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Priscilla Mead 1775–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jan 1775

Birth Location: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2 Sep 1857

Death Location: Brooklyn

Father: William Mead

Mother: Martha Stith

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Children(s): Henry Sims

Priscilla Mead was born in 1775 in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Mead And Martha Cowles Stith. Priscilla Mead married Benjamin Sims, and had children including Henry Lightfoot Sims. Priscilla Mead passed away in 1857 in Brooklyn.

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Biography

  • Priscilla Mead was born in 1775 in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Mead And Martha Cowles Stith.
  • Priscilla Mead married Benjamin Sims, and had children including Henry Lightfoot Sims.
  • Priscilla Mead passed away in 1857 in Brooklyn.

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Priscilla Mead's Ancestors

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Priscilla Mead
1775–1857
Birth Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Mead
1757–
Martha (Cowles) Stith
1749–1804
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Priscilla Mead's Descendants

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Priscilla Mead (07 Jan 1775–2 Sep 1857)
  1. 1. Henry (Lightfoot) Sims 1801–1888 m. Emily Clemonts 1814–1884
    1. 1. Henry (Pappy) Sims 1845–1924 m. Lucy Pullens 1834–1904
      1. 1. Edna (Thomas) Sims 1858–1933 m. Washington McGriff 1847–1926
        1. 1. Mallie McGriff 1889–1968 m. Jerry Robinson 1876–

Priscilla Mead's Timeline

3 Records

1775
07 Jan 1775
Birth of Priscilla Mead in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1795
25 JAN 1795
Age 20
Priscilla Mead was married In Richmond, Georgia By Rev. Elihu Palmer
Richmond, Georgia by Rev. Elihu Palmer
1857
2 Sep 1857
Age 82
Death of Priscilla Mead in Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1775
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1795
    Event Place: Richmond, Georgia by Rev. Elihu Palmer

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Brooklyn

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