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William Mannering Brookshire 1730–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Dorchester, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 August 1779

Death Location: Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA

Father: James Jr.

Mother: Sarah Simmons

Spouse(s): Mary Honour

Children(s): William Brookshir

In 1730, William Mannering Brookshire entered the world in Dorchester, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, born to James Brookshire Brookshaw Jr And Sarah Simmons. William Mannering Brookshire married Mary Sarah Honour, and had children including William Brookshir. William Mannering Brookshire passed away in 1779 in Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1730, William Mannering Brookshire entered the world in Dorchester, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, born to James Brookshire Brookshaw Jr And Sarah Simmons.
  • William Mannering Brookshire married Mary Sarah Honour, and had children including William Brookshir.
  • William Mannering Brookshire passed away in 1779 in Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Brookshire's Ancestors

Self
William Brookshire
1730–1779
Birth Place: Dorchester, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Brookshire (Brookshaw) Jr.
1690–1750
Somerset, Somerset, Maryland
Sarah Simmons
1711–1750
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
James (Brookshaw) Sr
1650–1726
England
Mary Brookshaw
1655–1727
England/Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Brookshaw
1615–1709
Margaret Wood
1615–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brookshaw
1590–1615
John Wood
1566–1635

William Brookshire's Descendants

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William (Mannering) Brookshire (1730–8 August 1779) m. Mary (Sarah) Honour (1732–1789)
  1. 1. William Brookshir 1756–1836
    1. 1. James Brookshire 1799–1870 m. Elizabeth Tilley 1810–1884
      1. 1. Martha Brookshire 1832–1904 m. Rev. (George Wesley) Davis 1830–1918
        1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth) Davis 1860–1892 m. Robert (Henry "Bob") Tipton 1855–1942

William Brookshire's Timeline

6 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Mannering Brookshire in Dorchester, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Dorchester, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
1748
1748
Age 18
William Mannering Brookshire was married in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
1750
1750
Age 20
William Mannering Brookshire was married in Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
1779
8 August 1779
Age 49
Death of William Mannering Brookshire in Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA
Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA
1786
8 August 1786
Age 56
Death of William Mannering Brookshire in Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA
Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA
1786
9 Nov 1786
Age 56
Death of William Mannering Brookshire in Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA
Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Dorchester, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of NC

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1786
    Event Place: Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1786
    Event Place: Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1779
    Event Place: Rowan Randolph County, NC, USA

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