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Sarah Rainey 1755–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Brunswick, VA

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Warren, , North Carolina, USA

Father: Francis Rainey

Mother: Ann Rottenberry

Spouse(s): Henry Sturdivant

Children(s): Elizabeth Sturdivant

Sarah Rainey was born in 1755 in Brunswick, VA, the child of Francis Rainey And Ann Rottenberry. Sarah Rainey married Henry Sturdivant, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Sturdivant. Sarah Rainey passed away in 1854 in Warren, , North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Rainey was born in 1755 in Brunswick, VA, the child of Francis Rainey And Ann Rottenberry.
  • Sarah Rainey married Henry Sturdivant, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Sturdivant.
  • Sarah Rainey passed away in 1854 in Warren, , North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Rainey
1733–1804
Birth Location: Dinwiddie,,Virginia,USA
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Ann Rottenberry
1733–1779
Birth Location: Chesterfield,,Virginia,USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry Sturdivant
1750–1795
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, VA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Sturdivant
1781–1853
Birth Location: , Warren, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Rainey's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Rainey
1755–1854
Birth Place: Brunswick, VA
Parents
Francis Rainey
1733–1804
Dinwiddie,,Virginia,USA
Ann Rottenberry
1733–1779
Chesterfield,,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Roger Ranye
1700–
Martins Brandon Par,Prince George,Virginia,USA
Roger Raines
1697–
John Rottenberry
1710–1750
Surry,,Virginia,USA
Susannah Williamson
1720–1767
Surry,,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
William Raney
1666–1722
Elizabeth Shands
1666–
Henry Roddenberry
1803–1861
John Williamson
1690–1760
John Williamson
1694–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Roddenberry
1758–1850
Mary Knight
1775–1853
Arthur Williamson
1661–1666
Mary Smith
1660–1726
George Smedley
1656–1723
Sarah Kitchin
1669–1709

