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William Gary 1725–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: South Carolina, United States

Father: William Ii

Mother: Mary Thornton

Spouse(s): Boyce Gee

Children(s): Martha Gary, James Gary, Hartwell Gary, James Gary, Richard Gary

The story of William Gary began in 1725 in Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States. William Gary married Boyce Scott Gee, Milly Brooks, and had children including Hartwell Gary, James Gary, James H Gary, Martha Gee Gary, Richard Gary, Willie Parnell Cotton. William Gary passed away in 1783 in South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gary began in 1725 in Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States.
  • William Gary married Boyce Scott Gee, Milly Brooks, and had children including Hartwell Gary, James Gary, James H Gary, Martha Gee Gary, Richard Gary, Willie Parnell Cotton.
  • William Gary passed away in 1783 in South Carolina, United States.

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William Gary's Ancestors

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William Gary
1725–1783
Birth Place: Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Gary Ii
1701–1745
Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mary Thornton
1702–1737
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Gary) II
1665–1716
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Sarah Cate
1665–1719
Barbados, West Indies
Roger Thornton
1686–1730
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Isabel Bledsoe
1688–1726
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gary's Descendants

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William Gary (1725–1783) m. Boyce (Scott) Gee (1740–1806)
  1. 1. Martha (Gee) Gary 1773–1835 m. Smith (Cotton) Rev 1767–1856
    1. 1. Wm (G) Cotton 1790–1878 m. Lucinda (Cynthia) Smith 1791–1868 m. Sarah Sherman 1820– m. Elizabeth (A) Perry 1808–1874
      1. 1. James COTTON 1806–1807
      2. 2. Emily (Gee) COTTON 1815–
      3. 3. Guiner COTTON 1815–
      4. 4. Pleasant (Gary) COTTON 1824–1907
      5. 5. Sarah (Louisa) COTTON 1832–1902
      6. 6. Elizabeth (A) COTTON 1834–1920
      7. 7. James COTTON 1839–
      8. 8. Louisa Hatchett 1829–1894
      9. 9. Louisa Cotton 1833–1902 m. Robert (Harris 'Reverend') Jones 1828–1897
        1. 1. Lula (Bartow) Jones 1858–1948
        2. 2. Emma (Cotton) Jones 1856–1947
        3. 3. Howard (Erwin Felton) JONES 1875–1915
        4. 4. Robert (Littleton) Jones 1869–
        5. 5. Thomas (E) Jones 1869–1941
        6. 6. Glenn Jones 1865–1935
        7. 7. John (N.) Jones 1867–1951
      10. 10. Caroline (Missouri) Cotton 1819–1907
      11. 11. William (Hampton) Cotton 1822–1914
      12. 12. Thomas (Smith) Cotton 1813–1874
    2. 2. Margaret Cotton 1794–1828
    3. 3. Pleasant Cotton 1798–1854
      1. 1. Anna (Mariah) Cotton 1822–1892
    4. 4. Elizabeth Cotton 1805–1889
    5. 5. James (Gary 'Reverend') Cotton 1808–1866
    6. 6. Louraney Cotton 1807–
    7. 7. Martha Cotton 1812–
    8. 8. Stephen (Gary) Cotton 1790–1881 m. Eliza (J.) Price 1820– m. Catherine Bedell 1805–1862
      1. 1. Sarah (P Sallie) Cotton 1841–1928
      2. 2. Adalade Cotton 1833–
      3. 3. Richard (W) Cotton 1836–
      4. 4. Willis (F Wilbur) Cotton 1838–
      5. 5. Stephen (Olin) Cotton 1841–1889
      6. 6. Louise (Augusta) Crowley 1843–1902
      7. 7. Nellie Cotten 1870–1938
      8. 8. James (Madison) Cotton 1845–1912
    9. 9. Lucy (Hughes) Cotton 1793–1854
  2. 2. James Gary 1770–1806
  3. 3. Hartwell Gary 1766–1827
  4. 4. James (H) Gary 1778–1847
  5. 5. Richard Gary 1768–1798

William Gary's Timeline

3 Records

1725
1725
Birth of William Gary in Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
1765
1765
Age 40
William Gary was married in VA
VA
1783
1783
Age 58
Death of William Gary in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: VA

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