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Robert SUMNER 1716–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Waterford, Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 01 Dec 1779

Death Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Sumner

Mother: Mary Blanchard

Spouse(s): Phebe Sumner

Children(s): Hannah Summer, Prudence SUMNER, Phoebe SUMNER

Robert SUMNER was born in 1716 in Waterford, Loudoun, Virginia, USA, the child of James Sumner And Mary Blanchard. Robert SUMNER married Phebe Bowater Sumner, and had children including Hannah Summer, Phoebe Ann Sumner, Prudence Sumner. Robert SUMNER passed away in 1779 in Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert SUMNER was born in 1716 in Waterford, Loudoun, Virginia, USA, the child of James Sumner And Mary Blanchard.
  • Robert SUMNER married Phebe Bowater Sumner, and had children including Hannah Summer, Phoebe Ann Sumner, Prudence Sumner.
  • Robert SUMNER passed away in 1779 in Surry, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sumner
1690–1750
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, British America
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Mary Blanchard
1694–1731
Birth Location: , Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Phebe Sumner
1725–1805
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Hannah Summer
1734–1775
Birth Location: Ashford, WV (Boone)
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Prudence SUMNER
1760–1835
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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Phoebe SUMNER
1755–1802
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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Robert SUMNER's Ancestors

Self
Robert SUMNER
1716–1779
Birth Place: Waterford, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Sumner
1690–1750
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, British America
Mary Blanchard
1694–1731
, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (John) Sumner
1642–1717
Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England
Mary Clement
1642–1717
Virginia, British America
Tabitha Leffingwell
1661–1696
Woburn, Middsx, England
Great-Grandparents
William Clement
1607–1669
Edith Pierce
1607–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey Clement
1570–1609
Lady Fuller
1579–1633

Robert SUMNER's Descendants

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Robert SUMNER (1716–01 Dec 1779) m. Phebe (Bowater) Sumner (23 October 1725–19 Aug 1805)
  1. 1. Hannah Summer 1734–1775 m. John Wolfenbarger 1730–1788
    1. 1. Philip Wolfersberger 1761–1852 m. Catherine Cooper 1774–1855
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wolfensparger 1795–1899 m. Abraham Taylor 1787–1850 m. Abraham Taylor 1801–1875
        1. 1. Catherine Taylor 1818–1899 m. Samuel James 1814–1862 m. William Prentice 1813–1880
  2. 2. Prudence SUMNER 1760–1835
  3. 3. Phoebe (Ann) SUMNER 1755–1802

Robert SUMNER's Timeline

2 Records

1716
1716
Birth of Robert SUMNER in Waterford, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Waterford, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
1779
01 Dec 1779
Age 63
Death of Robert SUMNER in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Waterford, Loudoun, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1779
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
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