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William Bernard 1770–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 SEP 1770

Birth Location: Mansfield, Spotsylvana, Virginia

Death Date: 25 NOV 1841

Death Location: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: William Bernard

Mother: Sarah Savin

Spouse(s): Fanny Hipkins

Children(s): Sarah Bernard

The story of William Bernard began in 1770 in Mansfield, Spotsylvana, Virginia. William Bernard married Fanny Hipkins, and had children including Sarah Sevigne Bernard. William Bernard passed away in 1841 in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bernard began in 1770 in Mansfield, Spotsylvana, Virginia.
  • William Bernard married Fanny Hipkins, and had children including Sarah Sevigne Bernard.
  • William Bernard passed away in 1841 in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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William Bernard's Ancestors

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William Bernard
1770–1841
Birth Place: Mansfield, Spotsylvana, Virginia
Parents
William Bernard
1730–1782
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Sarah Savin
–1790
Maryland
Grandparents
Richard Bernard
1705–1753
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Hart) Storke
1693–1760
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col. Hart
1666–1703
Margaret Field
1665–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Wrenn
1635–1673
Mary Ironmonger
1644–1674

William Bernard's Descendants

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William Bernard (3 SEP 1770–25 NOV 1841) m. Fanny Hipkins (14 MAY 1775–30 APR 1801)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sevigne) Bernard 1784–1865 m. Phillip Lightfoot 1784–1865
    1. 1. John (Bernard) Lightfoot 1814–1888
    2. 2. William (Bernard) Lightfoot 1811–1870
    3. 3. Fanny (Bernard) Robb 1805–1887
    4. 4. Phillip (Lewis) Lightfoot 1809–1884
    5. 5. Ellen (Bankhead) Wormley 1818–1887
    6. 6. Mary Lightfoot 1837–

William Bernard's Timeline

2 Records

1770
3 SEP 1770
Birth of William Bernard in Mansfield, Spotsylvana, Virginia
Mansfield, Spotsylvana, Virginia
1841
25 NOV 1841
Age 71
Death of William Bernard in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1770
    Event Place: Mansfield, Spotsylvana, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1841
    Event Place: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    71

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