Sarah Rainey's Descendants

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Sarah Rainey (1755–1854) m. Henry Sturdivant (Abt. 1750–Abt. 1795)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Sturdivant 1781–1853 m. John Moree 1765–1820
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth Raney) Moree 1807–1885 m. Samuel (Shaffer) Sr. 1803–1860
      1. 1. W (J G M) Shaffer 1840–1921 m. Sarah Harr 1846–1915 m. Margaret (Ella Maggie) Dishner 1873–1945
        1. 1. Geo. (H.) Shaffer 1879–1944 m. Alice Miller 1875–1909 m. Margarett Shaffer 1882–1974
        2. 2. Martha Shaffer 1876–
        3. 3. William (D) Shaffer 1866–1866
        4. 4. Barsha Shaffer 1905–
        5. 5. Glenn (Miles) Shaffer 1883–
        6. 6. Susie (M) Shankel 1877–1954 m. George Shankel 1878–1945
        7. 7. Josephine Shaffer 1864–1864
        8. 8. Nancy Shaffer 1869–1870
        9. 9. Adam (Anderson) Shaffer 1882–1927 m. Martha (Sarah Elizabeth Sallie) Shankel 1883–1908
        10. 10. Sallie (Raney) Shaffer 1875–1946
        11. 11. Baxter (Smith) Shaffer 1873–1963
        12. 12. Benjamin (Franklin) Shaffer 1869–1951 m. Clora (Louise) Shaffer 1872–1950
        13. 13. Samuel (J) Shaffer 1867–1868
      2. 2. George (Harrison) Shaffer 1832–1887 m. Mary (Ann Polly) Slagle 1833–
        1. 1. Francis Shaffer 1854–
        2. 2. Elizabeth (J H) Shaffer 1856–1863
        3. 3. Sally (R) Shaffer 1858–1863
        4. 4. Vadney (A) Shaffer 1866–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (J) Shaffer 1830–1900 m. Jesse (Harrison) Miller 1825–1902
        1. 1. George (H) Miller 1856– m. Nancy (A) Deck 1862–1884 m. Polly (Ann) Shaffer 1860–1877
        2. 2. Mary (Lousanah) Miller 1846–1923
        3. 3. Anna (Ofilier) Miller 1850–1927
        4. 4. Sarah (Anderson) Miller 1853–1938
        5. 5. unnamed (infant) Miller 1858–1858
        6. 6. unnamed (infant two) Miller 1858–1858
        7. 7. Rebecca (J) Miller 1864–1928
        8. 8. Josephine (Josie) Miller 1867–1935
        9. 9. Shelby Miller 1870–1946
        10. 10. Joseph (Robert) Miller 1878–
        11. 11. William (James Glen Myres) Miller 1861–1945 m. Rachel (Frances) Deck 1865–1927
      4. 4. Anna (Annie) Shaffer 1824–1892 m. Samuel Dishner 1822–1901
        1. 1. Anna Dishner 1867–1868
        2. 2. George (Harrison "Stumpy") Dishner 1864–1951
        3. 3. Sarah (J L) Dishner 1861–1863
        4. 4. Samuel (E) Dishner 1858–1863
        5. 5. John (H) Dishner 1857–1892 m. Martha (Patsy) Massey 1800–1882
        6. 6. William (John Hammer) Dishner 1856–1926 m. Bessie 1878–
        7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin Zimmerman) Dishner 1853–1907
        8. 8. Letitia Dishner 1852–1853
        9. 9. Tishamanees Dishner 1850–1863
        10. 10. Rebecca (Catherine) Dishner 1847–1929 m. Jesse (Jerry Rhinehart) Miller 1845–1905
        11. 11. Sallie (Raney) Dishner 1845–1911 m. Joseph (Henry) Houser 1841–1923
        12. 12. Belvadorah (Barsheba Elizabeth) Dishner 1843–1863
      5. 5. John (A) Shaffer 1827–1848
      6. 6. Samuel (Shaffer) Jr. 1835–1836
      7. 7. Sarah (Josephine Louisa) Goff 1844–1920 m. James (Mattison) Shelley 1842–1866 m. Wilson (Hammer) Goff 1831–1916
        1. 1. John (Samuel) Shelley 1865–
        2. 2. Christine (Delaney Willa) Goff –1959
        3. 3. Jacob (Godfrey) Goff –1948 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Burnett 1876–1967
        4. 4. Thomas Goff 1857–
      8. 8. Sally (Irene Raney) Shaffer 1846–1848
      9. 9. Tishamanees ("Letitia Amanda") Shaffer 1837–1842
      10. 10. Ada Shaffer 1852–
      11. 11. Tishamanees (Letitia Amanda) Shaffer 1837–1842
    2. 2. William Moree 1791–1861 m. Tisha Moree –1853
    3. 3. Henry Moree 1800–1882 m. Sallie Shaffer 1799–1886
      1. 1. Lucinda Moree 1831–1892
        1. 1. George (Franklin) Brooks 1871–1945 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Leonard 1873–1945
      2. 2. Anna (Lee) Moree 1836–1891 m. Adam (Leonides) Shankle 1826–1862
        1. 1. R (Emanuel) Shankle 1852–1872
        2. 2. Sarah (J) Shankle 1856–1878
        3. 3. Jeremiah (Luther) Shankle 1854–
        4. 4. David (C) Shankle 1857–
        5. 5. William (King Heiskell) Shankle 1860–1947
        6. 6. Adam (Anderson) Shankle 1862–1946 m. Virginia (Dare) Williams 1862–1934
        7. 7. Ladora (Lavenia) Shankle 1873–
        8. 8. Alice (L) Shankle 1868–
      3. 3. Ransom Moree 1835–1918
      4. 4. Elkanah Moree 1829–1913 m. Jane Goff –1852
      5. 5. William (D) Moree 1840–1861
      6. 6. Mariah (Polly) Moree 1838–1915
    4. 4. Ransom Moree 1805– m. Elizabeth 1775–1853
    5. 5. James Moree 1810–1863
    6. 6. Samuel Moree 1811–
    7. 7. Jeremiah Moree 1813–
    8. 8. Frederick Moree 1814–
    9. 9. Alfred Moore 1805–1880
    10. 10. William Moree 1801–1824
    11. 11. John Moree 1797–1863
    12. 12. Isaac (Marion) Moree 1793–1881

Sarah Rainey's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Sarah Rainey in Brunswick, VA
Brunswick, VA
1854
1854
Age 99
Death of Sarah Rainey in Warren, , North Carolina, USA
Warren, , North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Brunswick, VA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Warren, , North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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