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Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major 1809–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1809

Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1858

Death Location: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Major

Mother: Mary Marshall

Spouse(s): Matilda Turner

Children(s): Mary Major

Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major was born in 1809 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Perry Major And Mary Ann Marshall. Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major married Matilda Louvinia Turner, and had children including Mary Levinda Major. Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major passed away in 1858 in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major was born in 1809 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Perry Major And Mary Ann Marshall.
  • Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major married Matilda Louvinia Turner, and had children including Mary Levinda Major.
  • Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major passed away in 1858 in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Major
1775–1853
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Mary Marshall
1782–1866
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Turner
1815–1900
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Major
1842–1921
Birth Location: –
MM

Samuel Major's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Major
1809–1858
Birth Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Perry Major
1775–1853
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Marshall
1782–1866
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Grandparents
John Major
1755–1805
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Chandler
1745–1788
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Samuel (MARSHALL) Jr
1743–1830
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Mary (Ann) STEEN
1750–1842
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Major
1742–1798
Mary MONROE
1712–1759
Samuel Marshall
1691–
Mary Crawford
1695–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Major
1711–1799
Elizabeth Boulware
1716–1795

Samuel Major's Descendants

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Samuel (Barnett (Reverend)) Major (11 Nov 1809–24 Dec 1858) m. Matilda (Louvinia) Turner (15 Nov 1815–21 Jun 1900)
  1. 1. Mary (Levinda) Major 1842–1921

Samuel Major's Timeline

2 Records

1809
11 Nov 1809
Birth of Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
1858
24 Dec 1858
Age 49
Death of Samuel Barnett (Reverend) Major in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1809
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1858
    Event Place: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
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