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William H. Howerton 1759–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 1841

Death Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Gryssilah Jackson

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The story of William H. Howerton began in 1759 in Essex County, Virginia, USA. William H. Howerton passed away in 1841 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William H. Howerton began in 1759 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.
  • William H. Howerton passed away in 1841 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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William Howerton's Ancestors

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William Howerton
1759–1841
Birth Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Howerton III
1721–1801
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Gryssilah Jackson
1726–1765
Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Howerton
1695–1757
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Jane Gilby
1698–1757
, Essex, Virginia, USA
John Jackson
1701–1747
Hempstead Li, Queensland, NY, USA
Sarah Doty
1701–1746
Hempstead, Nassau, NY
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1670–1740
Mary Newball
1675–1699
James Sr
1671–1735
Rebecca Hallet
1675–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Haywerton)
1641–1700
Emma Cole
1647–1675
Mary Noble
1650–1699
William Jr.
1648–1729
Sarah Woolsey
1650–1734

William Howerton's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of William H. Howerton in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA
1841
18 Aug 1841
Age 82
Death of William H. Howerton in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1841
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

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