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Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong 1757–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Major

Mother: Mary Armistead

Spouse(s): John Colonel, Mathew Lieutenant

Children(s): Francis Drake, Britton Drake, Lydia Ramsey, Sarah Ramsey, Mary Ramsey, Nancy Ramsey, Jane Ramsey, Frances Ramsey, John III, James Ramsey

The story of Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong began in 1757 in Sussex, Virginia Colony. Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong married John Ambrose Ramsey Colonel, Mathew Matthew Drake Lieutenant, and had children including Britton Drake, Frances Fanny Ramsey, Francis Penrose Drake, James Ramsey, Jane Ramsey, John Ambrose Ramsey Iii, Lydia Ramsey, Mary Ramsey, Nancy Ann Ramsey, Sarah Sally Ramsey. Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong passed away in 1793 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong began in 1757 in Sussex, Virginia Colony.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong married John Ambrose Ramsey Colonel, Mathew Matthew Drake Lieutenant, and had children including Britton Drake, Frances Fanny Ramsey, Francis Penrose Drake, James Ramsey, Jane Ramsey, John Ambrose Ramsey Iii, Lydia Ramsey, Mary Ramsey, Nancy Ann Ramsey, Sarah Sally Ramsey.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong passed away in 1793 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Birdsong's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Birdsong
1757–1793
Birth Place: Sussex, Virginia Colony
Parents
John Ross Birdsong Iii Major
1733–1790
St. Charles Parish, Poquoson, York, Virginia
Mary (L.) Armistead
1735–1782
Hampton Parish, Elizabeth, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
John (Ross Birdsong Ii) Major
1711–1785
Elizabeth, York, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Lydia) Bennett
1701–1735
St. Charles Parish, York, Virginia Colony
Westwood (S. Armistead) Captain
1692–1756
Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia Colony
Mary (Marshall) Tabb
1730–1760
Charles, York, Virginia Colony, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Birdsong
1683–1756
Elizabeth Tomlinson
1676–1747
James Bennet
1680–1719
Elizabeth
1680–1719
Anthony Col.
1668–1728
Elizabeth Westwood
1695–1750
John Col
1702–1762
Mary Schlater
1692–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Vogelsang
1660–1727
Anna Ritterrshausen
1661–1727
Anthony Captain
1645–1726
Hannah Ellyson
1654–1728

Sarah Birdsong's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Birdsong (1757–1793) m. John (Ambrose Ramsey) Colonel (31 May 1747–Jul 1801) m. Mathew (Matthew Drake) Lieutenant (1753–1775)
  1. 1. Francis (Penrose) Drake 1774–1850
  2. 2. Britton Drake 1776–
  3. 3. Lydia Ramsey 1777–1861
  4. 4. Sarah (Sally) Ramsey 1779–1802
  5. 5. Mary Ramsey 1781–1850
  6. 6. Nancy (Ann) Ramsey 1783–1857
  7. 7. Jane Ramsey 1785–1854
  8. 8. Frances (Fanny) Ramsey 1787–1849
  9. 9. John (Ambrose Ramsey) III 1788–1824
  10. 10. James Ramsey 1773–1849

Sarah Birdsong's Timeline

3 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1757
1757
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong in Sussex, Virginia Colony
Sussex, Virginia Colony
1793
1793
Age 36
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Birdsong in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Sussex, Virginia Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1550.117; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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