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William C Crittenden 1716–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Essex Co, NC

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Richmond County, Georgia, USA

Father: Henry Crittenden

Mother: Frances Upshaw

Spouse(s): Eleanor Downs, Sarah Lee, Eleanor Downs

Children(s): Peggy CRITTENDEN\Williams, Thomas Crittendon, Frances Crittenden, William Jr, William Crittendon, John Crittenden

William C Crittenden was born in 1716 in Essex Co, NC, the child of Henry Crittenden And Frances Florence Upshaw. William C Crittenden married Eleanor Downs, Sarah Lee, and had children including Frances Fannie Crittenden, John Crittenden, Jonathan Crittenden, Peggy Margaret Crittenden Williams, Thomas Crittendon, William C Crittenden Jr, William Crittendon. William C Crittenden passed away in 1790 in Richmond County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • William C Crittenden was born in 1716 in Essex Co, NC, the child of Henry Crittenden And Frances Florence Upshaw.
  • William C Crittenden married Eleanor Downs, Sarah Lee, and had children including Frances Fannie Crittenden, John Crittenden, Jonathan Crittenden, Peggy Margaret Crittenden Williams, Thomas Crittendon, William C Crittenden Jr, William Crittendon.
  • William C Crittenden passed away in 1790 in Richmond County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Crittenden
1675–1716
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
HC
Frances Upshaw
1680–1741
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Downs
1738–1766
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
ED
Sarah Lee
1735–1766
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, United States
SL
Eleanor Downs
1755–1764
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
ED

Children(s)

Peggy CRITTENDEN\Williams
1738–1857
Birth Location: Cherokee Wolf Clan, NC
PC
Thomas Crittendon
1761–1843
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
TC
Frances Crittenden
1766–1863
Birth Location: Wise, Henrico, Virginia, United States (Richmond, Georgia)
FC
William Jr
1765–1831
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, United States
WJ
William Crittendon
1765–1826
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, United States
WC
John Crittenden
1764–1806
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
JC

William Crittenden's Ancestors

Self
William Crittenden
1716–1790
Birth Place: Essex Co, NC
Parents
Henry Crittenden
1675–1716
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Frances (Florence) Upshaw
1680–1741
Gloucester, Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas Munday
1650–1702
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Crittenden's Descendants

1.
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William (C) Crittenden (1716–1790) m. Eleanor Downs (1738–01 Dec 1766) m. Sarah Lee (1735–9 Nov 1766) m. Eleanor Downs (1755–1764)
  1. 1. Peggy (Margaret) CRITTENDEN\Williams 1738–1857 m. Edward (James 'Ned') Williams 1738–1845
    1. 1. Nancy (Mary) Williams 1795–1859 m. John (Jackie) Patterson 1790–1850
      1. 1. Susan (Sarah) Patterson 1825–1905 m. John (J.) Pool 1823–1864
        1. 1. John (H) Poole 1860–1942 m. Mattie (Jane) Poole 1858–1937 m. Mary Poole 1879–1938 m. Esta (J) Alexander 1876–1895
        2. 2. Taylor Pool 1849–1933 m. Eliza Ray 1855–1910 m. Jessie (D) Poole 1892–1987 m. Julia (Ann) Carver 1851–1880
        3. 3. Ellender (Malinda) Poole 1856–1936
        4. 4. William (Seth) Pool 1844–1865
        5. 5. Warren (Peyton Web) Poole 1853–1926 m. Mary (Carolyn) Poole 1856–1944
        6. 6. Mary (Emiline) Pool\e 1859–1918
        7. 7. D (P) Pool 1864–1946 m. Mindia Pool 1867–1967
        8. 8. Elizabeth Reece 1849–1895 m. John (R) Reece 1842–1908
      2. 2. Etheldred Patterson 1815–1900
      3. 3. Elisabeth ("Betty" Patterson) (twin) 1825–1900
      4. 4. Sarah ("Sallie") Patterson 1812–1881
      5. 5. Warren Patterson 1809–
      6. 6. Charlotte Patterson 1833–1899
      7. 7. Hicks ((Hix) Kelly) Patterson 1816–1904
      8. 8. Mary (Anne "Annie") Patterson 1823–1853
      9. 9. Polly (Nancy) Patterson 1821–1900
      10. 10. Laura (Eleanor "Ellen" Patterson) (twin) 1815–1880
    2. 2. Etheldred (Dread) Williams 1787–1875
    3. 3. Margaret (Nellie) Williams 1785–1860
    4. 4. Joseph (Henry "Joe") Williams 1804–1863
    5. 5. Jonathan Williams 1797–1869
    6. 6. Joseph Williams 1788–1827
    7. 7. Elizabeth (M Betsy) Williams 1789–1850
    8. 8. William (A 'Billie') Williams 1783–1861
    9. 9. Margaret (Nellie Boucher) Williams 1792–1860
  2. 2. Thomas Crittendon 1761–1843
  3. 3. Frances ("Fannie") Crittenden 1766–1863
  4. 4. William (C Crittenden) Jr 1765–1831
  5. 5. William Crittendon 1765–1826
  6. 6. John Crittenden 1764–1806

William Crittenden's Timeline

3 Records

1712
1712
Birth of William C Crittenden in Essex Co, NC
Essex Co, NC
1716
1716
Birth of William C Crittenden in Essex Co, NC
Essex Co, NC
1790
1790
Age 74
Death of William C Crittenden in Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Richmond County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Essex Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Essex Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Richmond County, Georgia, USA
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