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Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill 1748–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar. 1748

Birth Location: Sherrills Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Nov 1791

Death Location: Green County, Tennessee, United States

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Mary Davidson

Spouse(s): Altha Alltece, Elizabeth Thomas

Children(s): Lettice Sherrill, George Sherrill, Samuel Sherrill, Samuel Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, Uriah Sherrill, Uriah Sherrill, George Sherrill, William Sherrill, Catherine Sherrill, Mary Sherrill

In 1748, Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill entered the world in Sherrills Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Samuel Wilson Sherrill Sr And Mary Preston Davidson. Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill married Altha Alltece, Elizabeth Thomas, and had children including Catherine Sherrill, George Sherrill, John Sherrill, Lettice Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, Samuel Doak Sherrill, Uriah Sherrill, William Sherrill. Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill passed away in 1791 in Green County, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill entered the world in Sherrills Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Samuel Wilson Sherrill Sr And Mary Preston Davidson.
  • Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill married Altha Alltece, Elizabeth Thomas, and had children including Catherine Sherrill, George Sherrill, John Sherrill, Lettice Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, Samuel Doak Sherrill, Uriah Sherrill, William Sherrill.
  • Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill passed away in 1791 in Green County, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sr
1725–1800
Birth Location: Charles, Cecil, Maryland, United States
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Mary Davidson
1727–1794
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Altha Alltece
1751–1798
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Thomas
1750–1798
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Lettice Sherrill
1784–1857
Birth Location: , Washington, Virginia, USA
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George Sherrill
1774–1850
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Sherrill
1776–1817
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Samuel Sherrill
1776–
Birth Location: Washington, United States
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Mary Sherrill
1779–1825
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Sherrill
1779–1825
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Uriah Sherrill
1782–1831
Birth Location: Washington, United States
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Uriah Sherrill
1783–1852
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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George Sherrill
1786–
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, United States
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William Sherrill
1787–1788
Birth Location: Washington, United States
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Catherine Sherrill
1822–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Mary Sherrill
1779–1825
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Samuel Sherrill's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Sherrill
1748–1791
Birth Place: Sherrills Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Wilson Sherrill Sr
1725–1800
Charles, Cecil, Maryland, United States
Mary (Preston) Davidson
1727–1794
Cecil, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Henry Preston
1687–1750
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Sherrill's Descendants

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Samuel (Wilson Jr.) Sherrill (21 Mar. 1748–Nov 1791) m. Altha Alltece (1751–1798) m. Elizabeth Thomas (1750–1798)
  1. 1. Lettice Sherrill 1784–1857 m. * (Isaac Campbell) Nesmith 1781–1861
    1. 1. Jennet ('Jane' Robeson Nesmith) Copeland 1810–1880 m. Lewis Copeland 1806–1873
    2. 2. Uriah (Sherrell) Nesmith 1814–1863
    3. 3. John (Neisbit) Nesmith 1807–1890
    4. 4. Sarah (Duckworth Sally) Nesmith 1819–1885
    5. 5. Mary (Elender) Nesmith 1838–
    6. 6. Sally (Duckworth) NESMITH 1819–
    7. 7. Hannah (Sherrill) NESMITH 1827–1877
    8. 8. Lettice (Evergreen) NESMITH 1825–
    9. 9. Sarah (Virginia) NESMITH 1834–1903
    10. 10. Isaac (Marion) Nesmith 1836–1863
  2. 2. George Sherrill 1774–1850
  3. 3. Samuel (Doak) Sherrill 1776–1817
  4. 4. Samuel (Doak) Sherrill 1776–
  5. 5. Mary Sherrill 1779–1825
  6. 6. Mary Sherrill 1779–1825
  7. 7. Uriah Sherrill 1782–1831
  8. 8. Uriah Sherrill 1783–1852
  9. 9. George Sherrill 1786–
  10. 10. William Sherrill 1787–1788
  11. 11. Catherine Sherrill 1822–
  12. 12. Mary Sherrill 1779–1825

Samuel Sherrill's Timeline

2 Records

1748
21 Mar. 1748
Birth of Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill in Sherrills Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Sherrills Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1791
Nov 1791
Age 43
Death of Samuel Wilson Jr. Sherrill in Green County, Tennessee, United States
Green County, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar. 1748
    Event Place: Sherrills Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1791
    Event Place: Green County, Tennessee, United States
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