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Rachel Sparks 1757–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1757

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Mary Corman

Mother:

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Henry Becknell

The story of Rachel Sparks began in 1757 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Rachel Sparks had children including Henry James Becknell. Rachel Sparks passed away in 1851 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Sparks began in 1757 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Rachel Sparks had children including Henry James Becknell.
  • Rachel Sparks passed away in 1851 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Corman
1700–1802
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Becknell
1770–1850
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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Rachel Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Sparks
1757–1851
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Mary Corman
1700–1802
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Sparks's Descendants

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Rachel Sparks (12 Dec 1757–1851)
  1. 1. Henry (James) Becknell 1770–1850
    1. 1. Mary (Jestin) Becknell 1789–1823 m. James (Samuel) Spencer 1788–1861
      1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer 1815–1905 m. James Vernon 1808–1869
        1. 1. Ewell Vernon 1840–1916 m. Percy Vernon 1846–1916
        2. 2. Isaac (Joseph) Vernon 1847–1926 m. Martha (Frances) Vernon 1852–1922
        3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Vernon 1850–1885
        4. 4. Mary (Lou) Vernon 1857–1923 m. Robert King 1856–1929
        5. 5. William Vernon 1853–1933
        6. 6. Wiley Vernon 1833–1886 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) McCraw 1830–1900

Rachel Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1757
12 Dec 1757
Birth of Rachel Sparks in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1774
22 Oct 1774
Age 17
Rachel Sparks was married in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1851
1851
Age 94
Death of Rachel Sparks in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1757
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1774
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
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