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Nancy 'Jeany' Williams 1759 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Friars Hill, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

Father: John WILLIAMS

Mother: Mary McCoy

Spouse(s): Thomas Jones

Children(s): Richard Williams, Jane Jones, Rachel Jones, Anna Jones, Elizabeth Jones

The story of Nancy 'Jeany' Williams began in 1759 in Friars Hill, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States. Nancy 'Jeany' Williams married Thomas (or William of Greenbrier Co.) Jones, and had children including Richard Jones 1792 md Anne Williams, Jane Jones, Rachel Jones, Anna Jones, Elizabeth Jones. Nancy 'Jeany' Williams passed away in 1850 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy 'Jeany' Williams began in 1759 in Friars Hill, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.
  • Nancy 'Jeany' Williams married Thomas (or William of Greenbrier Co.) Jones, and had children including Richard Jones 1792 md Anne Williams, Jane Jones, Rachel Jones, Anna Jones, Elizabeth Jones.
  • Nancy 'Jeany' Williams passed away in 1850 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John WILLIAMS
1714 – 1763
Birth Location: Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales
JW
Mary McCoy
1735 – 1779
Birth Location: Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Thomas Jones
1755 – 1800
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
TJ

Children(s)

Richard Williams
1770 – 1865
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
RW
Jane Jones
1778 – 1840
Birth Location: Greenbrier, VA, USA
JJ
Rachel Jones
1794 – 1870
Birth Location: –
RJ
Anna Jones
1799 –
Birth Location: Greenbrier, VA, USA
AJ
Elizabeth Jones
1800 – 1870
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States
EJ

Nancy Williams's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Williams
1759 – 1850
Birth Place: Friars Hill, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Parents
John Thomas (Captain) WILLIAMS
1714 – 1763
Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Mary (Elizabeth) McCoy
1735 – 1779
Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Williams
1687 – 1759
Ware River Parish, Gloucester, Virginia
Susannah Davis
1684 – 1740
Virginia, British Colonial America
James McCOY
1712 – 1780
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Jane Hamilton
1720 – 1798
Tyrone, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Williams
1655 – 1720
Ann Target
1653 – 1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Williams's Descendants

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Nancy ('Jeany') Williams (1759 – 1850) m. Thomas ((or William of Greenbrier Co.)) Jones (ABT 1755 – ABT 1800)
  1. 1. Richard (Jones 1792 md Anne) Williams (1770 – 1865)
  2. 2. Jane Jones (About 1778 – before 1840)
  3. 3. Rachel Jones (ABT 1794 – ABT 1870)
  4. 4. Anna Jones (1799 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth Jones (5 Feb 1800 – 1870)

Nancy Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Nancy 'Jeany' Williams in Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
1759
1759
Birth of Nancy 'Jeany' Williams in Friars Hill, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Friars Hill, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 91
Death of Nancy 'Jeany' Williams in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Friars Hill, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
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