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Richard Sumner 1796–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1796

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Alexander, Illinois, USA

Father: JOHN SUMNER

Mother: DOROTHY DRAKE

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Richard Sumner was born in 1796 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Sumner And Dorothy Dolly Polly Drake. Richard Sumner passed away in 1834 in Alexander, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Sumner was born in 1796 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Sumner And Dorothy Dolly Polly Drake.
  • Richard Sumner passed away in 1834 in Alexander, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN SUMNER
1765–1840
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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DOROTHY DRAKE
1771–1852
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Sumner's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sumner
1796–1834
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
JOHN SUMNER
1765–1840
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
DOROTHY (DOLLY "POLLY") DRAKE
1771–1852
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Demsee Sumner
1713–1782
Sufolk VA USA
Martha Baker
1723–1779
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1796
Abt. 1796
Birth of Richard Sumner in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1834
1834
Age 38
Death of Richard Sumner in Alexander, Illinois, USA
Alexander, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1796
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Alexander, Illinois, USA
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