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Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland 1740 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1740

Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, American Colonies

Death Date: 21 Feb 1791

Death Location: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Westmoreland

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): Martha Shores

Children(s): Robert Westmoreland

The story of Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland Sr began in 1740 in Bristol Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, American Colonies. Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland Sr married Martha Shores, and had children including Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland. Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland Sr passed away in 1791 in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland Sr began in 1740 in Bristol Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, American Colonies.
  • Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland Sr married Martha Shores, and had children including Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland.
  • Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland Sr passed away in 1791 in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Westmoreland
Birth Location: –
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Margaret None
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Spouses(s)

Martha Shores
1745 – 1821
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Robert Westmoreland
1783 – 1851
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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Robert Westmoreland's Ancestors

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Robert Westmoreland
1740 – 1791
Birth Place: Bristol Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, American Colonies
Parents
Thomas Westmoreland
Margaret
Grandparents
Robert (Joseph) Westmoreland
1705 – 1748
Brunswick, VA, USA
Isabella (Sybilla) Hicks
1707 – 1743
Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Westmoreland's Descendants

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Robert (Joseph Hicks) Westmoreland (16 Sep 1740 – 21 Feb 1791) m. Martha Shores (1745 – 7 March 1821)
  1. 1. Robert (Joseph Hicks) Westmoreland (03 Mar 1783 – 02 Sep 1851) m. Anna (Louise) Foreman (1788 – 1 Mar 1852)
    1. 1. JAMES (H) WESTMORELAND (1814 – 13 July 1850) m. Abigail DOWNEY (1820 – )
      1. 1. James (Samuel) Westmoreland (9 September 1845 – 29 March 1920) m. Frances Williams (10 Mar 1847 – 10 Aug 1887)
        1. 1. James (Samuel) Westmoreland (22 January 1870 – 29 April 1955) m. Leva (Mandy) Cardwell (30 October 1886 – November 1919)

Robert Westmoreland's Timeline

2 Records

1740
16 Sep 1740
Birth of Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland Sr in Bristol Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, American Colonies
Bristol Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, American Colonies
1791
21 Feb 1791
Age 51
Death of Robert Joseph Hicks Westmoreland Sr in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1740
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, American Colonies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1791
    Event Place: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
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