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William Jeter 1717 – 1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Mar 1797

Death Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Jeter

Mother: ELIZABETH Murrah

Spouse(s): Margaret Vaughan

Children(s): William Jeter

In 1717, William Jeter Sr entered the world in Amelia, Virginia, United States, born to John Jeter and ELIZABETH Murrah. William Jeter Sr married Margaret Mary Vaughan, and had children including William Joseph Jeter. William Jeter Sr passed away in 1797 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1717, William Jeter Sr entered the world in Amelia, Virginia, United States, born to John Jeter and ELIZABETH Murrah.
  • William Jeter Sr married Margaret Mary Vaughan, and had children including William Joseph Jeter.
  • William Jeter Sr passed away in 1797 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jeter
1686 – 1736
Birth Location: Suffolk County, England, United Kingdom
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ELIZABETH Murrah
1708 – 1796
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Vaughan
1721 – 1775
Birth Location: King and Queen (Now Caroline), Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Jeter
1753 – 1811
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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William Jeter's Ancestors

Self
William Jeter
1717 – 1797
Birth Place: Amelia, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Jeter
1686 – 1736
Suffolk County, England, United Kingdom
ELIZABETH Murrah
1708 – 1796
Amelia County, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert Jeter
1660 – 1736
Suffolk, England
Anne Herward
1656 – 1690
Booton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Jeter
1600 – 1690
Frances Justice
1607 – 1664
Clement Herward
1600 – 1670
Jane Clyfton
1602 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Jeter
1574 – 1663
Elizabeth Skeffington
1586 – 1637
Robert Herward
1570 – 1667
Mary DUKE
1572 – 1662
Henry Clifton
1572 – 1617
Barbara Hewitt
1575 – 1625

William Jeter's Descendants

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William Jeter (1717 – Mar 1797) m. Margaret (Mary) Vaughan (1721 – 14 Nov 1775)
  1. 1. William (Joseph) Jeter (1753 – 16 Sep 1811) m. Mary (L Jeter) Edmunds (1753 – 18 Aug 1840)
    1. 1. Susan (Nancy Hutto) Jeter (30 April 1798 – 30 March 1847) m. John Hutto (1790 – )
      1. 1. Pvt. (Gideon H. "Bud") Hutto (1819 – 1 Jul 1864) m. Lavinia ((aka "Ravelia" and "Velia")) Jeter (01 Aug 1828 – 13 May 1899)
        1. 1. Henry (D) Hutto (10 Jan 1847 – 29 Jul 1898) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Chitty (May 1847 – 5 January 1919)

William Jeter's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of William Jeter Sr in Amelia, Virginia, United States
Amelia, Virginia, United States
1797
Mar 1797
Age 80
Death of William Jeter Sr in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1797
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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