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Robert Finley 1726–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1726

Birth Location: East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Father: John Finley

Mother: Elizabeth Doak

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The story of Robert Finley began in 1726 in East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Robert Finley married Martha Henderson. Robert Finley passed away in 1798 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Finley began in 1726 in East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Robert Finley married Martha Henderson.
  • Robert Finley passed away in 1798 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Robert Finley's Ancestors

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Robert Finley
1726–1798
Birth Place: East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Finley
1706–1773
Dublin, Ireland
Elizabeth (Thankful) Doak
1707–1791
Ulster, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Reverend (James Samuel Finley) (Presbyterian)
1687–1753
Dublin, Ireland
Elizabeth Patterson
1670–1755
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
James (Samuel) Doak
1670–1727
Ballymena, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth Witherspoon
1674–1713
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Finlay
1667–1736
Catherine Jennings
1668–1742
Robert Patterson
1666–1730
Margaret Fullerton^
1668–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clarence Patterson
1649–1731
Mary Moore
1648–1722

Robert Finley's Timeline

2 Records

1726
10 May 1726
Birth of Robert Finley in East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1798
1798
Age 72
Death of Robert Finley in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1726
    Event Place: East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1184.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1758; Page Number: 161

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Staunton
    Record Source: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States

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