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Presley Leland Morehead 1775–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November 1775

Birth Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 29 December 1846

Death Location: Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Charles Morehead

Mother: Mary Turner

Spouse(s): Mary Duncan

Children(s): Armistead Morehead, Elizabeth Morehead, James Morehead, Mary Morehead, Nancy Morehead, Susan Morehead, William Morehead

The story of Presley Leland Morehead began in 1775 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. Presley Leland Morehead married Mary Polly Duncan, and had children including Armistead S Morehead, Elizabeth D Morehead, James Duncan Morehead, Mary Ann Morehead, Nancy Morehead, Susan Morehead, William D Morehead. Presley Leland Morehead passed away in 1846 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Presley Leland Morehead began in 1775 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA.
  • Presley Leland Morehead married Mary Polly Duncan, and had children including Armistead S Morehead, Elizabeth D Morehead, James Duncan Morehead, Mary Ann Morehead, Nancy Morehead, Susan Morehead, William D Morehead.
  • Presley Leland Morehead passed away in 1846 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Morehead
1728–1783
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
CM
Mary Turner
1741–1833
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Duncan
1788–1853
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
MD

Children(s)

Armistead Morehead
1808–1865
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
AM
Elizabeth Morehead
1814–
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
EM
James Morehead
1804–1841
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
JM
Mary Morehead
1825–
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
MM
Nancy Morehead
1820–
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
NM
Susan Morehead
1819–1890
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
SM
William Morehead
1816–
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
WM

Presley Morehead's Ancestors

Self
Presley Morehead
1775–1846
Birth Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Charles R. Morehead
1728–1783
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Mary Turner
1741–1833
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Turner
1715–1773
Spotsylvania, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Kerenhappuch Norman
1716–1805
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Norman
1682–1748
Frances Courtney
1684–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Courtney
1640–1698
Mary Jenkins
1640–1727

Presley Morehead's Descendants

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Presley (Leland) Morehead (25 November 1775–29 December 1846) m. Mary (Polly) Duncan (1788–17 March 1853)
  1. 1. Armistead (S) Morehead 1808–1865
    1. 1. Thomas Morehead 1836–1913 m. Elizabeth Bibb 1869–1919
      1. 1. Birdie (Bell) Morehead 1894–1944 m. John (Walker Louis) Grady 1886–1965
        1. 1. John (L) Grady 1915–2008
        2. 2. Liely (Arletta) Grady 1920–1947
        3. 3. Odessa (Lee) Grady 1917–1994 m. Cassius (Marcellus Clay) Sr 1912–1990
  2. 2. Elizabeth (D) Morehead 1814–
  3. 3. James (Duncan) Morehead 1804–1841
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Morehead 1825–
  5. 5. Nancy Morehead 1820–
  6. 6. Susan Morehead 1819–1890
  7. 7. William (D) Morehead 1816–

Presley Morehead's Timeline

2 Records

1775
25 November 1775
Birth of Presley Leland Morehead in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
1846
29 December 1846
Age 71
Death of Presley Leland Morehead in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 November 1775
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1846
    Event Place: Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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