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Robert Wages Speed 1763 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1763

Birth Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1826

Death Location: Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina

Father: William Speed

Mother: Mary Speed

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Martin

Children(s): Sarah Speed

The story of Robert Wages Speed began in 1763 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. Robert Wages Speed married Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Sarah Speed. Robert Wages Speed passed away in 1826 in Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Wages Speed began in 1763 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Wages Speed married Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Sarah Speed.
  • Robert Wages Speed passed away in 1826 in Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Speed
1716 – 1781
Birth Location: Southwark, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Mary Speed
1727 – 1768
Birth Location: , Surry, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Martin
1763 – 1830
Birth Location: , Richmond, NC
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Children(s)

Sarah Speed
1802 – 1882
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Robert Speed's Ancestors

Self
Robert Speed
1763 – 1826
Birth Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Terrell Speed
1716 – 1781
Southwark, Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Wages) Speed
1727 – 1768
, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Spencer) Pulley
1693 – 1733
Williamsburg West, James City County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Flory**
1670 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Speed's Descendants

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Robert (Wages) Speed (26 Oct 1763 – 1 Jan 1826) m. Elizabeth Martin (26 Oct 1763 – 1830)
  1. 1. Sarah Speed (1 Nov 1802 – 6 Jul 1882) m. John (Ewing) Calhoun (July 22 1787 – 28 Aug 1846)
    1. 1. Martha (Mariah) Calhoun (5 May 1831 – 22 February 1895) m. George (McDuffie) Brown (20 Sep 1820 – 15 Nov 1899)
      1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie" Ewing) Brown (1858 – 1920) m. Alexander (Obriant) Williams (Jun 1855 – 1902)
        1. 1. George Williams (1891 – 1971) m. Lilly Burcher (5 April 1905 – 28 July 1944)

Robert Speed's Timeline

8 Records

1763
26 October 1763
Birth of Robert Wages Speed in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1763
26 Oct 1763
Birth of Robert Wages Speed in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1782
1782
Age 19
Robert Wages Speed was married in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1782
1782
Age 19
Robert Wages Speed was married in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1785
1785
Age 22
Robert Wages Speed was married in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1826
1 January 1826
Age 63
Death of Robert Wages Speed in Oconee, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Oconee, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1826
02 Jan 1826
Age 63
Death of Robert Wages Speed in Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina
Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina
1826
1 Jan 1826
Age 63
Death of Robert Wages Speed in Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina
Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 October 1763
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1763
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1826
    Event Place: Oconee, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1826
    Event Place: Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1826
    Event Place: Oconee Co., Abbeville District, South Carolina
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