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William Cummins 1805–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1805

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 November 1876

Death Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Cummins

Mother: Mary Caswell

Spouse(s): Jane Knight

Children(s): Robert Cummings, Thomas Cummings, Michael Cummings

William Cummins was born in 1805 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Cummins And Mary Caswell. William Cummins married Jane Knight, and had children including Michael Polk Cummings, Robert Cummings, Thomas K Cummings. William Cummins passed away in 1876 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Cummins was born in 1805 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Cummins And Mary Caswell.
  • William Cummins married Jane Knight, and had children including Michael Polk Cummings, Robert Cummings, Thomas K Cummings.
  • William Cummins passed away in 1876 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cummins's Ancestors

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William Cummins
1805–1876
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Cummins
1754–1831
Guilford, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Caswell
1765–1834
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Thomas) Cummins
1720–1816
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Bell
1730–1808
Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
William (Andrew) Creswell
1735–1803
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Margaret Cummings
1725–1805
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1668–1727
David *
1700–1754
Isabella McADOW
–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonet Steward
1641–

William Cummins's Descendants

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William Cummins (25 September 1805–22 November 1876) m. Jane Knight (13 October 1802–13 April 1878)
  1. 1. Robert Cummings 1836–1912 m. Mary (A) Cummings 1853–1922
    1. 1. Jennie (Cummings) Hoskins 1892–1970
  2. 2. Thomas (K.) Cummings 1830–1880
  3. 3. Michael (Polk) Cummings 1844–1893

William Cummins's Timeline

3 Records

1805
25 September 1805
Birth of William Cummins in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1874
20 Aug 1874
Age 69
William Cummins - Probate in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1876
22 November 1876
Age 71
Death of William Cummins in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1805
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1876
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1771-1968; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Guilford County); Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1874
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1771-1968; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Guilford County); Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina

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