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Robert Napier 1787 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1860

Death Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Napier

Mother: Rachel Ely

Spouse(s): Nancy Napier

Children(s): Jesse Napier, Patrick Napier, Sarah Napier, Sophia Napier, Fredrick Napier, Edmond Napier, John Napier, George Napier, Thomas Napier, Ruth Napier

Robert Napier Sr. was born in 1787 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward Napier and Rachel Jane Ely. In 1820, Robert Napier Sr. resided in Lee, Virginia, United States. Robert Napier Sr. married Nancy Ely Napier, and had children including Jesse Napier, Patrick Napier, Sarah Napier, Sophia Napier, Fredrick F Napier, Edmond Napier, John Ely Napier, George Napier, Thomas Alonzo Napier, Ruth Napier. Robert Napier Sr. passed away in 1860 in Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Napier Sr. was born in 1787 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward Napier and Rachel Jane Ely.
  • In 1820, Robert Napier Sr. resided in Lee, Virginia, United States.
  • Robert Napier Sr. married Nancy Ely Napier, and had children including Jesse Napier, Patrick Napier, Sarah Napier, Sophia Napier, Fredrick F Napier, Edmond Napier, John Ely Napier, George Napier, Thomas Alonzo Napier, Ruth Napier.
  • Robert Napier Sr. passed away in 1860 in Lee County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Napier
1764 – 1832
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Rachel Ely
1763 – 1853
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Napier
1786 – 1850
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jesse Napier
1812 –
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Patrick Napier
1812 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Napier
1814 – 1884
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Sophia Napier
1814 – 1884
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Fredrick Napier
1816 – 1902
Birth Location: Virginia
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Edmond Napier
1817 – 1850
Birth Location: –
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John Napier
1821 – 1885
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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George Napier
1825 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Napier
1827 – 1885
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, United States
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Ruth Napier
1832 –
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
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Robert Napier's Ancestors

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Robert Napier
1787 – 1860
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Napier
1764 – 1832
Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Jane) Ely
1763 – 1853
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward (PATRICK) Napier
1722 – 1800
Albemarle, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Napier
1697 – 1763
Mary Napier
1697 – 1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Napier
1660 – 1731
Mary Napier
1665 – 1718

