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Richard Sterling Featherston 1808 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1808

Birth Location: Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Charles Featherston

Mother: Elizabeth Featherston

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Richard Sterling Featherston was born in 1808 in Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Charles Henry Featherston and Elizabeth Short Featherston. Richard Sterling Featherston passed away in 1848 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Sterling Featherston was born in 1808 in Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Charles Henry Featherston and Elizabeth Short Featherston.
  • Richard Sterling Featherston passed away in 1848 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Richard Featherston's Ancestors

Self
Richard Featherston
1808 – 1848
Birth Place: Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Charles Henry Featherston
1786 – 1863
Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Short) Featherston
1786 – 1848
Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Rev. (Henry (of Charles)) Featherston
1743 – 1827
Chesterfield County (formed from Henrico 1749), Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Marshall-Featherstone-Martin*
1755 – 1815
Cumberland, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Featherston
1716 – 1778
Phoebe Walthall
1720 – 1762
Alexander Marshall
Sarah Moseley
1720 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Featherstone
1681 – 1759
Elizabeth Walthall
1685 – 1759
Henry Walthall
1690 – 1764
Phebe Ligon
1698 – 1752
William Moseley
1692 – 1779
Frances Mayo
1693 – 1776

Richard Featherston's Timeline

2 Records

1808
8 December 1808
Birth of Richard Sterling Featherston in Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
1848
1848
Age 40
Death of Richard Sterling Featherston in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1808
    Event Place: Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Masons Corner, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

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