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William Lawrence Massey 1813–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1862

Death Location: Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Father: Pvt. 1812

Mother: Nancy Thurman

Spouse(s): Huldah Meadows

Children(s): William Massey, Mary Rivers, Lydia Rivers, Pvt Massey, John Massey, Benjamin Massey, Ellen Kite, Pleasant Massey, Nancy Davis, Rosa Davis, Lottie Massey, Sarah Sweet, Ruben Massey, Huldah Rivers, Marshall Massey, James Massey

The story of William Lawrence Massey began in 1813 in Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA. William Lawrence Massey married Huldah Meadows, and had children including Benjamin T Massey, Ellen Elizabeth Massey Kite, Huldah Massey Rivers, James Alfred Massey, John L Massey, Lottie Massey, Lydia Jane Liddy Massey Rivers, Marshall H Crockett Massey, Mary Annie Jane Massey Rivers, Nancy Massey Davis, Pleasant W Miles Massey, Pvt Austin Henry Massey, Rosa Caroline Massey Davis, Ruben Nathaniel Massey, Sarah Ann Massey Rivers Sweet, William Massey. William Lawrence Massey passed away in 1862 in Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lawrence Massey began in 1813 in Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Lawrence Massey married Huldah Meadows, and had children including Benjamin T Massey, Ellen Elizabeth Massey Kite, Huldah Massey Rivers, James Alfred Massey, John L Massey, Lottie Massey, Lydia Jane Liddy Massey Rivers, Marshall H Crockett Massey, Mary Annie Jane Massey Rivers, Nancy Massey Davis, Pleasant W Miles Massey, Pvt Austin Henry Massey, Rosa Caroline Massey Davis, Ruben Nathaniel Massey, Sarah Ann Massey Rivers Sweet, William Massey.
  • William Lawrence Massey passed away in 1862 in Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA.

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William Massey's Ancestors

Self
William Massey
1813–1862
Birth Place: Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Pvt. William Massey War of 1812
1785–1862
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Thurman
1785–1830
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alston (S) Massey
1762–1853
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Gatewood
1761–1812
North Hampton, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Massey
1736–1801
Elizabeth Alston
1743–1801
Augustine Gatewood
1742–1802
Elizabeth Dulin
1750–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Massey
1687–1739
Jane Hopkins
1697–1785
Sarah Hayes
1721–1751

William Massey's Descendants

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William (Lawrence) Massey (1813–17 May 1862) m. Huldah Meadows (22 May 1811–12 May 1886)
  1. 1. William Massey 1831–1891
  2. 2. Mary (Annie Jane Massey) Rivers 1832–1875
  3. 3. Lydia (Jane "Liddy" Massey) Rivers 1835–1897
  4. 4. Pvt (Austin Henry) Massey 1835–1920
  5. 5. John (L) Massey 1836–1862
  6. 6. Benjamin (T) Massey 1838–1848
  7. 7. Ellen (Elizabeth Massey) Kite 1839–1916
  8. 8. Pleasant (W "Miles") Massey 1840–1885
  9. 9. Nancy (Massey) Davis 1842–1896
  10. 10. Rosa (Caroline Massey) Davis 1842–1911
  11. 11. Lottie Massey 1844–1844
  12. 12. Sarah (Ann Massey Rivers) Sweet 1845–1875
  13. 13. Ruben (Nathaniel) Massey 1845–1922
  14. 14. Huldah (Massey) Rivers 1849–1926
  15. 15. Marshall (H “Crockett”) Massey 1851–1921
  16. 16. James (Alfred) Massey 1853–1916 m. Clarinda (Celestine) Gunn 1859–1940
    1. 1. Rosa (Lela Massey) Anderson 1880–1941
    2. 2. Edney (Victor) Massey 1884–1930
    3. 3. Dora (C) Blackwell 1888–1965
      1. 1. Pvt. (Willard Malvin) Blackwell 1915–1990 m. Margaret (Jane) Cook 1921–2003
      2. 2. Arwita (Louise Blackwell) Caskey 1921–1998
    4. 4. Elmer (Esta) Massey 1892–1950 m. Jessie (M) Cummings 1892–
      1. 1. Ella (Marie) Massey 1925–
    5. 5. Earl (Ivey) Massey 1894–1968 m. Martha (Belle) West 1894–1953
      1. 1. Clifton (Howard) Massey 1914–1965
      2. 2. Lois Massey 1917–1966
      3. 3. Geneva (Allwin) Massey 1919–1999
      4. 4. Edna (Earl) Massey 1922–
      5. 5. James (Andrew) Massey 1924–1997
      6. 6. Robert (Glenn) Massey 1930–2004
      7. 7. Wilcey (Lindy) Massey 1927–1974 m. Alma (Lucille) Sampsell 1928–2000

William Massey's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 May 1862
    Event Place: Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Lawrence Massey 17 May 1862

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1862
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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