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William Horn 1690–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1759

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Edmund Horn

Mother: Margaret Shockley

Spouse(s): Margaret Neal

Children(s): Henry Horn

The story of William Horn began in 1690 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA. William Horn married Margaret Mae Neal, and had children including Henry The Quaker Horn. William Horn passed away in 1759 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Horn began in 1690 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA.
  • William Horn married Margaret Mae Neal, and had children including Henry The Quaker Horn.
  • William Horn passed away in 1759 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Horn
1652–1695
Birth Location: England, possibly VA
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Margaret Shockley
–1753
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Neal
1691–1753
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
MN

Children(s)

Henry Horn
1716–1798
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
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William Horn's Ancestors

Self
William Horn
1690–1759
Birth Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edmund Thomas Horn
1652–1695
England, possibly VA
Margaret (Ann) Shockley
–1753
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Horn's Descendants

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William Horn (1690–1759) m. Margaret (Mae) Neal (1691–1753)
  1. 1. Henry ("The Quaker") Horn 1716–1798 m. Ann Purcell 1723–1798
    1. 1. Henry (Horn) Jr 1744–1785 m. Sarah (Sumner) Battle 1743–1802
      1. 1. Milbrey Horn 1764–1851
      2. 2. Charity Horn 1769–1806 m. Burwell Bunn 1769–1805
        1. 1. Jeremiah Bunn 1784–1860
        2. 2. Piety Bunn 1794–1813
        3. 3. Henry Bunn 1795–1878
        4. 4. William Bunn 1795–1818
      3. 3. Henry Horn 1785–1842
      4. 4. Celia Horn 1779–1834 m. Josiah (C) Fort 1762–1848 m. Lemuel (Davis) Sugg 1767–1812
        1. 1. Cullen (Edward) Sugg 1799–1849
        2. 2. Sarah (Polly) Suggs 1794–1835
        3. 3. Piety (H.) Sugg 1813–1814
        4. 4. Frances (R.) Sugg 1807–
        5. 5. William (Davis) Sugg 1810–1827
        6. 6. Mary Sugg 1797–1878
        7. 7. Henry (Horn) Sugg 1804–1853
      5. 5. Piety Horn 1767–1815 m. Josiah (C) Fort 1762–1848
        1. 1. Elias (Josiah) Fort 1808–1883 m. Louisa (Montgomery) Hannum 1814–1847
        2. 2. Henry Fort 1791–1836 m. Mary (W.D.) Gray 1800–
        3. 3. William (Fort) M.D. 1793–1881 m. Martha (Frances Sugg "Patsy") Gorham 1796–1883
        4. 4. Joel (Battle) Fort 1805–
        5. 5. Whitmil (Hill) Fort 1788–1866 m. Dorothy Wimberly 1791–1827
      6. 6. Jeremiah Hilliard 1760–1810 m. Priscilla Dickinson –1819 m. Patsy (Anne "Nancy") Hilliard 1769–1797
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hilliard 1763–1819 m. William Fort 1759–1802
        1. 1. Dr. (Josiah W.) Fort 1795–1858 m. Diana (Coleman) Ligon 1797–1855
        2. 2. James Fort 1788–1819
        3. 3. Mary Fort 1797–1817
        4. 4. Jeremiah (Hilliard) Fort 1784–1806 m. Temperance Battle 1786–1814
        5. 5. Jacob (Hilliard) Fort 1783–1785
        6. 6. Sarah (Coleman) Fort 1786–1843 m. Orren (Datus) Battle 1787–1869
        7. 7. Jacob (Hilliard) Fort 1792–1833
        8. 8. William (Anthony) Fort 1790–1817

William Horn's Timeline

4 Records

1690
1690
Birth of William Horn in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1690
1690
Birth of William Horn in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
1754
4 Apr 1754
Age 64
Death of William Horn in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1759
1759
Age 69
Death of William Horn in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1754
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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