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William " Arthur" Herring 1737–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Jun 1796

Death Location: Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: William Herring

Mother: Cecile Ward

Spouse(s): Mary Stokes, Mary None

Children(s): William 6xGGF), Sarah Herring, Stephen Herring, Molly Herring, Richard Herring, Martha HERRING, Arthur Jr., Sarah Herring

In 1737, William " Arthur" Herring entered the world in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, born to William Herring And Cecile Ward. William " Arthur" Herring married Mary, Mary Elizabeth Stokes, and had children including Arthur Herring Jr, Martha Patey Herring, Molly N Herring, Molly Stokes Herring, Richard Herring, Sarah Herring, Stephen Herring, William Herring My 6Xggf. William " Arthur" Herring passed away in 1796 in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1737, William " Arthur" Herring entered the world in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, born to William Herring And Cecile Ward.
  • William " Arthur" Herring married Mary, Mary Elizabeth Stokes, and had children including Arthur Herring Jr, Martha Patey Herring, Molly N Herring, Molly Stokes Herring, Richard Herring, Sarah Herring, Stephen Herring, William Herring My 6Xggf.
  • William " Arthur" Herring passed away in 1796 in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Herring
1700–1778
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Cecile Ward
1710–1766
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stokes
1740–1813
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Mary None
1738–
Birth Location: Laycock, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

William 6xGGF)
1760–1812
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Herring
1757–1838
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Stephen Herring
1765–1822
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Molly Herring
1757–1806
Birth Location: Virginia
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Richard Herring
1758–1777
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Martha HERRING
1788–1837
Birth Location: Nottoway, Nansemond County, Virginia
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Arthur Jr.
1792–1834
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Herring
1756–1838
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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William Herring's Ancestors

Self
William Herring
1737–1796
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Herring
1700–1778
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Cecile Ward
1710–1766
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Herring
1689–1756
Lambeth,England
Elizabeth Watlington
1692–1722
Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England
Benjamin Ward
1669–1761
Washington County, Maryland
Mary Duke
1670–1728
England
Great-Grandparents
Gerard Herring
1647–1703
Mary Lindford
1660–1715
Isaac Watlington
1640–1700
Dorothy Dillingham
1669–1744
John Ward
1649–1719
Jemima Woodbine
1652–1725
George DUKE
1640–1683
Mary Byrd
1650–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ward
1630–1668
Elizabeth Warde
1630–

