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William Lawrence Massey 1813–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1813

Birth Location: Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1862

Death Location: Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Father: Mary Kenworthy

Mother: William Massey

Spouse(s): Huldah Knight

Children(s): Lydia Massey

The story of William Lawrence Massey began in 1813 in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA. William Lawrence Massey married Huldah Meadows Knight, and had children including Lydia Jane Massey. William Lawrence Massey passed away in 1862 in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lawrence Massey began in 1813 in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Lawrence Massey married Huldah Meadows Knight, and had children including Lydia Jane Massey.
  • William Lawrence Massey passed away in 1862 in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Kenworthy
1779–
Birth Location: –
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William Massey
1785–1862
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Huldah Knight
1811–1886
Birth Location: Chesterfied, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Lydia Massey
1834–1897
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
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William Massey's Ancestors

Self
William Massey
1813–1862
Birth Place: Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Mary Kenworthy
1779–
William Massey
1785–1862
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Alston Massey
1762–1853
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth Gatewood) (Massey)
1761–1864
Northampton, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Massey
1735–1801
Elizabeth Alston
1743–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Massey
1688–1739
Jane Hopkins
1678–1785

William Massey's Descendants

1.
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William (Lawrence) Massey (about 1813–17 May 1862) m. Huldah ("Meadows") Knight (22 May 1811–12 May 1886)
  1. 1. Lydia (Jane) Massey 1834–1897 m. William (James Jasper) Rivers 1830–1894
    1. 1. John (Lewis) Rivers 1868–1947 m. Mrs (Anna) Rivers 1881– m. Roanna Rivers 1870–1948
      1. 1. Carrie (Cloveree Rivers (Mother of Johnny) Cash) 1904–1991 m. Ray (Grant) Cash 1897–1985
        1. 1. Reba (Ann) Cash 1934–2006
        2. 2. Johnny (Ray Cash History American country) singer 1932–2003 m. Vivian (Dorraine) Liberto 1934–2005 m. Valerie (June) Carter 1929–2003
        3. 3. Roy Cash 1921–1993
        4. 4. Joanne Cash 1938–2003
        5. 5. Jack (Dempsey) Cash 1929–1944
        6. 6. Margaret (Louise) Cash 1924–2003

William Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1813
about 1813
Birth of William Lawrence Massey in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
1862
17 May 1862
Age 49
Death of William Lawrence Massey in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1813
    Event Place: Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1862
    Event Place: Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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