Robert Napier's Descendants

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Robert Napier (1787 – 14 Jan 1860) m. Nancy (Ely) Napier (11 Nov 1786 – Nov 1850)
  1. 1. Jesse Napier (1812 – )
  2. 2. Patrick Napier (1812 – )
  3. 3. Sarah Napier (1814 – 1884)
  4. 4. Sophia Napier (1814 – 1884)
  5. 5. Fredrick (F) Napier (abt 1816 – 1902) m. Mary (“Polly”) Napier (abt 1833 – )
    1. 1. Nancy Napier (abt 1856 – )
    2. 2. Fieldeng (S) Napier (abt 1858 – )
    3. 3. Andrew (J) Napier (abt 1860 – )
    4. 4. John (G) Napier (abt 1863 – )
    5. 5. Sarilda (B) Napier (abt 1865 – )
    6. 6. Charles (H) Napier (abt 1867 – )
  6. 6. Edmond Napier (1817 – 1850)
  7. 7. John (Ely) Napier (1821 – 1 December 1885)
  8. 8. George Napier (1825 – )
  9. 9. Thomas (Alonzo) Napier (Feb 1827 – 1 December 1885) m. Nancy (E.) Rogers (1837 – 1863) m. Nancy (Lavicia) Napier (1837 – 1863)
    1. 1. John (Breckinridge R “Hoping John”) Napier (27 Feb 1857 – 6 JUL 1912) m. Elizabeth (Brewster Napier) Runion (15 Apr 1872 – 19 Jun 1946)
      1. 1. William Napier (Nov 1879 – 11 Mar 1959)
      2. 2. Sarah (C) Napier (Dec 1884 – 12 Oct 1961)
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Napier (Mar 1887 – )
      4. 4. Martha (Napier) DeZarn (Dec 1889 – 26 May 1971) m. Harve (Calvin) DeZarn (23 Dec 1892 – 9 Aug 1936)
        1. 1. Eugene (Calvin) Dezarn (2 July 1917 – 26 April 1989) m. Marie Dezarn (2 May 1919 – 21 December 1982)
        2. 2. Hazel Dezarn (10 March 1920 – 17 June 1995)
        3. 3. Daisy (Dezarn) Doherty (19 Mar 1923 – 2 Jan 1989) m. Daniel (C.) Doherty (1920 – 1978)
        4. 4. Glada (Mae) Dezarn (abt 1929 – )
      5. 5. Skillman (“Skill”) Napier (19 Jan 1893 – Jun 1963) m. Josephine (Couch) Napier (1910 – 1988)
        1. 1. Bobby (Dean) Napier (5 April 1943 – 4 November 2011)
        2. 2. Skill Napier (26 May 1944 – 11 July 2009) m. Margery (Jean) Dampier (abt 1939 – )
        3. 3. Augustine Napier (abt 1945 – )
        4. 4. Rosa (Lee) Napier (abt 1946 – )
        5. 5. Mary (Lou) Napier (abt 1949 – )
        6. 6. Lloyd (Earn) Napier (26 Sep 1951 – )
      6. 6. Bart Napier (19 Sep 1894 – 12 October 1959) m. Hattie (Lee Runion) Napier (30 June 1893 – 21 December 1960)
        1. 1. Johnny Napier (abt 1913 – )
        2. 2. Maggie (Mae Napier Lunsford) Davidson (25 August 1916 – 15 Feb 1949) m. Isaac (Theophilus) Lunsford (3 May 1912 – 5 April 2002)
        3. 3. Sylva Napier (abt 1917 – )
        4. 4. Sherman Napier (abt 1920 – )
        5. 5. Sadie (B) Davidson (10 October 1921 – 15 January 2003)
        6. 6. Thelma Napier (abt 1924 – )
        7. 7. Dock (Franklin) Napier (15 Jul 1924 – )
        8. 8. Sullivan Napier (abt 1928 – 20 Jul 1981)
        9. 9. Thomas Napier (abt 1928 – )
        10. 10. Bill Napier (abt 1933 – )
        11. 11. Robert Napier (abt 1935 – )
        12. 12. Lucy Napier ( – 2 Jul 1937)
      7. 7. Robert (Franklin) Napier (8 Jun 1896 – 18 Oct 1960) m. Sarah Sumner (abt 1906 – )
        1. 1. Cisco Napier (abt 1928 – )
        2. 2. Ida (Mae) Napier (abt 1929 – )
        3. 3. Robert Napier (abt 1930 – )
      8. 8. Lucinda Napier (Jun 1898 – 1998) m. K (L Sullivan) Runions (18 Aug 1896 – 25 Jan 1943)
        1. 1. Herbert Runion (16 October 1915 – 23 November 1928)
        2. 2. Vergie Runion (16 October 1915 – 5 November 1918)
        3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Runion (6 Nov 1917 – 24 Jan 1918)
        4. 4. Margaret (Sallie Runion) Lee (28 November 1920 – 26 December 1998) m. Henry (Tildon) Lee (4 May 1913 – 12 October 1992) m. Joseph (Ephraim) Rose (abt 1915 – 7 January 1977)
        5. 5. Ellen (Louise Runion Doughman) Totten (17 Jun 1925 – 28 Jul 1991) m. Charles (Albert) Doughman (1925 – )
      9. 9. John Napier (Mar 1900 – )
      10. 10. Frederick ("Fred") Napier (14 Feb 1902 – 27 Aug 1968) m. Alice (Dezarn) Napier (27 Mar 1907 – 10 Oct 1987) m. Helen (M Brotzman) Hatterick (25 Mar 1923 – 15 Feb 1999) m. Mary (L Greear Collins) Napier (24 Aug 1913 – 30 Mar 2001)
