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William Colclough 1769–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Bute Co, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1875 or 1821

Death Location: Green, Georgia, United States

Father: John Capt

Mother: Lucy Grigsby

Spouse(s): Charity Harris, Charity Harris

Children(s): William Colclough, Rachel Colclough, Alexander ColClough, Frederick Colclough, John Colclough, William Colclough, Elizabeth Colclough, Charles Colclough, Martha Colclough, Rachel Colclough, William Colclough

William Colclough was born in 1769 in Bute Co, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Ashby Colclough Capt And Lucy Grigsby. William Colclough married Charity Cherry Harris, Charity Harris, and had children including Alexander Colclough, Charles H Colclough, Elizabeth Colclough, Frederick Colclough, John Alexander Colclough, Martha Patsy Colclough, Rachel B Colclough, Rachel B Colclough, William B Colclough, William Colclough. William Colclough passed away in 1875 in Green, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Colclough was born in 1769 in Bute Co, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Ashby Colclough Capt And Lucy Grigsby.
  • William Colclough married Charity Cherry Harris, Charity Harris, and had children including Alexander Colclough, Charles H Colclough, Elizabeth Colclough, Frederick Colclough, John Alexander Colclough, Martha Patsy Colclough, Rachel B Colclough, Rachel B Colclough, William B Colclough, William Colclough.
  • William Colclough passed away in 1875 in Green, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Colclough's Ancestors

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William Colclough
1769–1875
Birth Place: Bute Co, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Ashby Colclough Capt
1743–1802
St Pauls, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Lucy Grigsby
1745–1790
St Pauls Parrish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Yates Colclough) twin
1716–1783
St Pauls, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Mary (Margaret) Rogers
1722–1797
St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Lieutenant
1669–1722
Rachel Bolling
1678–1748
John Rogers
1703–1760
MARY NEWTON
1698–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Colclough
1641–1717
Mary Partridge
1645–1695
Col. Bolling
1646–1709
Anne Stith\Bolling
1660–1709
John Doctor
1642–1713
Elizabeth Twining
1649–1725

William Colclough's Descendants

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William Colclough (1769–1875 or 1821) m. Charity Harris (1768–Oct 1846) m. Charity (Cherry) Harris (1768–Oct 1846)
  1. 1. William Colclough 1789–1849
  2. 2. Rachel (B.) Colclough 1802–1875
  3. 3. Alexander ColClough 1802–1871
  4. 4. Frederick Colclough 1807–1808
  5. 5. John (Alexander) Colclough 1800–1868
  6. 6. William (B.) Colclough 1807–1847
  7. 7. Elizabeth Colclough 1790–1850
  8. 8. Charles (H.) Colclough 1813–1886
  9. 9. Martha ("Patsy") Colclough 1797–1889
  10. 10. Rachel (B) Colclough 1802–1875
  11. 11. William Colclough 1807–1847

William Colclough's Timeline

5 Records

1769
1769
Birth of William Colclough in Bute Co, North Carolina, United States
Bute Co, North Carolina, United States
1772
1772
Age 3
Birth of William Colclough in Warren Co, North Carolina
Warren Co, North Carolina
1772
1772
Age 3
Birth of William Colclough in Bute Co, North Carolina, United States
Bute Co, North Carolina, United States
1821
1821
Age 52
Death of William Colclough in Greene, Georgia, United States
Greene, Georgia, United States
1875
1875 or 1821
Age 106
Death of William Colclough in Green, Georgia, United States
Green, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Warren Co, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Bute Co, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Bute Co, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Greene, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875 or 1821
    Event Place: Green, Georgia, United States

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