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William Abijah "Bije" Maples 1804–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 27 Nov 1875

Death Location: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Father: Wilson Maples

Mother: Sarah Rolen

Spouse(s): Betsey McMahan, Rebecca Smith, Mary McMahan

Children(s): James Maples

William Abijah "Bije" Maples was born in 1804 in Tennessee, the child of Wilson Abijah Maples And Sarah Rolen. William Abijah "Bije" Maples married Betsey Mcmahan, Mary Polly Mcmahan, Rebecca Smith, and had children including James Madison Beasley Maples. William Abijah "Bije" Maples passed away in 1875 in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William Abijah "Bije" Maples was born in 1804 in Tennessee, the child of Wilson Abijah Maples And Sarah Rolen.
  • William Abijah "Bije" Maples married Betsey Mcmahan, Mary Polly Mcmahan, Rebecca Smith, and had children including James Madison Beasley Maples.
  • William Abijah "Bije" Maples passed away in 1875 in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilson Maples
1785–1815
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Rolen
1785–1858
Birth Location: Cherokee, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Betsey McMahan
1807–1856
Birth Location: Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
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Rebecca Smith
1832–
Birth Location: TN
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Mary McMahan
1801–1872
Birth Location: Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

James Maples
1837–1916
Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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William Maples's Ancestors

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William Maples
1804–1875
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Wilson Abijah Maples
1785–1815
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Sarah Rolen
1785–1858
Cherokee, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (L Maples ( Direct) )
1727–1821
Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States
Prudence Comstock
1732–1768
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Abraham Rolen
1755–1819
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Guerin
1757–1827
Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas 1812)
1688–1755
Patience )
1688–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pieter Mahpoil
1665–1720
Aechtje Naarden
1629–1690

William Maples's Descendants

1.
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William (Abijah "Bije") Maples (1804–27 Nov 1875) m. Betsey McMahan (1807–May 1856) m. Rebecca Smith (abt 1832–) m. Mary ((Polly)) McMahan (14 Feb 1801–1872)
  1. 1. James (Madison "Beasley") Maples 1837–1916 m. Nancy (Adeline) King 1838–1892 m. Sarah (L.) Evans 1840–1904 m. Mary (Ann McMahan) Dixon 1832–1914 m. Martha (Jane Parton) (Maples) 1880–1926
    1. 1. Mitchel (Redmond) Maples 1886–1962 m. Lucinda (Ann "Cindy") OGLE 1881–1947 m. Cindia (Ann) Ogle 1891–1947 m. Lillie Ogle 1896–
      1. 1. Mary (Arlena "Lucindy") MAPLES 1916–2001 m. George (Washington) Parton 1900–1969
        1. 1. Carl (Raymond) Parton 1935–2014 m. Edna Bohannon 1939–2020
        2. 2. Burgie (Ann) PARTON 1939–1942
        3. 3. Junior (Bruce PARTON) Junior 1943–1973
        4. 4. Dorothy (D. "Dottie") Parton 1946–2010
      2. 2. Wilmar (Beecher) Maples 1911–1981
      3. 3. Bruce Maples 1914–
      4. 4. Martha Maples 1920–
      5. 5. Martha Maples 1920–
      6. 6. Carl (Lawson) Maples 1923–1990
      7. 7. Martha (Florence) Maples 1920–1921
    2. 2. John (Mitchell) Maples 1860–1962
    3. 3. Sarah (Narcissa "Narcie") Maples 1891–1986
    4. 4. Isaac (R) Maples 1866–1935
    5. 5. Nathaniel (Redmond "Thaney") Maples 1860–1935
    6. 6. George (Pinkney) Maples 1858–1930
    7. 7. James (Abijah "Jimmy") Maples 1863–1925
    8. 8. James (L) Paston 1883–

William Maples's Timeline

2 Records

1804
1804
Birth of William Abijah "Bije" Maples in Tennessee
Tennessee
1875
27 Nov 1875
Age 71
Death of William Abijah "Bije" Maples in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1875
    Event Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
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