William Herring's Descendants

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William (" Arthur") Herring (1737–Jun 1796) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Stokes (30 Aug 1740–1813) m. Mary (abt 1738–)
  1. 1. William (Herring (My) 6xGGF) 1760–1812 m. Mrs. Herring 1780–1814 m. Susannah Parham 1762–1795
    1. 1. John (Arthur) Herring 1796–1865
    2. 2. Richard (H) Herring 1792–
    3. 3. Frances (Elizabeth Poythress) Herring 1799–1878 m. Eugene (Hargraves Job) TYSON 1798–1868
      1. 1. Robert (Cabell) TYSON 1821–1864 m. Sarah (C.) MOODY 1815–1896
        1. 1. Obediah (Hargraves) TYSON 1852–1919 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) HUEY 1854–1938
        2. 2. Eliza (Frances "Fannie") TYSON 1844–1927
        3. 3. Robert (Henry Lee) TYSON 1848–
        4. 4. Sarah (E.) TYSON 1849–
        5. 5. Zachariah (Eugene) TYSON 1854–1905
        6. 6. Archibald (Napoleon) TYSON 1858–1927
        7. 7. Nancy (A.) TYSON 1845–
        8. 8. Mintosia (N.) TYSON 1846–
      2. 2. Anistasia (Florida) TYSON 1818–
      3. 3. William (Theodore) TYSON 1819–1898
      4. 4. Eugene (Iredell) TYSON 1823–1824
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Rebecca Jane) TYSON 1825–1847
      6. 6. Delitha (Winston) TYSON 1826–
      7. 7. Richard (Parks) TYSON 1828–
      8. 8. Thomas (Stanley) TYSON 1830–1911
      9. 9. Mary (Ann Evenia) TYSON 1832–
      10. 10. John (Gerdine) TYSON 1833–1909
      11. 11. Howard (Rutherford) TYSON 1836–1862
      12. 12. Olin (Valton) TYSON 1838–1920
      13. 13. Cornelia (Texas) TYSON 1839–
      14. 14. Hinton (Crawford) TYSON 1842–
      15. 15. Eugene (Frelinghugsen) TYSON 1846–1928
    4. 4. Matilda (Elvira Ann) Herring 1801–1850
    5. 5. Sarah (C) Herring 1802–1850
    6. 6. William (Benton) HERRING 1800–
    7. 7. Martha Herring 1788–1837
    8. 8. James Herring 1790–1855
    9. 9. William (Arthur) Herring 1792–1847
    10. 10. Cyril Herring 1782–1850
    11. 11. Rebecca (Parham) Herring 1782–1866
    12. 12. Rebeckah (Parham) HERRING 1796–1866
    13. 13. Cyril Herring 1796–1812
    14. 14. Susan (M) Herring 1788–1837
    15. 15. James Herring 1796–1855
    16. 16. E (Ann) Herring 1792–1850
    17. 17. Martha Herring 1785–1831
    18. 18. Mary (Polly T) Herring 1787–1850
    19. 19. Polley (West) HERRING 1780–1808
    20. 20. Janie Herring 1804–1880 m. Walter Harris 1805–1861 m. Walton (B.) Harris 1804– m. James (Walter) Harris 1804–1885
      1. 1. Thomas (B) Harris 1842–
      2. 2. Stapleton (L) Harris 1838–1919
      3. 3. Walton (K) Harris 1826–
      4. 4. Sarah (S.) Harris 1829–
      5. 5. Bevely (H) Harris 1828–1912
      6. 6. Bevely (H) Harris 1833–1868
      7. 7. Robert (B.) Harris 1828–1911
      8. 8. beverley (H) Harris 1833–
      9. 9. Nicy (Harris) (White) 1842–1913
        1. 1. Thomas (D.) WHITE 1871–1913
      10. 10. William (James) Harris 1828–1886 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Saxon 1835–1863 m. Susan (Katherine) Sanders 1842–1931
        1. 1. Benjamin (Frank) Harris 1858–1883
        2. 2. Philistine Harris 1855–
        3. 3. Richmon Harris 1847–
        4. 4. Tom Harris 1867–1931
        5. 5. Thomas (M) Harris 1867–
        6. 6. Oliver (L) Harris 1876–1939
        7. 7. James (Alexander) Harris 1855–1921
        8. 8. Annie (Isabella) Tindle 1860–1936
        9. 9. Tommie Harris 1867–1939
        10. 10. Mary Harris 1873–1943
        11. 11. Robert (Lee) Harris 1875–1940
        12. 12. Benjamin (Frank) HARRIS 1858–1883 m. Mary (Ann) Moore 1852–1940 m. N (E) Harris 1847–
        13. 13. William (J. "Bill") Harris 1857–1931
        14. 14. James (Alexander) Harris 1855–1921
        15. 15. Anna (Isabell) Harris 1860–1936 m. George (Washington) Tindle 1846–1923
        16. 16. Gaylord Wade 1878–
        17. 17. Emily Caldwell 1851–
        18. 18. Leanna Saxon 1852–
        19. 19. Daniel (Rier) Harris 1872–1939 m. Fannie (Bell) Slaton 1880–1949
        20. 20. George (Washington) Harris 1868–1962 m. Della (Jane) Spivey 1878–1976
        21. 21. Alsey (Jane) Harris 1869–1958 m. John (William) Fortune 1860–1947
        22. 22. Obediah (B. "Obe") Harris 1870–1921 m. Ella Spivey 1876–1964
        23. 23. Oliver Harris 1876–1923
        24. 24. John (Alonzo "Lon") Harris 1880–1943
        25. 25. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Harris 1879–1966 m. William (Grant) Baxter 1872–1966
        26. 26. Robert (Lee "Bob") Harris 1875–1940 m. Viola (Hettie) Neal 1878–1970
        27. 27. Mary (Elizabeth) Harris 1872–1921 m. William (Cephas) BAXTER 1869–1944
        28. 28. Thomas (M.) Harris 1867–1931
        29. 29. Mary (Elizabeth) Harris 1873–1943
        30. 30. William (Henry) Harris 1852–1931 m. Asa (Jane) Meadows 1861–1900 m. Eliza Whittle 1851–1879
        31. 31. Alsie (Jane) Harris 1869–1958
        32. 32. Lizzie Harris 1878–
        33. 33. Mary (Ann) Harris 1859–1936
        34. 34. Leanna Saxon 1860–
        35. 35. Emily Caldwell 1851–
        36. 36. Gaylord Wade 1878–
      11. 11. Jane Harris 1833–
      12. 12. Richard Harris 1844–
      13. 13. Wright Harris 1836–
        1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth HARRIS) (BARNES) 1866–1950
      14. 14. Alexander (Walton) HARRIS 1831– m. Frances ('Fannie') Ashby 1838–1881
        1. 1. Ashby Harris 1865–
        2. 2. Walton Harris 1867–
      15. 15. Bevely (H) Harris 1833–
      16. 16. Francis (V) Harris 1847–
      17. 17. Jeptha (A) Harris 1845–1930
      18. 18. Robert (Billups) HARRIS 1827–1911 m. Maria (Elizabeth) Jones 1844–1918
        1. 1. Beverly Harris 1881–1960 m. Mamie (Agnes) Trost 1884–1915
        2. 2. John (Fresenus) Harris 1876–1880
        3. 3. Alice (McClung) HARRIS 1882–1890
      19. 19. Sarah (S) Harris 1829–
      20. 20. Stapleton (L) Harris 1838–
      21. 21. Thomas (B) Harris 1842–
      22. 22. Walton (K) Harris 1826–
  2. 2. Sarah Herring 1757–1838
  3. 3. Stephen Herring 1765–1822
  4. 4. Molly (Stokes) Herring 1757–1806
  5. 5. Richard Herring 1758–1777
  6. 6. Martha ("Patey") HERRING 1788–1837
  7. 7. Arthur (Herring) Jr. 1792–1834
  8. 8. Sarah Herring 1756–1838

William Herring's Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of William " Arthur" Herring in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
1796
Jun 1796
Age 59
Death of William " Arthur" Herring in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1796
    Event Place: Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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