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Samuel Paxton 1730–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1756

Death Location: Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Capt I

Mother: Elizabeth Alexander

Spouse(s): Mary (Paxton)

Children(s):

The story of Samuel Paxton began in 1730 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA. Samuel Paxton married Mary Moore Paxton, and had children including Samuel Paxton Jr. Samuel Paxton passed away in 1756 in Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Paxton began in 1730 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.
  • Samuel Paxton married Mary Moore Paxton, and had children including Samuel Paxton Jr.
  • Samuel Paxton passed away in 1756 in Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Paxton's Ancestors

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Samuel Paxton
1730–1756
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt John James Paxton I
1692–1746
Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland
Elizabeth (Pheobe) Alexander
1694–1756
Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Samuel Paxton
1670–1746
Balleymoney, Antrim, Ireland
Mary Moore
1672–1746
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
John Alexander
1645–1733
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Gaylord
1652–1732
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Paxton
1640–1722
Helen Quaker
1644–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James (Paxson)
1615–1662
Mary Clerk
1618–1670
Henry Gurden
1620–
Margaret Smith
1620–

Samuel Paxton's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Samuel Paxton in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1756
17 Nov 1756
Age 26
Death of Samuel Paxton in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1756
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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