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WILLIAM Barnett 1740 – 1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1740

Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 Oct 1834

Death Location: Madison, Alabama, United States

Father: John Barnett

Mother: Ann Barnett

Spouse(s): Sarah SHEPARD

Children(s): William BARNETT

The story of WILLIAM Barnett began in 1740 in Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. WILLIAM Barnett married Sarah (Barnette) SHEPARD, and had children including William Jacob (Shropshire, EN) BARNETT. WILLIAM Barnett passed away in 1834 in Madison, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of WILLIAM Barnett began in 1740 in Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • WILLIAM Barnett married Sarah (Barnette) SHEPARD, and had children including William Jacob (Shropshire, EN) BARNETT.
  • WILLIAM Barnett passed away in 1834 in Madison, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Barnett
1717 – 1804
Birth Location: County Down, Northern Ireland
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Ann Barnett
1718 – 1801
Birth Location: Segoe, Armagh, (northern), Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah SHEPARD
1757 – 1787
Birth Location: Village of Leighton, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

William BARNETT
1781 – 1875
Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England
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WILLIAM Barnett's Ancestors

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WILLIAM Barnett
1740 – 1834
Birth Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Barnett
1717 – 1804
County Down, Northern Ireland
Ann Barnett
1718 – 1801
Segoe, Armagh, (northern), Ireland
Grandparents
Mary (Margaret Jeannette Johns Barnett) Preston
1670 – 1780
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
Thomas Spratt
1685 – 1757
Mount Prospect, , Limerick, Ireland or Scotland
Mary (Anne) Clark
1684 – 1771
County Down, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Phineas Preston
1650 – 1740
Hon Stewart
1655 – 1755
William (Spratt)
1660 – 1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mayor Preston
1611 – 1686
Marey MORRIS
1618 – 1675
John (Spratt)
1622 – 1695
Melian Deane
1622 – 1695

WILLIAM Barnett's Descendants

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WILLIAM Barnett (28 Dec 1740 – 26 Oct 1834) m. Sarah ((Barnette)) SHEPARD (1757 – abt 1787)
  1. 1. William (Jacob (Shropshire, EN)) BARNETT (1781 – abt 1875) m. Patsy Howell (Abt 1782 – 1831)
    1. 1. Patsy Barnett (1803 – 1842) m. James (E) Brumley (25 May 1814 – 1870)
      1. 1. Cynthia Brumley (abt 1828 – Bef 1900) m. Jessie (Aaron) Osteen (5 April 1822 – About 1905)
        1. 1. Sarah (Alice (Osteen) Story) Roach (28 Apr 1857 – 11 Jun 1901) m. George (Washington) Roach (2 June 1864 – Aft. 1910)

WILLIAM Barnett's Timeline

2 Records

1740
28 Dec 1740
Birth of WILLIAM Barnett in Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1834
26 Oct 1834
Age 94
Death of WILLIAM Barnett in Madison, Alabama, United States
Madison, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1740
    Event Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Madison, Alabama, United States
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