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William Bland 1742–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1742

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 31 Dec 1803

Death Location: St. Michaels, Fincham, Norfolk, England

Father: Richard Bland

Mother: Abigail Poythress

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bland

Children(s): Anne Bland

In 1742, William Bland entered the world in Virginia, born to Richard Bland And Abigail Anne Bland Poythress. William Bland married Elizabeth Yates Bland, and had children including Anne Bland. William Bland passed away in 1803 in St. Michaels, Fincham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1742, William Bland entered the world in Virginia, born to Richard Bland And Abigail Anne Bland Poythress.
  • William Bland married Elizabeth Yates Bland, and had children including Anne Bland.
  • William Bland passed away in 1803 in St. Michaels, Fincham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bland's Ancestors

Self
William Bland
1742–1803
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Richard Bland
1710–1776
of Virginia
Abigail (Anne (Bland)) Poythress
1712–1758
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
(Col.) (Peter) Poythress
1686–1776
Flower Hundred, Prince George, VA, Virginia, USA
Ann (Elizabeth) Jones
1690–1712
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Poythress
1635–1712
Christian Peebles
1655–1739
Henry Jones
1670–
Catherine Bostick
1670–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Planter\Stevens\Cook
1649–1680

William Bland's Descendants

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William Bland (26 Dec 1742–31 Dec 1803) m. Elizabeth (Yates) Bland (1744–1772)
  1. 1. Anne Bland 1769–1825 m. Richard Pryor 1755–1815
    1. 1. Samuel Pryor 1693–1766 m. Prudenceca Thornton 1699–1751
      1. 1. Richard Pryor 1736–1797 m. Mourning Thomson 1745–1819
        1. 1. Jeremiah Pryor 1794–1852 m. Phebe (Mae) Pryor 1789–1850
        2. 2. Joseph Pryor 1767–1851
        3. 3. Richard Pryor 1763–1770
        4. 4. Susannah Pryor 1774–
      2. 2. Martha Gardner 1723–1780
    2. 2. Kaderick Pryor 1805–1890
    3. 3. Robert Pryor 1804–

William Bland's Timeline

3 Records

1742
26 Dec 1742
Birth of William Bland in Virginia
Virginia
1803
21 May 1803
Age 61
Death of William Bland
None
1803
31 Dec 1803
Age 61
Burial of William Bland in St. Michaels, Fincham, Norfolk, England
St. Michaels, Fincham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1742
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1803
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1803
    Event Place: St. Michaels, Fincham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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