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William Lancaster 1733 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1733

Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 October 1799

Death Location: Wayne, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Lancaster

Mother: Elizabeth Ellis

Spouse(s): Sarah Sanders, Ann Outland

Children(s): John Lancaster, Laurie Lancaster, Levi Lancaster, William Lancaster, Wright Lancaster, Zilpha Lancaster

William Lancaster was born in 1733 in Northampton, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Lancaster and Elizabeth Ellis. William Lancaster married Sarah Sanders, Ann Outland, and had children including John Hartwell Lancaster, Laurie Louisa Lancaster, Levi Boyett Lancaster, William Sanders Lancaster, Wright Lancaster, Zilpha Lancaster. William Lancaster passed away in 1799 in Wayne, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Lancaster was born in 1733 in Northampton, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Lancaster and Elizabeth Ellis.
  • William Lancaster married Sarah Sanders, Ann Outland, and had children including John Hartwell Lancaster, Laurie Louisa Lancaster, Levi Boyett Lancaster, William Sanders Lancaster, Wright Lancaster, Zilpha Lancaster.
  • William Lancaster passed away in 1799 in Wayne, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Lancaster
1702 – 1745
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Ellis
1713 – 1759
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sanders
1734 – 1767
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
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Ann Outland
1750 – 1823
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Lancaster
1756 – 1860
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, USA
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Laurie Lancaster
1756 – 1803
Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
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Levi Lancaster
1757 – 1814
Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
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William Lancaster
1760 – 1814
Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina
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Wright Lancaster
1762 – 1826
Birth Location: Rich Square, Northampton County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Zilpha Lancaster
1780 – 1847
Birth Location: Contentnea or Falling Creek, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
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William Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
William Lancaster
1733 – 1799
Birth Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Lancaster
1702 – 1745
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Ellis
1713 – 1759
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Robert) Lancaster
1669 – 1738
Lawns Creek Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Judith Pitt
1670 – 1738
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lancaster
1653 –
Mary Chambers
1647 – 1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lancaster's Descendants

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William Lancaster (2 March 1733 – 11 October 1799) m. Sarah Sanders (28 June 1734 – 1 June 1767) m. Ann Outland (Abt. 1750 – Abt. 1823)
  1. 1. John (Hartwell) Lancaster (1756 – 1860)
  2. 2. Laurie (Louisa) Lancaster (26 January 1756 – 30 March 1803)
  3. 3. Levi (Boyett) Lancaster (1 October 1757 – 7 March 1814)
  4. 4. William (Sanders) Lancaster (13 Mar 1760 – 18 March 1814) m. Sarah Lancaster ( – 1818)
    1. 1. William Lancaster (1780 – 22 Sep 1846) m. Charlotte (Caroline) Hamilton (1780 – 22 Sep 1846)
      1. 1. Thomas (Hamilton) Lancaster (8 Sep 1813 – 5 Apr 1867) m. Caledonia (Pocahontas) Coleman (7 May 1825 – 12 October 1899)
        1. 1. Felix (Napoleon) Lancaster (22 Nov 1846 – 28 Jan 1926) m. Margaret (Adeline) Bigham (7 Apr 1845 – 15 Apr 1921)
        2. 2. William (Enos) Lancaster (2 Dec 1848 – 18 Dec 1852)
        3. 3. James (Hamilton) Lancaster (29 Nov 1850 – 27 Jul 1899) m. Alberta (Haseltine) Golden (16 Sep 1847 – 13 Sep 1914)
        4. 4. Benjamin (A) Lancaster (14 Sep 1852 – 26 Sep 1852)
        5. 5. Lucinda (Emeline) Lancaster (21 Jan 1854 – 3 Jan 1921) m. Daniel (Webster) Moore (20 Jun 1849 – 14 Apr 1938)
        6. 6. Louisa (Elizabeth) Lancaster (26 Oct 1855 – 3 Apr 1916)
        7. 7. Charlotte (Caroline) Lancaster (18 Nov 1858 – 14 August 1921) m. Miniard (Harrison) Gilliam (14 Sep 1855 – 29 Mar 1925)
        8. 8. Mary (Catherine) Lancaster (18 Nov 1858 – 18 Apr 1917)
      2. 2. Lucinda Lancaster (6 Jan 1815 – 25 Jan 1881) m. Jordan Ragsdale ( – Mar 1892)
      3. 3. Nancy Lancaster (1818 – 17 Jan 1856)
      4. 4. Anna ("Annie") Lancaster (Dec 1819 – 1902) m. William Ragsdale (1812 – )
        1. 1. Cicero (F.) Ragsdale (abt 1844 – )
        2. 2. Emily (L) Ragsdale (abt 1846 – )
        3. 3. Missouria (A) Ragsdale (abt 1848 – )
        4. 4. Amanda Ragsdale (1 Jun 1849 – 6 Dec 1920)
        5. 5. Louisa (T) Ragsdale (abt 1854 – )
        6. 6. Angeline (J) Ragsdale (abt 1859 – )
        7. 7. William (T.) Ragsdale (abt 1864 – )
      5. 5. Henry Lancaster (7 Jan 1822 – 31 Dec 1892) m. Sarah (Ann) Coleman (16 Jan 1823 – 11 Jul 1899)
        1. 1. William (David) Lancaster (30 Dec 1846 – 22 Sep 1915) m. Narcissa (Paralee "Nancy") Bigham (6 Jun 1842 – 23 Jan 1925)
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Caroline) Lancaster (Jul 1825 – 24 Sep 1888)
      7. 7. Susan (Jane) Lancaster (1842 Aug 7 – 1908 May 4)
  5. 5. Wright Lancaster (10 September 1762 – 21 August 1826) m. Sarah (Jane Lancaster) Butler (28 June 1771 – 1860)
    1. 1. Rex Lancaster (24 February 1791 – 20 June 1833)
    2. 2. Ockey Lancaster (27 December 1795 – )
  6. 6. Zilpha Lancaster (3 January 1780 – 17 July 1847)

William Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1733
2 March 1733
Birth of William Lancaster in Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1799
11 October 1799
Age 66
Death of William Lancaster in Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Wayne, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1733
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1799
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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