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Sarah Empson 1687–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1687

Birth Location: Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 1741

Death Location: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Father: Cornelius Empson

Mother: Mary Watkins

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr., Edward Robinson

Children(s): Robert Byrd, Thomas Jr., Francis Byrd, Rebecca Byrd, Empson Byrd, Richard Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Mary Byrd, Susannah Byrd, James Byrd

The story of Sarah Empson began in 1687 in Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States. Sarah Empson married Edward Robinson, Thomas Byrd Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Byrd, Empson Byrd, Francis Byrd, James Byrd, Mary Byrd, Rebecca Byrd, Richard Byrd, Robert Byrd, Susannah Byrd, Thomas Byrd Jr. Sarah Empson passed away in 1741 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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  • The story of Sarah Empson began in 1687 in Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States.
  • Sarah Empson married Edward Robinson, Thomas Byrd Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Byrd, Empson Byrd, Francis Byrd, James Byrd, Mary Byrd, Rebecca Byrd, Richard Byrd, Robert Byrd, Susannah Byrd, Thomas Byrd Jr.
  • Sarah Empson passed away in 1741 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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Sarah Empson's Ancestors

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Sarah Empson
1687–1741
Birth Place: Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Parents
Cornelius Empson
1660–1710
Yorkfleet Hall, Yorkshire, England
Mary Watkins
1662–1689
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Richard Empson
1635–1675
York, Yorkshire, , England
Mary (Ann) Clarke
1639–
York, Yorkshire, , England
William Watkins
1620–1697
Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Kilworth
1624–
Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Empson
1594–1681
Isabel Gathorne
1597–1687
Thomas Killworth
1595–
Elizabeth
1595–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gregory Empson
1570–1625
Gathorne
1567–1629
Dorothy Watson
1569–1615

Sarah Empson's Descendants

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Sarah Empson (20 Jul 1687–1741) m. Thomas (Byrd) Sr. (1680–Dec 1726) m. Edward Robinson (1683–31 May 1761)
  1. 1. Robert Byrd 1703–1726
  2. 2. Thomas (Byrd) Jr. 1704–1778 m. Rachel Anna 1705–1789
    1. 1. John Bird 1726–1809
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bird 1728–1796
    3. 3. William Bird 1740–1778
  3. 3. Francis Byrd 1708–1797
  4. 4. Rebecca Byrd 1710–
  5. 5. Empson Byrd 1714–1786
  6. 6. Richard Byrd 1716–1728
  7. 7. Elizabeth Byrd 1718–1783 m. Charles Brownfield 1718–1783
    1. 1. Richard Brownfield 1740–1825
  8. 8. Mary Byrd 1722–1772 m. Philemon Bradford 1703–1769
  9. 9. Susannah Byrd 1724–
  10. 10. James Byrd 1726–1805

Sarah Empson's Timeline

2 Records

1687
20 Jul 1687
Birth of Sarah Empson in Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States
1741
1741
Age 54
Death of Sarah Empson in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1687
    Event Place: Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1687; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1687; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 20521.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1687; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1687; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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