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Thomas Alvah Sperry 1756–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Sep 1838

Death Location: Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Hanß Spiri.

Mother: Sarah Chrisman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chrisman

Children(s): Mary Sperry

The story of Thomas Alvah Sperry began in 1756 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. Thomas Alvah Sperry married Elizabeth Chrisman, and had children including Mary Magdalene Sperry. Thomas Alvah Sperry passed away in 1838 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Alvah Sperry began in 1756 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Alvah Sperry married Elizabeth Chrisman, and had children including Mary Magdalene Sperry.
  • Thomas Alvah Sperry passed away in 1838 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hanß Spiri.
1717–1766
Birth Location: Wolfersheim, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany
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Sarah Chrisman
1734–1784
Birth Location: Orange, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Chrisman
1767–1842
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Sperry
1782–1873
Birth Location: Virginia
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Thomas Sperry's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Sperry
1756–1838
Birth Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hanß Thomas Sperry, Spiri.
1717–1766
Wolfersheim, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany
Sarah Chrisman
1734–1784
Orange, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Hans (Thomas Sperry,) Spiri
1668–1735
Wolfersheim, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany
Sara (Bergir) Berger
1673–1725
Haltingen, Baden (Baden-Württemberg), Preußen (Germany)
Jacob Christman
1706–1778
Worms, Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Magdalena Heydt
1713–1771
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Spiri\Sparry)
1640–1668
Jacob Berger
1615–1693
Anna Schmutz
1639–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Berger
1562–1615
Chrischon Beuer
1588–1645
Fröna Schamberger
1605–1649

Thomas Sperry's Descendants

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Thomas (Alvah) Sperry (1756–04 Sep 1838) m. Elizabeth Chrisman (1767–3 Nov 1842)
  1. 1. Mary (Magdalene) Sperry 1782–1873 m. Samuel (P) Covey 1784–1873
    1. 1. Elijah (Kemper) Covey 1809–1882 m. Catherine Showalter 1818–1914
      1. 1. Rozanna Covey 1846–1937 m. John (Wesley) Hall 1839–1907
        1. 1. Mary (Hall) Rupe 1878– m. Eldridge (M) Rupe 1876–
    2. 2. Tabitha Covey 1807–1884 m. Andrew Hall 1804–1896
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Hall 1839–1907 m. Rozanna Covey 1846–1937

Thomas Sperry's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Thomas Alvah Sperry in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1838
04 Sep 1838
Age 82
Death of Thomas Alvah Sperry in Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
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