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William Means 1710–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Orange, NC

Father: John Means

Mother: Dinwiddie None

Spouse(s): Martha Paine

Children(s): Samuel Means

William Means was born in 1710 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ, the child of John Means And Dinwiddie. William Means married Martha Paine, and had children including Samuel Means. William Means passed away in 1801 in Orange, NC.

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Biography

  • William Means was born in 1710 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ, the child of John Means And Dinwiddie.
  • William Means married Martha Paine, and had children including Samuel Means.
  • William Means passed away in 1801 in Orange, NC.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Means's Ancestors

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William Means
1710–1801
Birth Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ
Parents
John Means
1678–1739
Ireland, Ireland
Dinwiddie
1690–1717
Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Captain (John) Kelly\O'Ceallais
1660–1715
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Marie Mansfield
1655–1689
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Kelly
1630–1698
Sarah Kelly
1630–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ellen
1600–1660
Harriet Delagrevis
1600–1670

William Means's Descendants

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William Means (1710–1801) m. Martha Paine (1710–1805)
  1. 1. Samuel Means 1730–1821
    1. 1. William (Bozarth) Means 1750–1825 m. Mary (Ann) Allison 1752–1850
      1. 1. William (Bozarth Means) Jr. 1774–1854 m. Margaret (“Peggy”) Hamilton 1780–1853
        1. 1. Henry (Harrison) Means 1812–1893 m. Mary (Odineal) Fewell 1820–1887

William Means's Timeline

4 Records

1710
1710
Birth of William Means in Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ
Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ
1731
1731
Age 21
William Means was married in Basking Rodge, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Basking Rodge, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
1734
1734
Age 24
William Means was married in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1801
1801
Age 91
Death of William Means in Orange, NC
Orange, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Basking Rodge, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Orange, NC
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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