        1. 1. Dan (J) Napier (15 Sep 1926 – 20 Apr 2013) m. Iona (“Onie” Gertrude) Napier (6 February 1930 – 27 June 2021)
        2. 2. Ruth (Napier Thomson) Rhodus (10 FEB 1929 – 15 Feb 2006) m. Jc Rhodus
        3. 3. Mary (Bell “Myrt” Napier) Shipwash (27 Apr 1931 – ) m. Jack (Dellard) Shipwash
        4. 4. Franklin (Pierce) Napier (abt 1933 – 15 Nov 1991) m. Mary (Ellen) Benson (10 Nov 1937 – 14 May 2015)
        5. 5. Geneva Napier (1936 – ) m. William James
        6. 6. Delbert (Gene) Napier (3 Apr 1936 – 16 Jul 2012) m. Darlene (Bitterman) Napier (6 Nov 1940 – )
        7. 7. James (Simpson Napier) (Hawkins) (16 Jun 1950 – 26 Aug 1996)
        8. 8. Jack (Napier) Hawkins (1951 – )
        9. 9. David Napier (11 Aug 1952 – ) m. Bobbie (Adele) Harlan (16 Aug 1955 – )
      11. 11. America (“Mercie”) Napier (26 Feb 1904 – 01 dec 1971) m. William (Thomas) McNamara (15 Sep 1894 – 19 July 1960)
        1. 1. Mary (J) Mcnamara (abt 1922 – 13 Jun 2001)
        2. 2. Michael McNamara (28 Oct 1923 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (R) Mcnamara (5 Jun 1925 – 26 September 1995)
        4. 4. Thomas (Francis) McNamara (2 Jul 1928 – 26 May 1995)
        5. 5. Joseph McNamara (abt 1929 – )
        6. 6. Helen (Margaret) McNamara (17 Feb 1931 – 12 Oct 2006)
        7. 7. William (Francis) McNamara (26 Sep 1935 – 28 Feb 2006)
      12. 12. Dock (F.) Napier (12 August 1907 – 15 June 1931)
    2. 2. Levica (“Vicy” Delania Napier Turnbull) (Bull) (1 April 1860 – 14 March 1940) m. John (Ira Bull) (Turnbull) (1857 – Abt 1914)
      1. 1. Susan Napier (Mar 1887 – )
      2. 2. Edwin (H) Turnbull (1894 – )
      3. 3. Frank Napier (Feb 1894 – )
      4. 4. Nancy (J) Bull (May 1896 – )
      5. 5. Laura (B) Turnbull (1900 – )
    3. 3. Edmond (Franklin) Napier (5 June 1863 – 5 August 1920)
    4. 4. William (Barton) Napier (10 Oct 1867 – 27 Mar 1930) m. Nancy (Jane Brewster) Napier (1860 – )
      1. 1. Frank Napier (Apr 1887 – )
      2. 2. John (G) Napier (1891 – )
      3. 3. Martha (L) Napier (1893 – )
      4. 4. Celia Napier (1895 – )
      5. 5. Dora Napier (1897 – )
      6. 6. Thomas Napier (1899 – )
      7. 7. George (Nicholas) Napier (7 May 1901 – )
    5. 5. Catherine (Napier) Bowling (14 Jan 1875 – ) m. Fred Bowling
      1. 1. Hogue Bowling (abt 1898 – 21 Dec 1958)
    6. 6. Fred Napier (1 January 1878 – 25 March 1919) m. Clarinda Smith (1884 – 1930)
      1. 1. Ernest Napier (17 Nov 1914 – 22 Aug 1991)
    7. 7. Thomas Napier (17 February 1884 – 8 July 1951)
    8. 8. Marry (J) Napier (abt 1856 – )
    9. 9. Sarah (E) Napier (abt 1861 – )
  10. 10. Ruth Napier (April 1832 – )

Robert Napier's Timeline

7 Records

1769
25 Apr 1769
Robert Napier Sr. was baptized in Fontmell, Dorset, England
Fontmell, Dorset, England
1787
1787
Birth of Robert Napier Sr. in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1820
1820
Age 33
Robert Napier Sr. resided here in Lee, Virginia, United States
Lee, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
Age 43
Robert Napier Sr. resided here in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 53
Robert Napier Sr. resided here in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 63
Robert Napier Sr. resided here in District 31, Lee, Virginia, USA
District 31, Lee, Virginia, USA
1860
14 Jan 1860
Age 73
Death of Robert Napier Sr. in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1769
    Event Place: Fontmell, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Lee, Virginia; Page: 133A; NARA Roll: M33_130; Image: 256

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Lee, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 191; Page: 313; Family History Library Film: 0029670

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Lee, Virginia; Roll: 566; Page: 127; Family History Library Film: 0029689

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 955; Page: 394a

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
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