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William Lear 1758–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: , Culpeper, Virginia

Death Date: 15 Feb 1815

Death Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Lear

Mother: Hannah Darnal

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The story of William Lear began in 1758 in , Culpeper, Virginia. William Lear passed away in 1815 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lear began in 1758 in , Culpeper, Virginia.
  • William Lear passed away in 1815 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA.

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William Lear's Ancestors

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William Lear
1758–1815
Birth Place: , Culpeper, Virginia
Parents
James Lear
1726–1771
King George, Virginia
Hannah Darnal
1725–1770
King George, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Milton) Lear
1690–1782
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Havield
1710–1808
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Thimas Sturman
1677–1737
Margaret Miles
1682–1737
Westmoreland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lear
1666–1695
Elizabeth Bridger
1648–1711
Capt. Haveild
1685–1710
Isabella (Haveild)
1685–1710
Sherriff Sturman
1650–1723
Christopher Miles
1665–1700
Elizabeth Spence
1656–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
colonel II
1632–1696
Rebecca Yeo
1644–1737
Samuel Bridger
1584–1650
Mary Webb
1607–1683
10GGF STURMAN
1620–1655
Elizabeth Hallowes
1631–1655

William Lear's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of William Lear in , Culpeper, Virginia
, Culpeper, Virginia
1815
15 Feb 1815
Age 57
Death of William Lear in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: , Culpeper, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1815
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

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