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Nancy Short 1778–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA

Father: John Short

Mother: Elizabeth Short

Spouse(s): Sir (Stennett)

Children(s): John Stennett

Nancy Short was born in 1778 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of John Short And Elizabeth Echols Short. Nancy Short married Sir Charles Anderson Stinnett Stennett, and had children including John B Stennett. Nancy Short passed away in 1845 in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Short was born in 1778 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of John Short And Elizabeth Echols Short.
  • Nancy Short married Sir Charles Anderson Stinnett Stennett, and had children including John B Stennett.
  • Nancy Short passed away in 1845 in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Short
1736–1796
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Short
1738–1796
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sir (Stennett)
1775–1850
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Stennett
1805–1850
Birth Location: Washington, Kentucky, United States of America
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Nancy Short's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Short
1778–1845
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Short
1736–1796
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Echols) Short
1738–1796
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Cornelius Short
1700–1764
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Griffith) Tynes
1710–1738
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lll
1665–1741
Susannah Heath
1669–1744
Private Tynes
1695–1763
Mary Griffith
1690–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Short
1637–1676
Mary R
1641–
Adam Heath
1645–1719
Elizabeth Briggs
1646–1749

Nancy Short's Descendants

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Nancy Short (1778–1845) m. Sir (Charles Anderson Stinnett) (Stennett) (1775–1850)
  1. 1. John (B.) Stennett 1805–1850 m. Mary (Ann) Fowler 1809–1893
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Emma) Stennett 1831–1897 m. James (Ashton) Bell 1819–1880 m. John ("Josiah") Wilson 1825–1849
      1. 1. George (May) Bell 1868–1940 m. Harriet (Elizabeth ("hattie")) Wagner 1871–1958
        1. 1. George (May Bell) Jr. 1901–1946 m. Louisa Schlaudt 1903–1978
      2. 2. John Bell 1852–
      3. 3. Jane Bell 1855–1928
      4. 4. Mary Bell 1858–1890
      5. 5. Elisabeth Bell 1861–
    2. 2. Robert (E) Stennett 1844–1905
    3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Stennett 1830–1902
    4. 4. William (John) Stinnett 1834–1923
    5. 5. Isaac Stennett 1837–1923
    6. 6. George (A) Stennett 1840–1923
    7. 7. James (S.) Stennett 1853–1932
    8. 8. Jennie (O) Stennett 1860–1900
    9. 9. Julia (M) Stennett 1847–1876
    10. 10. Elizabeth Stennett 1835–
    11. 11. William Stennett 1834–

Nancy Short's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Nancy Short in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1845
1845
Age 67
Death of Nancy Short in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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