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William Massey 1730–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Massey

Mother: Anne Massey

Spouse(s): Judith Pettypool

Children(s): Frederick Massey, Pettipool Massey♡, Elizabeth Massey, Reuben MASSEY, John MASSEY, Richard Sr

The story of William Massey began in 1730 in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States. In 1755, William Massey resided in No Township Listed, Granville County, NC. In 1769, William Massey resided in Rental Rolls, Loudoun County, VA. William Massey married Judith Pettypool, and had children including Elizabeth Massey, Frederick Massey, John Massey, Pettipool Massey, Reuben Massey, Richard Massey Sr. William Massey passed away in 1783 in Wake, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Massey began in 1730 in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1755, William Massey resided in No Township Listed, Granville County, NC.
  • In 1769, William Massey resided in Rental Rolls, Loudoun County, VA.
  • William Massey married Judith Pettypool, and had children including Elizabeth Massey, Frederick Massey, John Massey, Pettipool Massey, Reuben Massey, Richard Massey Sr.
  • William Massey passed away in 1783 in Wake, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Massey
1696–1740
Birth Location: Prince George, VA
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Anne Massey
1705–1770
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Judith Pettypool
1725–1755
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Frederick Massey
1750–1809
Birth Location: Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Pettipool Massey♡
1748–1794
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Massey
1745–
Birth Location: –
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Reuben MASSEY
1740–1820
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John MASSEY
1750–
Birth Location: –
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Richard Sr
1747–1807
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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William Massey's Ancestors

Self
William Massey
1730–1783
Birth Place: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Massey
1696–1740
Prince George, VA
Anne (Pettipool) Massey
1705–1770
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Massey's Descendants

