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Sylvanus Stokes 1680–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 June 1766

Death Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Father: Sylvanus Stokes

Mother: Susannah Jones

Spouse(s): Cecilia Walker

Children(s): Hannah Stokes, Lucy Stokes

In 1680, Sylvanus Stokes entered the world in Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA, born to Sylvanus Stokes And Susannah Jones. Sylvanus Stokes married Cecilia Walker, Temperence Clarke, and had children including Hannah Stokes, Lucy Stokes. Sylvanus Stokes passed away in 1766 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1680, Sylvanus Stokes entered the world in Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA, born to Sylvanus Stokes And Susannah Jones.
  • Sylvanus Stokes married Cecilia Walker, Temperence Clarke, and had children including Hannah Stokes, Lucy Stokes.
  • Sylvanus Stokes passed away in 1766 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.

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Sylvanus Stokes's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Stokes
1680–1766
Birth Place: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sylvanus Stokes
1650–1749
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Susannah Jones
1669–1742
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Stokke
1636–1704
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Mary (L) Bishop
1642–1713
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Peter (Jones) I
1634–1674
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Lewelyn) Wood
1641–1719
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Stokes
1618–1699
Ann Nottingham
1618–
John Bishop
1612–1658
Elizabeth Booker
1604–1656
Richard Jones
1608–1681
Mary Jefferies
1612–1703
Abraham Wood
1610–1681
Margaret Cruse
1616–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Knight Elder
1570–1634
Elizabeth Ramsey
1566–1634
Sir Surry
1576–1635
Judith Hiller
1587–1635
Edward Wood
1582–1618
Marie Chadwick
1588–1635
James Cruse
1595–1653
Margaret Llewelyn
1595–1668

Sylvanus Stokes's Descendants

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Sylvanus Stokes (1680–19 June 1766) m. Cecilia Walker (1720–19 October 1786)
  1. 1. Hannah Stokes 1700–1762 m. John (Bell) II 1690–1746
    1. 1. Hannah (Ann) Bell 1723–1788 m. William Thompson 1720–1788
      1. 1. Pvt (Charles Thompson) -Hodges 1760–1837 m. Mary Hodges 1769–1848
        1. 1. James (Hilton) Thompson 1794–1874 m. Fanny Thompson 1809–1850
        2. 2. Sally Thompson 1787–1842
        3. 3. William ('Billy' Jasper) Thompson 1797–1842 m. Penelope Holland 1797–1895
        4. 4. Amos (Gillespie) Thompson 1799–1854 m. Leodora Scott 1817–1873
        5. 5. Savaria (Jane) Thompson 1792–1880
        6. 6. Jeremiah (Frederick "Jerry") Thompson 1801–1864 m. Angelina Tomlinson 1804–1869
      2. 2. John (Thompson) III 1744–1811 m. Susannah Lee 1751–1820
        1. 1. Robert (Thompson (Died at) 5) 1770–1775
        2. 2. John Thompson 1784–1864 m. Nancy (Haygood) (Thompson) 1781–1866
    2. 2. Ann Bell 1721–1746
    3. 3. Burrell Bell 1720–1784
    4. 4. John (Bell) III 1722–1769
  2. 2. Lucy Stokes 1742–

Sylvanus Stokes's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Sylvanus Stokes in Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA
Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA
1766
19 June 1766
Age 86
Death of Sylvanus Stokes in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1766
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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