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Rueben Hand 1785–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Island Creek, Anson, North Carolina

Death Date: Nov 1837

Death Location: Carroll County Georgia

Father: John Hand

Mother: Rachel Baley

Spouse(s): Patience Mercer\Messer

Children(s): James Hand, Brayton Hand

The story of Rueben Hand began in 1785 in Island Creek, Anson, North Carolina. Rueben Hand married Patience Mercer Messer, and had children including Brayton Jonathan Hand, James Hodges Hand. Rueben Hand passed away in 1837 in Carroll County Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Rueben Hand began in 1785 in Island Creek, Anson, North Carolina.
  • Rueben Hand married Patience Mercer Messer, and had children including Brayton Jonathan Hand, James Hodges Hand.
  • Rueben Hand passed away in 1837 in Carroll County Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hand
1742–1820
Birth Location: St. Luke Parish, Queen Anne, Maryland, USA
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Rachel Baley
1750–1840
Birth Location: St Lukes Parrish, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Patience Mercer\Messer
1781–1860
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina
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Children(s)

James Hand
1817–1855
Birth Location: Carroll, Georgia
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Brayton Hand
1815–1872
Birth Location: Carroll, Georgia
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Rueben Hand's Ancestors

Self
Rueben Hand
1785–1837
Birth Place: Island Creek, Anson, North Carolina
Parents
John Hand
1742–1820
St. Luke Parish, Queen Anne, Maryland, USA
Rachel Baley
1750–1840
St Lukes Parrish, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rueben Hand's Descendants

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Rueben Hand (1785–Nov 1837) m. Patience Mercer\Messer (1781–Dec 1860)
  1. 1. James (Hodges) Hand 1817–1855 m. Harriett (N.) White-Hand 1825–1886
    1. 1. John (A) Hand 1840–1843
    2. 2. Harriet (Clarinda) Hand 1843–1922
    3. 3. Martha (Marina) HAND 1847–1890
    4. 4. James (Jonathon) HAND 1849–1924
    5. 5. Richard (McComa) Hand 1853–1912
    6. 6. Raleigh (Franklin) Hand 1852–1898
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Hand 1845–1918 m. Joseph (Edmond) Nix 1853–1933
      1. 1. John (Harrison) Nix 1884–1959 m. Josie (Kay) Kincaide 1894–1982
        1. 1. Jo (Jane) Nix 1926–2001 m. Clifton (Dale) Beck 1925–2016
        2. 2. Pebble (Elaine) Nix 1931–2015
        3. 3. Sarepta (John) Nix 1921–2003
        4. 4. William (Corbley) Nix 1924–1958
      2. 2. Harriet (Hattie L) NIX 1875–1923
      3. 3. John (MF) Nix 1877–
      4. 4. Wm. (A.) Nix 1879–1887
      5. 5. James (Mack) Nix 1877–1945
      6. 6. Benjamin (F.) Nix 1873–
      7. 7. John (Austin) Nix 1871–1930
  2. 2. Brayton (Jonathan) Hand 1815–1872

Rueben Hand's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Rueben Hand in Island Creek, Anson, North Carolina
Island Creek, Anson, North Carolina
1837
Nov 1837
Age 52
Death of Rueben Hand in Carroll County Georgia
Carroll County Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Island Creek, Anson, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1837
    Event Place: Carroll County Georgia
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