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William Brinkley 1791–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 January 1791

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 4 July 1866

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Robert Brinkley

Mother: Mary Hill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Matherly, Margaret Brinkley

Children(s): Fanny Noonkester, Robert Brinkley

In 1791, William Brinkley entered the world in North Carolina, United States of America, born to Robert Brinkley And Mary Brinkley Hill. William Brinkley married Elizabeth Matherly, Margaret Brinkley, and had children including Fanny Noonkester, Robert Campbell Brinkley. William Brinkley passed away in 1866 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1791, William Brinkley entered the world in North Carolina, United States of America, born to Robert Brinkley And Mary Brinkley Hill.
  • William Brinkley married Elizabeth Matherly, Margaret Brinkley, and had children including Fanny Noonkester, Robert Campbell Brinkley.
  • William Brinkley passed away in 1866 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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William Brinkley's Ancestors

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William Brinkley
1791–1866
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Robert Brinkley
1755–1791
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ((Brinkley)) Hill
1762–
Halifax, NC, North Carolina, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brinkley's Descendants

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William Brinkley (10 January 1791–4 July 1866) m. Elizabeth Matherly (1795–1835) m. Margaret Brinkley (15 September 1791–23 December 1872)
  1. 1. Fanny Noonkester 1807–1840 m. Daniel (I.) Noonkester 1795–1880
    1. 1. Joseph (Washington) Noonkester 1829–1880 m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Hash 1840–1915
      1. 1. Lilly (Elizabeth) Mullins 1869–1938 m. Wiley Mullins 1867–1946
        1. 1. Mae (Pearl) Surgenor 1902–1944 m. Henry (Lee) Surgenor 1894–1986
        2. 2. Golden (M.) Ruth 1908–1997
  2. 2. Robert (Campbell) Brinkley 1816–1878

William Brinkley's Timeline

2 Records

1791
10 January 1791
Birth of William Brinkley in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1866
4 July 1866
Age 75
Death of William Brinkley in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 January 1791
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1866
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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