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William Driskell 1719–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1719

Birth Location: Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Moses Driskell

Mother: Katherine Elgate

Spouse(s): Elizabeth unknown), Rachel Barnett, Johannah Quick, Rosanna Christopher

Children(s): William Driskil, Aaron Driskell, Adam Driskell, John Driskell, Moses Driskell, Nancy Driskell, Rachel Driskell, Shadrack Driskell, Vileter Driskell, Mary Driskell, William Driskell, Abigail Auter, Joanna Auter, Vehalda Driskell, Hester Auter, Adam Driskill, Aaron Driskell, Hester Auter, Mary Driskell, John Driskell

William Driskell was born in 1719 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland, the child of Moses James Driskell And Katherine Sarah Elgate. William Driskell married Elizabeth Driskill Maiden Name Unknown, Johannah Quick, Rachel Barnett, Rosanna Christopher, and had children including Aaron Driskell, Abigail Auter, Adam Driskell, Adam Driskill, Hester Ann Auter, Joanna Auter, John Driskell, Mary A Driskell, Mary Driskell, Moses Driskell, Nancy Driskell, Rachel Driskell, Shadrack Driskell, Vehalda Driskell, Vileter Driskell, William Driskell, William Driskil. William Driskell passed away in 1790 in Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Driskell was born in 1719 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland, the child of Moses James Driskell And Katherine Sarah Elgate.
  • William Driskell married Elizabeth Driskill Maiden Name Unknown, Johannah Quick, Rachel Barnett, Rosanna Christopher, and had children including Aaron Driskell, Abigail Auter, Adam Driskell, Adam Driskill, Hester Ann Auter, Joanna Auter, John Driskell, Mary A Driskell, Mary Driskell, Moses Driskell, Nancy Driskell, Rachel Driskell, Shadrack Driskell, Vehalda Driskell, Vileter Driskell, William Driskell, William Driskil.
  • William Driskell passed away in 1790 in Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Driskell
1689–1755
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
MD
Katherine Elgate
1690–1758
Birth Location: Maryland
KE

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth unknown)
1725–
Birth Location: of Maryland
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Rachel Barnett
1720–1789
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, USA
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Johannah Quick
1761–1822
Birth Location: Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
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Rosanna Christopher
1720–1775
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

William Driskil
1745–1816
Birth Location: Sussex County, New Jersey, Colonial America
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Aaron Driskell
1745–1827
Birth Location: Worcester County, Colonial America, Maryland, USA
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Adam Driskell
1750–1807
Birth Location: Worcester County, Maryland, USA
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John Driskell
1740–1796
Birth Location: Worcester County, Colonial America, Maryland, USA
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Moses Driskell
1770–1845
Birth Location: Worcester County, Colonial America, Maryland, USA
MD
Nancy Driskell
1761–1848
Birth Location: Worcester County, Colonial America, Maryland, USA
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Rachel Driskell
1775–1789
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
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Shadrack Driskell
1745–1796
Birth Location: Somerset, Colonial America, Maryland, USA
SD
Vileter Driskell
1752–1808
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
VD
Mary Driskell
1765–1854
Birth Location: Maryland
MD
William Driskell
1788–1848
Birth Location: Wicomico, Maryland, USA
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Abigail Auter
1780–1845
Birth Location: Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Joanna Auter
1783–1838
Birth Location: , Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Vehalda Driskell
1774–
Birth Location: Wicomico, Maryland, United States
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Hester Auter
1783–1870
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
HA
Adam Driskill
1769–1835
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Aaron Driskell
1775–1827
Birth Location: Worcester, Maryland, United States
AD
Hester Auter
1757–1789
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
HA
Mary Driskell
1772–1786
Birth Location: Wicomico, Maryland, United States
MD
John Driskell
1750–1838
Birth Location: Worcester, Maryland, United States
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William Driskell's Ancestors

Self
William Driskell
1719–1790
Birth Place: Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland
Parents
Moses James Driskell
1689–1755
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Katherine (Sarah) Elgate
1690–1758
Maryland
Grandparents
Danis Driskael
1660–1721
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Hannah Holden
1664–1734
Kinsale, Cork, Munster, Ireland
William (Caleb) Elgate
1651–1738
Stepney Parish, London, England
Katherine (Sarah) Keene
1648–1727
St. Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
Great-Grandparents
William Driscall
1640–1721
Evelyn Gallagher
1640–1712
Richard Holden
1609–1696
Martha FOSDICK
1620–1691
William Ellgate
1622–1687
Hannah Richards
1624–1678
Richard Sr
1628–1675
Lady (Tmmigrant)
1628–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Florence Driscoll
1600–1678
Cornelius Gallagher
1617–
Wife Gallagher
1620–
Stephen Forsdyke)
1584–1664
Anna Fosdick
1586–1664
Richard Elgate
1566–1655
Martha Gosling
1590–1665
Henry GG
1593–1672
Ann Halle
1598–1635
Elizabeth Mayflower)
1593–1644

William Driskell's Descendants

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William Driskell (26 Nov 1719–1790) m. Elizabeth (Driskill (maiden name) unknown) (1725–) m. Rachel Barnett (4 Nov 1720–1789) m. Johannah Quick (16 Nov 1761–5 May 1822) m. Rosanna Christopher (1720–After 1775)
  1. 1. William Driskil 1745–1816 m. Sarah Scott 1760–1814 m. Sarah (Sally) Morrison 1758–1794 m. Unknown MORRISON 1758–1788
    1. 1. John Driskill 1790–1857 m. Melinda (Abigail) Houston 1786–1827
      1. 1. Moses Driskill 1827–
      2. 2. Sarah Royse 1822–1897
      3. 3. John (Jackson) Driskill 1812–1854
    2. 2. Samuel (B) Driskill 1793–1880
    3. 3. James Driskill 1791–1832
    4. 4. JANE Driskill 1778–1835
    5. 5. Joseph Driskill 1785–
    6. 6. Samuel (B Driskill) (4GGF) 1793–1880
    7. 7. Mary (Martha) Driskill 1782–
    8. 8. Nancy (Morrison) Driskill 1790–
    9. 9. William Driskill 1770–
    10. 10. William (Jr) Driskill 1788–
  2. 2. Aaron Driskell 1745–1827
  3. 3. Adam Driskell 1750–1807
  4. 4. John Driskell 1740–1796
  5. 5. Moses Driskell 1770–1845
  6. 6. Nancy Driskell 1761–1848
  7. 7. Rachel Driskell 1775–1789
  8. 8. Shadrack Driskell 1745–1796
  9. 9. Vileter Driskell 1752–1808
  10. 10. Mary (A.) Driskell 1765–1854
  11. 11. William Driskell 1788–1848
  12. 12. Abigail Auter 1780–1845
  13. 13. Joanna Auter 1783–1838
  14. 14. Vehalda Driskell 1774–
  15. 15. Hester (Ann) Auter 1783–1870
  16. 16. Adam Driskill 1769–1835
  17. 17. Aaron Driskell 1775–1827
  18. 18. Hester (Ann) Auter 1757–1789
  19. 19. Mary Driskell 1772–1786
  20. 20. John Driskell 1750–1838

William Driskell's Timeline

2 Records

1719
26 Nov 1719
Birth of William Driskell in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland
Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland
1790
1790
Age 71
Death of William Driskell in Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1719
    Event Place: Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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