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Nancy Shannon 1810–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: William Shannon

Mother: Nancy Peery

Spouse(s): Joseph Compton

Children(s): Hugh Compton, Granger Compton, William Compton, Thomas Compton, Rebecca Compton, Nancy Compton, Louisa Compton, Mary Compton, Sarah Compton

Nancy Shannon was born in 1810 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of William Layne Rev Shannon And Nancy Peery. Nancy Shannon married Joseph W Compton, and had children including Granger Compton, Hugh Compton, Louisa P Compton, Mary M Compton, Nancy Margaret Compton, Rebecca Jane Compton, Sarah Ann Compton, Thomas Compton, William Shannon Compton. Nancy Shannon passed away in 1870 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Shannon was born in 1810 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of William Layne Rev Shannon And Nancy Peery.
  • Nancy Shannon married Joseph W Compton, and had children including Granger Compton, Hugh Compton, Louisa P Compton, Mary M Compton, Nancy Margaret Compton, Rebecca Jane Compton, Sarah Ann Compton, Thomas Compton, William Shannon Compton.
  • Nancy Shannon passed away in 1870 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shannon
1772–1862
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Peery
1771–1840
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
NP

Spouses(s)

Joseph Compton
1808–1880
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
JC

Children(s)

Hugh Compton
1834–1920
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
HC
Granger Compton
1848–1920
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
GC
William Compton
1846–1910
Birth Location: Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
WC
Thomas Compton
1839–1920
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
TC
Rebecca Compton
1840–1890
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
RC
Nancy Compton
1833–1900
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
NC
Louisa Compton
1839–1900
Birth Location: , Tazewell, Virginia, USA
LC
Mary Compton
1843–1900
Birth Location: Virginia
MC
Sarah Compton
1833–1900
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
SC

Nancy Shannon's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Shannon
1810–1870
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Layne (Rev) Shannon
1772–1862
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Nancy Peery
1771–1840
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (James) Shannon
1757–1824
Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Layne
1759–1810
Giles, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Captain (Thomas Peery,) II
1749–1820
Back Creek, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Margaret Dennis
1753–1820
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Shannon
1727–1818
Jean Reid
1731–1806
James Lane
1735–1787
Mary Smith
1736–1796
Joseph Jr
1727–1797
Hannah Davis
1730–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shannon
1676–1737
Eigness Reid
1686–1737
James Lane
1718–1790
Lydia Hardwick
1700–1770

Nancy Shannon's Descendants

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Nancy Shannon (1810–1870) m. Joseph (W) Compton (1808–1880)
  1. 1. Hugh Compton 1834–1920
  2. 2. Granger Compton 1848–1920
  3. 3. William (Shannon) Compton 1846–1910
  4. 4. Thomas Compton 1839–1920
  5. 5. Rebecca (Jane) Compton 1840–1890
  6. 6. Nancy (Margaret) Compton 1833–1900
  7. 7. Louisa (P) Compton 1839–1900
  8. 8. Mary (M.) Compton 1843–1900
  9. 9. Sarah (Ann) Compton 1833–1900

Nancy Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Nancy Shannon in Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 60
Death of Nancy Shannon in Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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