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Nancy Shannon 1810–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: , Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1880

Death Location: Clear Fork, Tazwell County, Virginia, USA

Father: Rev Shannon

Mother: Nancy Peery

Spouse(s): Joseph Compton

Children(s): William Compton

Nancy Shannon was born in 1810 in , Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of Rev William Layne Shannon And Nancy Elizabeth Peery. Nancy Shannon married Joseph W Compton, and had children including William Shannon Jaybird Compton. Nancy Shannon passed away in 1880 in Clear Fork, Tazwell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Shannon was born in 1810 in , Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of Rev William Layne Shannon And Nancy Elizabeth Peery.
  • Nancy Shannon married Joseph W Compton, and had children including William Shannon Jaybird Compton.
  • Nancy Shannon passed away in 1880 in Clear Fork, Tazwell County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Shannon
1772–1862
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Peery
1775–1840
Birth Location: Tazwell Co. VA
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Compton
1807–1880
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Compton
1846–1910
Birth Location: Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
WC

Nancy Shannon's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Shannon
1810–1880
Birth Place: , Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rev William Layne" Shannon
1772–1862
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Peery
1775–1840
Tazwell Co. VA
Grandparents
James (Capt) Shannon
1757–1846
Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, United States
Sarah Lane
1759–1840
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Thomas (William Peery) Jr
1749–1820
Back Creek, Augusta Co., Virginia, USA
Margaret Dennis
1750–1820
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Layne
1726–1792
Ruth Taylor
1745–1773
Thomas Sr.
1715–1762
Mary McPheeters
1721–1779
Joseph Dennis
1730–1794
Mary *Quaker
1730–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1685–1755
Elizabeth Ayer
1689–1751
Azariah Doss
1728–1754
Judith TAYLOR
1725–1772
William Peery
1692–1764
Mary Peery
1692–1796
Rachel Oakes
1681–1718
Joseph Quaker
1697–1770

Nancy Shannon's Descendants

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Nancy Shannon (1810–May 1880) m. Joseph (W) Compton (1807–1880)
  1. 1. William (Shannon Jaybird) Compton 1846–1910 m. Oney ((Ona) Charlotte) Akers 1846–1911
    1. 1. Layton (( Leighton) Leonard) Compton 1873–1957 m. Sarah (Magdaline) Moses 1872–1956
      1. 1. Mabel (Magdalene) Compton 1911–1962 m. Henry (Samuel) Tabor 1906–1931 m. Ralph (Vernon) Payne 1907–
        1. 1. Peggy (Gay) Tabor 1931–1992 m. Basil (Etherton Moore) Jr 1925–2018

Nancy Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Nancy Shannon in , Tazewell, Virginia, USA
, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1880
May 1880
Age 70
Death of Nancy Shannon in Clear Fork, Tazwell County, Virginia, USA
Clear Fork, Tazwell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: , Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1880
    Event Place: Clear Fork, Tazwell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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