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Thomas Emerson 1748–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: , Goochland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: before 1820

Death Location: Boiling Fork of the Elk River, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Emmerson

Mother: Martha Walker

Spouse(s): Linnie Butcher

Children(s): William II

In 1748, Thomas Emerson entered the world in , Goochland, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Emmerson And Martha Walker. In 1800, Thomas Emerson resided in Abbeville, South Carolina. Thomas Emerson married Linnie Or Linny Butcher, and had children including William Emerson Ii. Thomas Emerson passed away in 1820 in Boiling Fork of the Elk River, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Thomas Emerson entered the world in , Goochland, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Emmerson And Martha Walker.
  • In 1800, Thomas Emerson resided in Abbeville, South Carolina.
  • Thomas Emerson married Linnie Or Linny Butcher, and had children including William Emerson Ii.
  • Thomas Emerson passed away in 1820 in Boiling Fork of the Elk River, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

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Thomas Emerson's Ancestors

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Thomas Emerson
1748–1820
Birth Place: , Goochland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Emmerson
1705–1790
Norham parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Martha Walker
1710–1750
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ebenezer Emerson
1675–1751
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Bethiah Parker
1685–1715
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
John Walker
1680–1734
Wigton,,,Scotland
Katherine Rutherford
1682–1738
Wigton,Galloway,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Emerson's Descendants

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Thomas Emerson (1748–before 1820) m. Linnie (or Linny) Butcher (1750–1820)
  1. 1. William (Emerson) II 1766–1818 m. Mary (Ann) Armstrong 1777–1823
    1. 1. Mary (Rachel) Emmerson 1795–1875 m. James (Reed) Armstrong 1792–1872
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Armstrong 1825–1880 m. Ellington (Turner) Hill 1820–1870
        1. 1. Henry (Hardy) Hill 1856–1902 m. Martha (Jane) Hill 1852–1894 m. Nancy Mitchell 1870–1894 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Mitchum 1870–1949

Thomas Emerson's Timeline

3 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Thomas Emerson in , Goochland, Virginia, USA
, Goochland, Virginia, USA
1800
1800
Age 52
Thomas Emerson resided here in Abbeville, South Carolina
Abbeville, South Carolina
1820
before 1820
Age 72
Death of Thomas Emerson in Boiling Fork of the Elk River, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Boiling Fork of the Elk River, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: , Goochland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Abbeville, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 47; Page: 37; Image: 78; Family History Library Film: 181422

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811; Record Group: 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984; Series Number: M905; Roll Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: before 1820
    Event Place: Boiling Fork of the Elk River, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

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