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William Lancaster 1733 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1733

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: abt 1798

Death Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Lancaster

Mother: Elizabeth Ellis

Spouse(s): Sarah Sanders

Children(s): Sarah Lancaster

William Lancaster was born in 1733 in North Carolina, the child of Samuel Lancaster and Elizabeth Ellis. William Lancaster married Sarah Sanders, and had children including Sarah Lancaster. William Lancaster passed away in 1798 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Lancaster was born in 1733 in North Carolina, the child of Samuel Lancaster and Elizabeth Ellis.
  • William Lancaster married Sarah Sanders, and had children including Sarah Lancaster.
  • William Lancaster passed away in 1798 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Lancaster
1705 – 1745
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia Colony
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Elizabeth Ellis
1710 – 1745
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sanders
1734 – 1767
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Lancaster
1764 – 1830
Birth Location: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
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William Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
William Lancaster
1733 – 1798
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Samuel Lancaster
1705 – 1745
Surry, Surry, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth Ellis
1710 – 1745
Massachusetts
Grandparents
Samuel (Robert) Lancaster
1673 – 1738
Lawns Creek Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Judith Pitt
1670 – 1738
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Benjamin Ellis
1688 – 1759
Buckingham, Virginia
Elizabeth (Kate) Rogers
1693 – 1750
Eastover, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lancaster
1645 – 1720
Ealce Powell
1647 – 1712
William Pitt
1653 – 1733
Judith Ridley
1655 – 1693
Jeremiah Ellis
1643 – 1722
Mary Skinner
1648 – 1722
William Rogers
1658 – 1727
Elizabeth Cartwright
1670 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lancaster
1607 – 1658
Elizabeth Fisher
1611 – 1669
Captain Powell
1620 – 1695
Maysel Gorusch
1612 – 1704
Thomas Pitt
1630 –
Martha
1630 –
Edward Ridley
1621 – 1664
Judith Ridge
1619 – 1667
George Ellis
1609 – 1670
Elizabeth Stevens
1620 – 1694
Edward Skinner
1624 – 1657
Ann Wentworth
1627 – 1707
William County
1617 – 1683
Elizabeth Dale
1654 – 1682
Colonel Cartwright
1640 – 1676
ELIZABETH ORCHARD
1643 – 1676

William Lancaster's Descendants

1.
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William Lancaster (2 Mar 1733 – abt 1798) m. Sarah Sanders (June 28, 1734 – 1 Jun 1767)
  1. 1. Sarah Lancaster (1764 – 1830) m. Smithson Cox (1 Mar 1766 – 1 May 1828)
    1. 1. Michale Cox (7 April 1784 – November 1848) m. William Jinnett (7 Apr 1784 – August 6, 1845)
      1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth 'Eliza') Jinnett (1820 – 28 Aug 1893) m. Richard McGinnis (1811 – 1849)
        1. 1. John (S) McGinnis (May 1837 – 18 Aug 1885) m. Sophie ((Suffrona) Jane) Burpo (Abt. 1835 – 11 Nov 1920)

William Lancaster's Timeline

23 Records

1732
22 March 1732
Birth of William Lancaster in Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1732
22 March 1732
Birth of William Lancaster in Northampton, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Northampton, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1732
22 March 1732
Birth of William Lancaster in Surry, Virginia
Surry, Virginia
1732
22 March 1732
Birth of William Lancaster in Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1733
2 Mar 1733
Birth of William Lancaster in Northampton, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Northampton, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
1733
02 Mar 1733
Birth of William Lancaster in Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1733
1733
Birth of William Lancaster in NC
NC
1733
1733
Birth of William Lancaster in Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1733
1733
Birth of William Lancaster in NC
NC
1733
2 Mar 1733
Birth of William Lancaster in North Carolina
North Carolina
1759
26 Dec 1759
Age 26
William Lancaster was baptized in Horsforth, St Margaret, Yorkshire, England
Horsforth, St Margaret, Yorkshire, England
1778
14 Oct 1778
Age 45
William Lancaster was baptized in Hull, Yorkshire, England
Hull, Yorkshire, England
1780
1780
Age 47
William Lancaster resided here in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
1780
abt 1780
Age 47
Death of William Lancaster in Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
1780
11 Dec 1780
Age 47
Burial of William Lancaster in Drypool, York, England
Drypool, York, England
1788
1788
Age 55
William Lancaster resided here in Early Tax List, Wayne County, NC
Early Tax List, Wayne County, NC
1790
1790
Age 57
William Lancaster resided here in Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
1798
abt 1798
Age 65
Death of William Lancaster in Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
1799
11 October 1799
Age 66
Death of William Lancaster in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
1799
12 September 1799
Age 66
Death of William Lancaster in Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1799
1799
Age 66
William Lancaster - Probate in Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1829
6 Sep 1829
Age 96
William Lancaster was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1840
1840
Age 107
William Lancaster resided here in Jackson, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1732
    Event Place: Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1732
    Event Place: Northampton, Wayne, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1733
    Event Place: Northampton, Wayne, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1733
    Event Place: Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1732
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1732
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: NC
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8830.805; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Bertie, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: NC
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8830.805; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1733
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1759
    Event Place: Horsforth, St Margaret, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1778
    Event Place: Hull, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1829
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: NC

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Jan - Feb 1781 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions JP; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 25

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Early Tax List, Wayne County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Wayne, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 469; Image: 593; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Indiana; Roll: 83; Page: 38; Family History Library Film: 0007726

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1799
    Event Place: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1799
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1780
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1798
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1780
    Event Place: Drypool, York, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wayne County, North Carolina, Estate Records, 1782-1937; Indexes 1782-1937; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Wayne County); Probate Place: Wayne, North Carolina
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