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William Duff 1810 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 May 1864

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: Joshua DUFF

Mother: Usley Harrison

Spouse(s): Martha Grant

Children(s): James Duff

In 1810, William Duff entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Joshua Moses DUFF and Usley Eisley Harrison. William Duff married Martha Ann Grant, and had children including James L Duff. William Duff passed away in 1864 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1810, William Duff entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Joshua Moses DUFF and Usley Eisley Harrison.
  • William Duff married Martha Ann Grant, and had children including James L Duff.
  • William Duff passed away in 1864 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua DUFF
1754 – 1840
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Usley Harrison
1775 – 1865
Birth Location: King George
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Spouses(s)

Martha Grant
1823 – 1900
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

James Duff
1853 – 1931
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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William Duff's Ancestors

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William Duff
1810 – 1864
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Joshua Moses DUFF
1754 – 1840
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Usley (Eisley) Harrison
1775 – 1865
King George
Grandparents
William (Latchland) DUFF
1720 – 1770
Village Glasgow,Fife,Scotland
Sarah Marius
1720 – 1797
, , , Scotland
Andrew Harrison
1728 – 1788
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Catlett) Battaile
1731 – 1786
Caroline, Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John DUFF
1689 – 1751
Margaret Gordon
1703 – 1774
William Harrison
1701 – 1774
Elizabeth Lovell
1703 – 1776
Lawrence Battaile
1698 – 1750
Sarah Fitzhugh
1698 – 1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Craigston
1655 – 1731
Anne Innes
1672 – 1700
William Farskane
1675 – 1726
Helen Duff
1681 – 1735

William Duff's Descendants

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William Duff (1810 – 5 May 1864) m. Martha (Ann) Grant (1823 – 1900)
  1. 1. James (L) Duff (26 Jun 1853 – 17 Nov 1931) m. Sarah (Columbia) Garton (24 Jul 1852 – 15 Jul 1936)
    1. 1. Berton (Wesley) Duff (1881 – 1908) m. Carrie Whittington (17 February 1882 – 15 November 1968)
      1. 1. Emery (Merton) Duff (27/06/1905 – 11/11/1973) m. Florence (Lucille) Holbrook (27 Nov 1918 – 26 Aug 1995)
        1. 1. Ronald (Eugene) Duff (14 May 1939 – 09/28/2006/) m. Osa (Marie) Turner (01/12/1943 – 01/16/2006)

William Duff's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of William Duff in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1864
5 May 1864
Age 54
Death of William Duff in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1864
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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