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William Featherstone 1773–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jesse Featherston

Mother: Catherine Thorne

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Children(s):

In 1773, William Featherstone entered the world in Amelia County, Virginia, born to Jesse G Featherston And Catherine Caty Thorne. William Featherstone passed away in 1850 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1773, William Featherstone entered the world in Amelia County, Virginia, born to Jesse G Featherston And Catherine Caty Thorne.
  • William Featherstone passed away in 1850 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Featherstone's Ancestors

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William Featherstone
1773–1850
Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia
Parents
Jesse G Featherston
1746–1816
Amelia County, Virginia
Catherine ("Caty") Thorne
1748–1794
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
Grandparents
William Featherstone
1710–1777
James River, Amelia, Virginia, United States
Susannah (Anne\Anna) Grigg
1720–1767
Bristol Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Joseph (Merriman) Thorn
1715–1785
Richmond, Virginia
Catherine Hightower
1723–1782
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, VA
Great-Grandparents
William Featherston
1685–1718
Frances Howell
1699–1769
William Grigg
1689–1726
Elizabeth Mitchell
1693–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Featherston
1642–1718
Margaret Plymbrough
1657–1688
Charles Howell
1650–1732
Elizabeth Surbey
1653–1750
William III
1666–1726
Susannah Lockett
1671–1727
Robert Mitchell
1673–1751
Eliz Mitchell
1679–1727

William Featherstone's Timeline

2 Records

1773
1773
Birth of William Featherstone in Amelia County, Virginia
Amelia County, Virginia
1850
1850
Age 77
Death of William Featherstone in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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