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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, Delaware, United States

Father: CORNELIUS EMPSON

Mother: MARY SANDERSON

Spouse(s): JAMES BYRD

Children(s): Mary Byrd

The story of Sarah Empson began in 1687 in Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States. Sarah Empson married James Thomas Byrd, and had children including Mary Byrd. Sarah Empson passed away in 1741 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Empson began in 1687 in Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States.
  • Sarah Empson married James Thomas Byrd, and had children including Mary Byrd.
  • Sarah Empson passed away in 1741 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

CORNELIUS EMPSON
1660–1710
Birth Location: Yorkfleet Hall, Yorkshire, England
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MARY SANDERSON
1659–1688
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Spouses(s)

JAMES BYRD
1687–1726
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
JB

Children(s)

Mary Byrd
1715–1769
Birth Location: Edgecombe (Edgecombe) Colony of North Carolina
MB

Sarah Empson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Empson
1687–1741
Birth Place: Goole Grange, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Parents
CORNELIUS EMPSON
1660–1710
Yorkfleet Hall, Yorkshire, England
MARY SANDERSON
1659–1688
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Empson's Descendants

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Sarah Empson (20 JUL 1687–1741) m. JAMES (THOMAS) BYRD (20 JUL 1687–10 DEC 1726)
  1. 1. Mary Byrd 1715–1769 m. Philemon Bradford 1703–1769
    1. 1. John (William) Bradford 1751–1827 m. Judith Mann 1752–1840
      1. 1. John (William Jr) Bradford 1777–1858 m. Hannah Shroate 1790–1858
        1. 1. Samuel Bradford 1811–1865 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Pate 1815–1870

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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