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William Shadrack Dye 1747 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1747

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jacob Dye

Mother: Mary Randolph

Spouse(s): Rebecca Randolph

Children(s): Catherine Dye

In 1747, William Shadrack Dye entered the world in Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Jacob Dye and Mary Elizabeth Randolph. William Shadrack Dye married Rebecca Randolph, and had children including Catherine Dye. William Shadrack Dye passed away in 1823 in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1747, William Shadrack Dye entered the world in Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Jacob Dye and Mary Elizabeth Randolph.
  • William Shadrack Dye married Rebecca Randolph, and had children including Catherine Dye.
  • William Shadrack Dye passed away in 1823 in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Dye
1723 – 1787
Birth Location: Lunenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia, Colonial America
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Mary Randolph
1723 – 1789
Birth Location: Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Randolph
1750 – 1788
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America
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Children(s)

Catherine Dye
1788 – 1872
Birth Location: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
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William Dye's Ancestors

Self
William Dye
1747 – 1823
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
Jacob Dye
1723 – 1787
Lunenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia, Colonial America
Mary (Elizabeth) Randolph
1723 – 1789
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Colonial America
Grandparents
Arthur Dye
1673 – 1727
Lunenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia, Colonial America
Katherine Hopkins
1673 – 1715
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hopkins
1625 – 1677
Katherine Sandford
1642 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jones
1619 – 1646
Kathleen Avery
1625 – 1684

William Dye's Descendants

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William (Shadrack) Dye (10 Mar 1747 – 1823) m. Rebecca Randolph (Abt. 1750 – 1788)
  1. 1. Catherine Dye (1788 – 1872) m. Moses (D) Black (1781 – 3 Dec 1864)
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Black (30 Jan 1827 – 1 Jul 1910) m. Martin (Owen) Surber (1 Jun 1827 – 20 Sep 1875)
      1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Surber (21 Apr 1853 – 19 Oct 1931) m. William (Perry) Maxey (15 Oct 1837 – 18 Jan 1925)
        1. 1. Susan (Charity) Maxey (24 Aug 1877 – 7 May 1958) m. Jacob (Rolin) Routh (19 Dec 1876 – 29 Nov 1957)

William Dye's Timeline

2 Records

1747
10 Mar 1747
Birth of William Shadrack Dye in Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America
Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America
1823
1823
Age 76
Death of William Shadrack Dye in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1747
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
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