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William Massey 1716–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1716

Birth Location: Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: Bet 1782 and 1783

Death Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Massey

Mother: Anne Pettipool

Spouse(s): Judith Pettipool

Children(s): Frederick Massey

William Massey was born in 1716 in Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Richard Massey And Anne Susanna Pettipool. William Massey married Judith Pettipool Pettipool, and had children including Frederick Massey. William Massey passed away in 1782 in Wake, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Massey was born in 1716 in Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Richard Massey And Anne Susanna Pettipool.
  • William Massey married Judith Pettipool Pettipool, and had children including Frederick Massey.
  • William Massey passed away in 1782 in Wake, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Massey's Ancestors

Self
William Massey
1716–1782
Birth Place: Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Richard Massey
1696–1740
Brunswick, Virginia, British Colonial America
Anne (Susanna) Pettipool
1693–1770
Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Richard (John Massey) Sr.
1661–1740
Burton-in-Wirral, Cheshire, England
Sarah (Francis) Green
1655–1689
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America
William (Pettypool) Jr.
1660–1726
Sully Plantation, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Tucker
1672–1726
Prince George County, Colony of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Edward Massey
1612–1674
Alice Braithwait
1623–1666
Lewis Greene
1627–1696
Sarah Davis
1628–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Massey's Descendants

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William Massey (Abt 1716–Bet 1782 and 1783) m. Judith (Pettipool) Pettipool (1725–1755)
  1. 1. Frederick Massey 1750–1809 m. Millie Chamblee 1751–1830
    1. 1. Isaac Massey 1788–1819 m. Virginia Leopard 1789–
      1. 1. Gray Massey 1815–1877 m. Susan Norwood 1819–1890
        1. 1. Josephine (Joanna) Massey 1857–1892 m. Malcolm (Freeman) Massey 1855–1941
      2. 2. Bullard Massey 1809–
      3. 3. Susan (Suckey) Massey 1810–1880
    2. 2. Azel Massey 1791–1849 m. Virginia Leopard 1789–
      1. 1. Patrick (Dowd) Massey 1823–1892 m. Lucy (J.) Bell 1823–1900
        1. 1. Malcolm (Freeman) Massey 1855–1941 m. Josephine (Joanna) Massey 1857–1892

William Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1716
Abt 1716
Birth of William Massey in Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America
Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America
1782
Bet 1782 and 1783
Age 66
Death of William Massey in Wake, North Carolina, United States
Wake, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1716
    Event Place: Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 6 Jun 2023), entry for Frederick Massey, person ID LVJZ-BW3.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 6 Jun 2023), entry for William Massey, person ID LZLC-1N1.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet 1782 and 1783
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 6 Jun 2023), entry for Frederick Massey, person ID LVJZ-BW3.

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