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William Massey (1730–1783) m. Judith Pettypool (1725–1755)
  1. 1. Frederick Massey 1750–1809
  2. 2. Pettipool Massey♡ 1748–1794
  3. 3. Elizabeth Massey 1745–
  4. 4. Reuben MASSEY 1740–1820
  5. 5. John MASSEY 1750–
  6. 6. Richard (Massey) Sr 1747–1807 m. Dorothy 1747–1774
    1. 1. Henry Massey 1762–
    2. 2. monicah massey 1764–1854 m. Jesse Olive 1759–1829
      1. 1. John (Olive) Sr 1792–1859 m. Mary (M) Olive 1794–1877 m. Holland Bowden 1795–1842
        1. 1. John (Addison) Olive 1831–1874 m. Martha (Jane Sorrell) Olive 1831–1918
        2. 2. Leonidas (Taylor) Olive 1831–1883 m. Victoria Olive 1840–1885
        3. 3. Rebecca (Angeline) Stevenson 1829–1900
        4. 4. Ashley (A.) Olive 1818–1910
        5. 5. John (Henry) Olive 1824–1905
        6. 6. Joy (Catherine) Waggener 1822–1879
        7. 7. Rebecca (Angeline) Stevenson 1829–1900
        8. 8. Ashley (A.) Olive 1818–1910
        9. 9. Joy (Catherine Olive) Waggener 1822–1879
        10. 10. Leroy (Wester) Olive 1812–1880
        11. 11. Martha (Ann) Olive 1815–1870
        12. 12. Leroy Olive 1812–1880
        13. 13. Martha (Ann) Olive 1815–1880
        14. 14. John (Henry) Olive 1824–1905
        15. 15. Rebecca Olive 1829–1900
        16. 16. Leonidas (Taylor) Olive 1831–1883
      2. 2. Jesse Olive 1800–1829
      3. 3. Rachel (Smith) Olive 1796–1876 m. William (Fletcher) Smith 1791–1856
      4. 4. Sally (Olive) Bowden 1790–1850 m. Dempsey (Nobel) Bowden 1789–1868
        1. 1. Thomas (A) Bowden 1810–1864 m. Elizabeth Y 1826–
        2. 2. Mary (Ann Bowden) Todd 1829–1872 m. John Todd 1820–1866
        3. 3. Penny Bowden 1809–1858 m. Moses (Sharpely) Todd 1806–1874
        4. 4. Elias Bowden 1814–1874 m. Elizabeth Bowden 1811–1882
        5. 5. Isaiah (H.) Bowden 1831–1899 m. Mary (A Canter) Bowden 1835– m. Nancy (Elzada) Carter 1832–1872
        6. 6. Balder (Douglas "Baldy" "B.D.") Bowden 1822–1890 m. Julianna Anderson 1823–1901
        7. 7. Edward (Gaynue) Bowden 1825–1888 m. Louisa Bowden 1822– m. Mattie Bowden 1839–
        8. 8. Robert (Dempsey) Bowden 1820–1888 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Goode 1825–1855 m. Mary (Ann Owen) Roulet 1830–1876
        9. 9. Grisley (Anne Bowden) Crowder 1812–1879 m. James Crowder 1806–1878
        10. 10. I (H) Bowden 1820–1880 m. Paulina Bowden 1824–
        11. 11. Adline (F) Bowden 1834–1920 m. Benjamin Wester 1830–1893
      5. 5. James Olive 1800–1837 m. Sarah ("Sally" (Hartsfield) Olive) (1787) 1781–1878
        1. 1. Sarah (Gillie Olive) Grisham 1814–1863 m. Andrew (Jackson Grisham) Sr 1815–1863
        2. 2. Robert (Andrew) Olive 1816–1853
        3. 3. Archibald Olive 1818–1903 m. Mary (N) Spain 1831–1893
        4. 4. James Olive 1826–1860
        5. 5. William (Billum) Olive 1822–1900
        6. 6. Richard Olive 1827–1896 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Olive 1830–1885
        7. 7. Biddy (Olive) Parrish 1817–1832
      6. 6. Richard (J. Calvin Olive) Sr. 1786–1873 m. Sarah (Mann) Drake 1782–1858
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Drake) Olive 1811–1886
        2. 2. Richard Olive 1812–1895
        3. 3. MATILDA OLIVE 1815–
        4. 4. PENNY OLIVE 1817–
        5. 5. Icy Olive 1820–
        6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) Olive 1830–1880
        7. 7. Patsy Olive 1810–
        8. 8. edward (drake) Olive 1838–1907
        9. 9. Permelia (Francis) Davis 1859–1934
        10. 10. James (Hillard) Olive 1842–1917
        11. 11. Samantha (Ann) Davis 1851–1936
        12. 12. William (T.) Olive 1838–1911
      7. 7. Gilly (Olive) Cachpitt 1797–1880 m. John Hartsfield 1794–1876
        1. 1. Simeon (B) Hartsfield 1820–1891
        2. 2. Arzilla (Ellen Barker) Edwards 1850–1928
      8. 8. Rachel (Olive) Smith 1800–1876 m. William (Fletcher) Smith 1791–1856
        1. 1. Wesley (Owen) Smith 1824–1863
        2. 2. William (Asbury) Smith 1822–1860
        3. 3. Grissa (Ann) Smith 1826–1902
        4. 4. Nancy (G) Smith 1829–1861
        5. 5. Mary Smith 1831–
        6. 6. Hilliard (J.) Smith 1816–1880
        7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smith 1818–
        8. 8. James (Thomas) Smith 1820–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Olive 1790–1828 m. Hardy Crowder 1799–1862
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Crowder 1829–1872
        2. 2. Angeline (B) Crowder 1833–1894
        3. 3. George Crowder 1832–
        4. 4. Columbus (L.) Crowder 1835–
      10. 10. Polly (Olive) Lyon 1804–1881
    3. 3. Samuel Massey 1762–1807
    4. 4. John Massey 1766–1821
    5. 5. Richard Massey 1770–1803
    6. 6. Sarah Massey 1774–1853
    7. 7. Dempsey Massey 1777–1800
    8. 8. John Massey 1798–
    9. 9. Henry Massey 1800–

William Massey's Timeline

5 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Massey in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
1755
1755
Age 25
William Massey resided here in No Township Listed, Granville County, NC
No Township Listed, Granville County, NC
1769
1769
Age 39
William Massey resided here in Rental Rolls, Loudoun County, VA
Rental Rolls, Loudoun County, VA
1779
1779
Age 49
William Massey resided here in No Township Listed, Randolph County, NC
No Township Listed, Randolph County, NC
1783
1783
Age 53
Death of William Massey in Wake, North Carolina, United States
Wake, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1730; Birth city: Bristol Parish; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1730; Birth city: Bristol; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Granville County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Rental Rolls, Loudoun County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Randolph County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1730; Birth city: Bristol Parish; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1730; Birth city: Bristol; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1760-1968; Indexes, 1853-1970; Author: Johnston County (North Carolina). Clerk of the Superior Court; Probate Place: Johnston, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1760-1968; Indexes, 1853-1970; Author: Johnston County (North Carolina). Clerk of the Superior Court; Probate Place: Johnston, North Carolina
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