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William Lassiter 1705–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1705

Birth Location: Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Lassiter

Mother: Jane Sherard

Spouse(s): Rebecca Gunter

Children(s): Thomas Lassiter, Jacob Lassiter, Hezekiah Lassiter, James Lassiter, William Lasater

William Lassiter was born in 1705 in Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Lassiter And Jane Sherard. In 1755, William Lassiter resided in Granville County, NC. William Lassiter married Rebecca Gunter, and had children including Hezekiah Lassiter, Jacob Lassiter, James B Lassiter, Thomas Lassiter, William Lasater. William Lassiter passed away in 1778 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Lassiter was born in 1705 in Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Lassiter And Jane Sherard.
  • In 1755, William Lassiter resided in Granville County, NC.
  • William Lassiter married Rebecca Gunter, and had children including Hezekiah Lassiter, Jacob Lassiter, James B Lassiter, Thomas Lassiter, William Lasater.
  • William Lassiter passed away in 1778 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lassiter
1670–1745
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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Jane Sherard
1670–1744
Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Gunter
1700–1766
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Lassiter
1729–1730
Birth Location: –
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Jacob Lassiter
1725–1778
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Hezekiah Lassiter
1723–1778
Birth Location: –
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James Lassiter
1721–1761
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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William Lasater
1725–1784
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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William Lassiter's Ancestors

Self
William Lassiter
1705–1778
Birth Place: Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Lassiter
1670–1745
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Jane Sherard
1670–1744
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Lassiter
1648–1737
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Prudance (Nee of Nottoway) Cherokees
1635–1675
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
James Sherard
1648–1686
Virginia, USA
Martha
1650–1670
Nansemond County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leister
1586–1650
Lily Ford
1605–1665
GUY CHEROKEE
1615–1656
Fredia Cherokees
1600–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Lassiter
1560–1610
Dorothie Johnson
1565–1650
Ford
1580–1630
Cal Cherokee
1555–1590
Catherine Wilson
1559–1618

William Lassiter's Descendants

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William Lassiter (October 1705–1778) m. Rebecca Gunter (1700–1766)
  1. 1. Thomas Lassiter 1729–1730
  2. 2. Jacob Lassiter 1725–1778
  3. 3. Hezekiah Lassiter 1723–1778
  4. 4. James (B) Lassiter 1721–1761
  5. 5. William Lasater 1725–1784 m. Keziah Walton 1715–1784
    1. 1. Hezekiah (Lasater) Sr 1760–1842 m. Elizabeth Edwards 1761–1845
      1. 1. Hezekiah (Lasater) Jr 1785–1847 m. Clarissa Morelly 1785–1834
        1. 1. Daniel Lasitor 1810–1883 m. Rue (Anne) Jones 1813–1850 m. Elizabeth Kelly 1813–1880
        2. 2. Edward Lasater 1808–1863
        3. 3. Rebecca Lassiter 1809–1863 m. Rice (Wilson) Simpson 1808–1883
        4. 4. Hezekiah (Thomas) Lasater 1812–1841
        5. 5. William (Lee) Lasater 1812–
        6. 6. David Lasater 1817–1870
        7. 7. Elizabeth Lasater 1818–
        8. 8. John (I) Lasater 1822–1861
        9. 9. Reuben (Roark) Lasater 1824–1875 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lasater –1917
        10. 10. Jane (C) Lasater 1825–
      2. 2. William Lasater 1786–1850 m. Sarah Lasater 1785–1858
        1. 1. Green (Henderson Lasater) Sr 1824–1858
        2. 2. Lucy Byrom 1822–1846
        3. 3. William (Lafayette) Lasater 1816–1865
        4. 4. Abner Lasater 1820–1898
        5. 5. Annie Weaver 1805–1878
        6. 6. William (A) Lasater 1840–1845
      3. 3. John Lasater 1796–1838 m. Lucy (Mary) Edwards 1800–1840
        1. 1. ALBERT (HEZEKIAH) LASATER 1832–1883
        2. 2. John Lasater 1830–
        3. 3. Adaline ((Ada) Parks) Henry 1824–
      4. 4. Keziah Lasater 1782–1848 m. Thomas (B) Muse 1785–
      5. 5. Thomas (J) Lasater 1786–1846
      6. 6. Elizabeth Lasatar 1785–1838
      7. 7. Nancy Lasater 1784–1860 m. Laban Jones 1780–1848
        1. 1. Jesse Jones 1809–1880
        2. 2. Laban Jones 1815–1870
        3. 3. john (hinton) jones 1816–1895
        4. 4. Abner Jones 1818–1876
        5. 5. Elizabeth Jones 1812–
        6. 6. Martin (Hezekiah) Jones 1813–1863
      8. 8. Cloe Lasater 1788–1848 m. William McClure 1780–
        1. 1. John (H.N.) McClure 1812–1845
        2. 2. William McClure 1811–1845
        3. 3. Luiza (J) McClure 1811–
      9. 9. Margaret (Ann) Lasater 1790–1865
      10. 10. Abner Lasater 1774–1828
      11. 11. Rebecca Lasater 1785–1838 m. John Crayton 1790–1873
        1. 1. James (Lassiter) Crayton 1818–1847
        2. 2. Elizabeth ("Betty") Crayton 1820–1905
        3. 3. Margaret Crayton 1815–
    2. 2. Thomas Lasater 1746–1790
    3. 3. Mary Lasater 1746–1840 m. Thomas Bell 1754–1830
      1. 1. Enoch Bell 1789–1850
      2. 2. Thomas (Bell) Jr 1792–1861 m. Rebecca (Hill) Chapman 1798–1857
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bell 1823–1882
        2. 2. Joseph (B) Bell 1827–1877
      3. 3. Jonathan Bell 1782–1843
    4. 4. William (J) Lasater 1756–1845
    5. 5. Cloe Lasater 1758–1843
    6. 6. Abner Lasater 1754–1844
    7. 7. Sarah Lasater 1753–
    8. 8. Jacob Lassiter 1731–1778

William Lassiter's Timeline

4 Records

1705
October 1705
Birth of William Lassiter in Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
1755
1755
Age 50
William Lassiter resided here in Granville County, NC
Granville County, NC
1778
1778
Age 73
Death of William Lassiter in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1833
1833-1849
Age 128
William Lassiter resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1705
    Event Place: Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1697; Birth city: Nansemond Co; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Orange Co, NC
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1697; Birth city: Nansemond Co; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Granville County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833-1849
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1697; Birth city: Nansemond Co; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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