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Rachel Wilkinson Fenton 1795–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 MAY 1795

Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 SEP 1867

Death Location: Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA

Father: John Fenton

Mother: Ruth Wright

Spouse(s): Abel Jackson

Children(s): Ruth Jackson

Rachel Wilkinson Fenton was born in 1795 in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA, the child of John West Fenton And Ruth Wright. In 1860, Rachel Wilkinson Fenton resided in District 5, Gainesborough, Frederick, Virginia, US. Rachel Wilkinson Fenton married Abel Jackson, and had children including Ruth Jackson. Rachel Wilkinson Fenton passed away in 1867 in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Wilkinson Fenton was born in 1795 in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA, the child of John West Fenton And Ruth Wright.
  • In 1860, Rachel Wilkinson Fenton resided in District 5, Gainesborough, Frederick, Virginia, US.
  • Rachel Wilkinson Fenton married Abel Jackson, and had children including Ruth Jackson.
  • Rachel Wilkinson Fenton passed away in 1867 in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Fenton's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Fenton
1795–1867
Birth Place: Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
John West Fenton
1754–1835
Burlington, New Jersey, United States,
Ruth Wright
1759–1834
Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co, Old Dominion of Virginia, England, GB
Grandparents
Enoch (Fenton) II
1730–1805
Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Sarah (Hannah) Fenimore
1736–1825
Medford, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Isaac Wright
1723–1777
New Garden, Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Sidney (Ann) Rodgers
1727–1812
North Wales, Montgomery Co, Province of Pennsylvania, England, GB
Great-Grandparents
John Fenimore
1713–1777
Sarah Bryant
1707–1796
James Wright
1671–1759
Mary Davis
1689–1764
John Rogers
1689–1763
Ellen Pugh
1694–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1675–1721
Elizabeth Ward
1675–1721
Thomas Bryant
1665–1743
Rebecca Collins
1674–1747
Thomas Jr
1630–1683
Elizabeth Chittenden
1637–1675
Roger Robert
1670–1720
Elizabeth Roberts
1666–1700
Evan Pugh
1654–1718
Sarah Evans
1666–1712

Rachel Fenton's Descendants

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Rachel (Wilkinson) Fenton (05 MAY 1795–16 SEP 1867) m. Abel Jackson (23 July 1786–15 Sep 1868)
  1. 1. Ruth Jackson 1824–1890 m. William (Mark) Jones 1817–1862
    1. 1. **James (Harvey) Jones 1849–1928 m. **Ann Daugherty 1853–1891
      1. 1. Benjamin (Hampleton Jones) Sr 1891–1985 m. Blanche (Bell) Lowery 1896–1974
        1. 1. Donald (Harvey) Jones 1929–2021 m. Doris (Marie) Belford 1934–2021

Rachel Fenton's Timeline

4 Records

1795
05 MAY 1795
Birth of Rachel Wilkinson Fenton in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
1815
11 Oct 1815
Age 20
Rachel Wilkinson Fenton was married
None
1860
1860
Age 65
Rachel Wilkinson Fenton resided here in District 5, Gainesborough, Frederick, Virginia, USA
District 5, Gainesborough, Frederick, Virginia, USA
1867
16 SEP 1867
Age 72
Death of Rachel Wilkinson Fenton in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 MAY 1795
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 5, Frederick, Virginia; Roll: M653_1347; Page: 602; Family History Libra
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1815
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 5, Gainesborough, Frederick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 5, Frederick, Virginia; Roll: M653_1347; Page: 602; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1867
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

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