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William Featherston 1710–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: James River, Amelia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 April 1769

Death Location: Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Featherstone

Mother: Frances Howell

Spouse(s): Susannah Grigg

Children(s): Richard Featherstone

William Featherston was born in 1710 in James River, Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of William Featherstone And Frances Howell. William Featherston married Susannah Grigg, and had children including Richard F Featherstone. William Featherston passed away in 1769 in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Featherston was born in 1710 in James River, Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of William Featherstone And Frances Howell.
  • William Featherston married Susannah Grigg, and had children including Richard F Featherstone.
  • William Featherston passed away in 1769 in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Featherstone
1685–1720
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia, USA
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Frances Howell
1691–
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Grigg
1720–1767
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Featherstone
1749–1790
Birth Location: Nottaway, Amelia, VA
RF

William Featherston's Ancestors

Self
William Featherston
1710–1769
Birth Place: James River, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Featherstone
1685–1720
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Frances Howell
1691–
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Featherston) I
1642–1728
Hampton In Arden, Warwickshire, England
Charles Howell
1650–1732
Charles City (now Prince George) County, Virginia
Elizabeth Surbey
1653–1750
Cardigan, Ceredigion, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Esquire
1603–1645
Elizabeth Fields
1606–1680
Major Howell
1623–1679
Mary Tatum
1620–1677
Margaretta Alexander
1625–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Featherstone
1562–1634
Johanna Bennett
1570–1650
William Field
1550–1616
Ann Field
1555–1622
John Immigrant
1585–1679

William Featherston's Descendants

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William Featherston (1710–27 April 1769) m. Susannah Grigg (11 June 1720–22 August 1767)
  1. 1. Richard (F) Featherstone 1749–1790 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Davenport 1748–1807
    1. 1. Frances Featherstone 1780–1858 m. Robert Gaines 1776–1864
      1. 1. Mary Gaines 1795–1860
        1. 1. Frances (Marion) Jones 1810–1880 m. Fielding (Gafford) Wilburn 1805–1870

William Featherston's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of William Featherston in James River, Amelia, Virginia, USA
James River, Amelia, Virginia, USA
1769
27 April 1769
Age 59
Death of William Featherston in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: James River, Amelia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1769
    Event Place: Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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