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William Featherstone 1685–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Father: William Featherston

Mother: Margaret Plymbrough

Spouse(s): Frances Cross

Children(s): William Featherstone

William Featherstone was born in 1685 in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA, the child of William Featherston And Margaret Plymbrough. William Featherstone married Frances Cross, and had children including William Featherstone. William Featherstone passed away in 1718 in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Featherstone was born in 1685 in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA, the child of William Featherston And Margaret Plymbrough.
  • William Featherstone married Frances Cross, and had children including William Featherstone.
  • William Featherstone passed away in 1718 in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Featherstone's Ancestors

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William Featherstone
1685–1718
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Featherston
1642–1728
Hampton In Arden, Warwickshire, England
Margaret Plymbrough
1657–1688
England
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Anna) Fields
1606–1680
Haselor, Warwickshire, England
Thomas Fetherston
1603–1645
Packwood, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Featherstone
1562–1634
Johanna Bennett
1570–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Linold
1530–1582
William Featherston
1527–1630
John Bennett
1544–1625
Cathetine Pulton
1548–1639

William Featherstone's Descendants

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William Featherstone (1685–1718) m. Frances Cross (1691–)
  1. 1. William Featherstone 1710–1777 m. Susannah Grigg 1720–1767
    1. 1. Burwell ("Burrell") Featherston 1755–1808
      1. 1. Burwell Featherston 1781–1874 m. Rebecca Adams 1788–1852
        1. 1. George (Washington) Featherston 1824–1916 m. Martha (Ann "Patsey") Redferrin 1825–1885 m. Mary Esene 1830–1885
    2. 2. Frances (Stell) Featherstone 1752–1785
    3. 3. Lucy Featherstone 1750–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Featherston 1750–1804
    5. 5. Jesse Featherston 1754–1816
    6. 6. Lewis Featherston 1742–1781
    7. 7. Lucy Featherston 1743–1817
    8. 8. M. (Charles) Featherston 1754–1791
    9. 9. Richard Featherston 1746–1790
    10. 10. Susannah Featherston 1752–1792
    11. 11. William (Grigg) Featherston 1741–1787

William Featherstone's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of William Featherstone in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1718
1718
Age 33
Death of William Featherstone in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogical material collected by the Illinois D.A.R. : presented to Newberry Library

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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