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William FINLEY 1765–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1765

Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 6 Jun 1819

Death Location: Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Finley

Mother: Ann Miller

Spouse(s): Jean Kennedy

Children(s): Mary FINLEY, Nancy FINLEY, William Finley, James Finley, Jean Finley, Margaret FINLEY-Elder, Samuel Finley, Kennedy Finley, Susannah Finley

William FINLEY was born in 1765 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Caldwell Finley And Ann Miller. William FINLEY married Jean Kennedy, and had children including James Finley, Jean Finley, Kennedy Finley, Margaret Finley Elder, Mary Elizabeth Polly Finley, Nancy Finley, Samuel Finley, Susannah Finley, William Finley. William FINLEY passed away in 1819 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William FINLEY was born in 1765 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Caldwell Finley And Ann Miller.
  • William FINLEY married Jean Kennedy, and had children including James Finley, Jean Finley, Kennedy Finley, Margaret Finley Elder, Mary Elizabeth Polly Finley, Nancy Finley, Samuel Finley, Susannah Finley, William Finley.
  • William FINLEY passed away in 1819 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Finley
1742–1818
Birth Location: Tinkling Spring, Augusta, Virginia, United States,
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Ann Miller
1745–1805
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jean Kennedy
1765–1805
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
JK

Children(s)

Mary FINLEY
1788–1815
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
MF
Nancy FINLEY
1783–1849
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia
NF
William Finley
1784–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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James Finley
1784–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JF
Jean Finley
1786–1836
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JF
Margaret FINLEY-Elder
1788–1815
Birth Location: Probably, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
MF
Samuel Finley
1789–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
SF
Kennedy Finley
1791–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
KF
Susannah Finley
1797–1862
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
SF

William FINLEY's Ancestors

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William FINLEY
1765–1819
Birth Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Caldwell Finley
1742–1818
Tinkling Spring, Augusta, Virginia, United States,
Ann Miller
1745–1805
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William FINLEY's Descendants

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William FINLEY (11 Apr 1765–6 Jun 1819) m. Jean Kennedy (11 Apr 1765–1805)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth 'Polly') FINLEY 1788–1815 m. (COLONEL) (DAVID "DAVY" CROCKETT ... American Folk Hero, Frontiersman, Politician, U.S. Congressman,) Soldier 1786–1836
    1. 1. John (Wesley) Crockett 1807–1854
    2. 2. Margaret (Finley Polly) Crockett 1812–1860
    3. 3. William (Henry Finley) Crockett 1808–1846
  2. 2. Nancy FINLEY 1783–1849
  3. 3. William Finley 1784–
  4. 4. James Finley 1784–
  5. 5. Jean Finley 1786–1836
  6. 6. Margaret FINLEY-Elder 1788–1815
  7. 7. Samuel Finley 1789–
  8. 8. Kennedy Finley 1791–
  9. 9. Susannah Finley 1797–1862

William FINLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1765
11 Apr 1765
Birth of William FINLEY in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1819
6 Jun 1819
Age 54
Death of William FINLEY in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1765
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1819
    Event Place: Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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