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William Merchant 1673–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1673

Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA

Father: Abishai Marchant

Mother: Mary Taylor

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Merchant was born in 1673 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA, the child of Abishai Marchant And Mary Taylor. William Merchant passed away in 1740 in Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Merchant was born in 1673 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA, the child of Abishai Marchant And Mary Taylor.
  • William Merchant passed away in 1740 in Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Merchant's Ancestors

Self
William Merchant
1673–1740
Birth Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
Parents
Abishai Marchant
1650–1717
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Taylor
1650–1718
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, BCA
Grandparents
Lt. (Frederick\John Marchant IV) Iv
1625–1693
Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah (Matilda) Price
1625–1707
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Richard (Rock) Taylor
1620–1703
England, England, United Kingdom
Ruth Whelden
1625–1673
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Juliana Westcote
1600–1668
Sarah Curtis
1595–1638
Matthew Price
1605–1670
John Taylor
1607–1652
Gabriel Wheldon
1590–1654
Margaret Diguina-Massasoit-Weeks-Wheldon
1604–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1571–1668
Joanne Young
1574–1631
Thomas Taylor
1574–1618
Margaret Swinderby
1578–1672
Henry Whelden
1570–1594
Lucie Henry
1574–1592
Quadequina Massasoit
1576–1623
Ora Wampanag
1576–1651

William Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1673
1673
Birth of William Merchant in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
1740
1740
Age 67
Death of William Merchant in Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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