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Ammons 1856–1938 m. Randolph (D) Ammons 1846–1923
      1. 1. Daniel (Webster) Ammons 1902–1987
      2. 2. Franklin (M) Ammons 1882–1959
      3. 3. James (S) Ammons 1877–1910
      4. 4. John (O'Neal) Ammons 1874–1965
      5. 5. William (Walter) Ammons 1895–1966
      6. 6. Sarah (Chellie) Boswell 1882–1941
      7. 7. Katie Bowen 1894–1985
      8. 8. Addie Kelly 1889–1972
      9. 9. Lottie Smith 1897–1984
      10. 10. Lizzie (Tince) Tyree 1880–1969
      11. 11. Mary (Ellen) Tyree 1875–1958 m. G (D) Tyree 1876–
        1. 1. Earl Tyree 1918–
      12. 12. Ida (Eliza) White 1886–1961
      13. 13. Laura (D) Eubanks 1878–1966
      14. 14. Hettie (Rachel) McKee 1890–1969 m. Grover McKee 1883–1959
        1. 1. Mildred McKee 1918–1996 m. John (M) Dukes 1915–
        2. 2. Margaret (Ethel) Mckee 1920–2002 m. Frank (J Gross) Jr. 1915–
        3. 3. James McKee 1922–1991
        4. 4. Lizzie (M) McKee 1924–2002
        5. 5. Kathleen McKee 1929–2015
        6. 6. Hilda (Lucile) McKee 1916–1917
        7. 7. Louise McKee 1929–1931
        8. 8. Rossie (Henry) McKee 1910–1977
        9. 9. Mae Spillar 1924–2006
        10. 10. Marian (Woodrow) McKee 1914–1980
        11. 11. Ruth McKee 1913–1983
  2. 2. Maria Gattley –1808

Nancy Emerson's Timeline

5 Records

1786
7 November 1786
Birth of Nancy Jane Emerson in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
1833
11 May 1833
Age 47
Death of Nancy Jane Emerson in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
1833
1833
Age 47
Nancy Jane Emerson - Probate in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 64
Nancy Jane Emerson resided here in District 15, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
District 15, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 74
Nancy Jane Emerson resided here in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1786
    Event Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 15, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1833
    Event Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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