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William Buckner Ledbetter 1760–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Goose Creek, Overton County, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Ledbetter

Mother: Mary Brooks

Spouse(s): Tabitha Ledbetter

Children(s): Elizabeth Ledbetter

The story of William Buckner Ledbetter began in 1760 in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. William Buckner Ledbetter married Tabitha Ledbetter, and had children including Elizabeth Ledbetter. William Buckner Ledbetter passed away in 1850 in Goose Creek, Overton County, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Buckner Ledbetter began in 1760 in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States.
  • William Buckner Ledbetter married Tabitha Ledbetter, and had children including Elizabeth Ledbetter.
  • William Buckner Ledbetter passed away in 1850 in Goose Creek, Overton County, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ledbetter
1740–1814
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Mary Brooks
1742–1828
Birth Location: Dunshaughlin, , Meath, Ireland,
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Ledbetter
1768–1850
Birth Location: Guilford, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ledbetter
1795–1869
Birth Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA
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William Ledbetter's Ancestors

Self
William Ledbetter
1760–1850
Birth Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Arthur "Drury" Ledbetter
1740–1814
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mary (Frances) Brooks
1742–1828
Dunshaughlin, , Meath, Ireland,
Grandparents
John (Drury) Ledbetter
1720–1785
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Winnefred Lanier
1715–1784
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ledbetter's Descendants

1.
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William (Buckner) Ledbetter (1760–1850) m. Tabitha Ledbetter (5 December 1768–1850)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ledbetter 1795–1869 m. William (Harlow) McELHANEY 1791–1860
    1. 1. John (William) McElhaney 1815–1859
      1. 1. Surilda (A) McElhaney 1860–1940 m. Henry (Lee) Driver 1842–1912
        1. 1. Lillie Driver 1887–1963 m. Lewis (A) Barfield 1873–1949
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Combs 1879–1958

William Ledbetter's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of William Buckner Ledbetter in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 90
Death of William Buckner Ledbetter in Goose Creek, Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Goose Creek, Overton County, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ledbetters from Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Goose Creek, Overton County, Tennessee, United States
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