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Robert Messer 1734–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 19 Jun 1771

Death Location: Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Messer

Mother: Ann Wickersham

Spouse(s): Mary Basket

Children(s): Mary Messer

The story of Robert Messer began in 1734 in Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Robert Messer married Mary Ann Little Flower Basket, and had children including Mary Messer. Robert Messer passed away in 1771 in Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Messer began in 1734 in Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  • Robert Messer married Mary Ann Little Flower Basket, and had children including Mary Messer.
  • Robert Messer passed away in 1771 in Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Messer
1680–1755
Birth Location: Germany Prussia
JM
Ann Wickersham
1696–1732
Birth Location: Bolney, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Basket
1740–1800
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
MB

Children(s)

Mary Messer
1766–1816
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
MM

Robert Messer's Ancestors

Self
Robert Messer
1734–1771
Birth Place: Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
James Mercer Messer
1680–1755
Germany Prussia
Ann Wickersham
1696–1732
Bolney, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Messer's Descendants

1.
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Robert Messer (1734–19 Jun 1771) m. Mary (Ann "Little Flower") Basket (1740–1800)
  1. 1. Mary Messer 1766–1816 m. William (Y.) Wingfield 1755–1816
    1. 1. William Wingfield 1782–1856 m. Sophia (Echols) Holcomb 1788–1874
      1. 1. William (Marchbank) Wingfield 1810–1868 m. Eliza (Caroline) Ward 1816–1898
        1. 1. Emily ("Ellen") Wingfield 1854–1917 m. William (David) Stockton 1850–1921
    2. 2. Charles Wingfield 1798–1881
    3. 3. Jacob Wingfield 1787–1877
    4. 4. James Wingfield 1789–1865
    5. 5. John Wingfield 1780–1850
    6. 6. Joseph Wingfield 1796–1814
    7. 7. Mary Wingfield 1802–1850
    8. 8. Sarah (Sallie) Wingfield 1792–1824

Robert Messer's Timeline

9 Records

1734
1734
Birth of Robert Messer in , , Hamburg, Germany
, , Hamburg, Germany
1734
1734
Birth of Robert Messer in Possible, Hamburg, Germany
Possible, Hamburg, Germany
1734
1734
Birth of Robert Messer in Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1769
1769
Age 35
Robert Messer resided here in No Township Listed, Craven County, NC
No Township Listed, Craven County, NC
1771
19 Jun 1771
Age 37
Death of Robert Messer in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, USA
1771
1771
Age 37
Death of Robert Messer in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
1771
19 Jun 1771
Age 37
Death of Robert Messer in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1771
19 Jun 1771
Age 37
Death of Robert Messer in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
1771
19 Jun 1771
Age 37
Death of Robert Messer in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: , , Hamburg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Possible, Hamburg, Germany
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Craven County, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1771
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1771
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1771
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1771
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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