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William Pennington Gilbert 1725–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Gilbert

Mother: Elizabeth Brooks

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hale

Children(s): James Sr., John Gilbert, Catherine Gilbert, Eleanor Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Winifred Gilbert

The story of William Pennington Gilbert began in 1725 in Virginia, Virginia, USA. William Pennington Gilbert married Elizabeth Ella Hale, and had children including Catherine Gilbert, Eleanor Gilbert, James Gilbert Sr, John Hale Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Winifred Winney Gilbert. William Pennington Gilbert passed away in 1793 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Pennington Gilbert began in 1725 in Virginia, Virginia, USA.
  • William Pennington Gilbert married Elizabeth Ella Hale, and had children including Catherine Gilbert, Eleanor Gilbert, James Gilbert Sr, John Hale Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Winifred Winney Gilbert.
  • William Pennington Gilbert passed away in 1793 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
William Gilbert
1725–1793
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Gilbert
1673–1770
England, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Ella) Brooks
1676–1725
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (( Johannis ) Brooks) (Brucke)
1640–1709
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Brucke
1610–1679
Elizabeth
1610–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gilbert's Descendants

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William (Pennington) Gilbert (1725–1793) m. Elizabeth (Ella) Hale (1 January 1725–1808)
  1. 1. James (GILBERT) Sr. 1745–1820 m. Celia (Elizabeth) Adams 1754–1818
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Gilbert 1778–1855 m. Matthew Brown 1778–1870
      1. 1. Aldridge Brown 1806–1887 m. Gracy Stephens 1806–
        1. 1. John (Lewis) Brown 1826–1870 m. Sevira (Jones) Brown 1833–1890
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Brown 1831–1914
        3. 3. Easter (Ann) Brown 1839–
        4. 4. Robert (A) Brown 1842–
        5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Brown 1834–1919
        6. 6. William (T) Brown 1849–1934
  2. 2. John (Hale) Gilbert 1747–1803
  3. 3. Catherine Gilbert 1751–
  4. 4. Eleanor Gilbert 1745–1823
  5. 5. Thomas Gilbert 1749–1807
  6. 6. Winifred (Winney) Gilbert 1765–1817

William Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of William Pennington Gilbert in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1793
1793
Age 68
Death of William Pennington Gilbert in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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