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Rebecca Sheffield 1790–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bet. 1790–1800

Birth Location: Moore County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA

Father: Henry Sheffield

Mother: Mary Carpenter

Spouse(s): Edward Carnes

Children(s): Sarah Carnes

Rebecca Sheffield was born in 1790 in Moore County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Everett Averit Sheffield And Mary Carpenter. Rebecca Sheffield married Edward Carnes, and had children including Sarah Salley Carnes. Rebecca Sheffield passed away in 1880 in Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Sheffield was born in 1790 in Moore County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Everett Averit Sheffield And Mary Carpenter.
  • Rebecca Sheffield married Edward Carnes, and had children including Sarah Salley Carnes.
  • Rebecca Sheffield passed away in 1880 in Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sheffield
1769–1850
Birth Location: Moore, NC
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Mary Carpenter
1779–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, America
MC

Spouses(s)

Edward Carnes
1794–1840
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Sarah Carnes
1825–1885
Birth Location: Georgia
SC

Rebecca Sheffield's Ancestors

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Rebecca Sheffield
1790–1880
Birth Place: Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Everett (Averit) Sheffield
1769–1850
Moore, NC
Mary Carpenter
1779–1850
North Carolina, America
Grandparents
John (Alex) Sheffield
1727–1796
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Hannah Melton
1734–1840
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Melton
1696–1759
Farrar
1700–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Farrar
1665–1742
Katherine Perrin
1668–1748

Rebecca Sheffield's Descendants

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Rebecca Sheffield (Bet. 1790–1800–1880) m. Edward Carnes (Bef. 1794–1800–Bef. 1840–1850)
  1. 1. Sarah (Salley) Carnes 1825–1885 m. George (W) Barnes 1822–1910
    1. 1. Rebecca (Ann) Barnes 1859–1940 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Harris 1863–1949 m. William (Wallace) Cowan 1845–1920
      1. 1. Jeff (Davis) Harris 1904–1951 m. Honer Mcrary 1917–1995
        1. 1. Linda (Ester) Riley 1942–2013 m. Bennie (J) Riley 1936–1998
        2. 2. WILLIAM (JESSIE "BILL") HARRIS 1939–1993
        3. 3. JOYCE HARRIS –1997
      2. 2. Wallace Cowan 1896–1972
      3. 3. Infant Cowen 1888–1888
      4. 4. Earl (Delmer) Cowen 1898–1899
      5. 5. Zalon Prince 1880–1903
      6. 6. William (J.) Cowan 1890–1937
    2. 2. Laura (Cyanna) Barnes 1865–1939
    3. 3. Sanford (Monroe) Barnes 1862–1949
    4. 4. James (Colbin) Barnes 1854–
    5. 5. Dorah Barns 1868–
    6. 6. William Barnes 1856–
    7. 7. John Barnes 1842–
    8. 8. Mary Barnes 1845–1934
    9. 9. George (Washington) Barnes 1852–1935
    10. 10. Caroline Barnes 1847–
    11. 11. Manta Barnes 1848–

Rebecca Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1790
Bet. 1790–1800
Birth of Rebecca Sheffield in Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Moore County, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 90
Death of Rebecca Sheffield in Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bet. 1790–1800
    Event Place: Moore County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
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