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William Muse 1701–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JAN 1701

Birth Location: Cople Magisterial District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: January 1749

Death Location: Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Colonel Muse

Mother: Ann Hopkins

Spouse(s): Mary Pope

Children(s): Anna Muse

The story of William Muse began in 1701 in Cople Magisterial District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States. William Muse married Mary Pope, and had children including Anna Barbara Muse. William Muse passed away in 1749 in Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Muse began in 1701 in Cople Magisterial District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.
  • William Muse married Mary Pope, and had children including Anna Barbara Muse.
  • William Muse passed away in 1749 in Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Muse
1673–1723
Birth Location: Cople Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
CM
Ann Hopkins
1675–1725
Birth Location: Nominy Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
AH

Spouses(s)

Mary Pope
1699–1749
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MP

Children(s)

Anna Muse
1724–1786
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
AM

William Muse's Ancestors

Self
William Muse
1701–1749
Birth Place: Cople Magisterial District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Colonel John L Muse
1673–1723
Cople Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Ann (Sanford) Hopkins
1675–1725
Nominy Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard Sanford
1658–1759
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Susannah Franklin
1660–1759
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Muse's Descendants

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William Muse (9 JAN 1701–January 1749) m. Mary Pope (10 December 1699–AFT JAN 1749)
  1. 1. Anna (Barbara) Muse 1724–1786 m. John (Carr) Tidwell 1722–1774 m. Joseph Sanford 1717–1751
    1. 1. Elizabeth T 1753–1840 m. John (Henry) Hornsby 1753–1840
      1. 1. Noah Hornsby 1776–1863 m. Elizabeth Hornsby 1777–1875
        1. 1. Henry (B) Hornsby 1811–1879 m. Nancy (E) Madden 1810–1896
        2. 2. Thomas Hornsby 1808–1885 m. Martha (Lucinda) Crutchfield 1825– m. Elizabeth M 1812–
        3. 3. Joseph (B) Hornsby 1813–1890
        4. 4. Noah (Kendal) Hornsby 1810–1879
        5. 5. Noah (Kendal) Hornsby 1810–1879 m. Cassandra Hornsby 1828–
        6. 6. Samuel (A) Hornsby 1822–1901 m. Harriet 1817–
        7. 7. Mary (M) Hornsby 1815–1873
        8. 8. John (B) Hornsby 1807–1860
        9. 9. William (G) Hornsby 1817– m. Polly Griffin 1822–1870
        10. 10. John (P) Hornsby 1835–1864 m. Phalba (Elizabeth) Story 1839–1924
        11. 11. Nancy Hornsby 1839–1840
        12. 12. Perthenia Hornsby 1844–
        13. 13. Mary (M) Hornsby 1815–1873
        14. 14. Leonard Hornsby 1810–
        15. 15. John (B) Hornsby 1807–1860 m. Martha (Jane) Lee 1818–1860
        16. 16. Sarah Hornsby 1818–1880 m. Saunders 1818–1899
      2. 2. Leonard (H) Hornsby 1789–1863 m. Catherine (Jones) Hornsby 1797–1863
        1. 1. Leonard (Arnold) Hornsby 1822–1874
        2. 2. Moses (Marion) Hornsby 1819–1905
        3. 3. Edward (Crumbie) Hornsby 1836–1901
        4. 4. Marmaduke (D) Hornsby 1815–1864 m. Catherine (Caroline) Harrington 1825–1894
        5. 5. Julia (Ann Hornsby) Yahn 1840–1928
        6. 6. Martha Hornsby 1817–1853
        7. 7. Noah (Kendall) Hornsby 1826–1880
        8. 8. Elender (Ellen) Hornsby 1828–1852
        9. 9. Jackson Hornsby 1824–1846
        10. 10. John (Allen) Hornsby 1820–1865
      3. 3. Nancy Hornsby 1799–1846
      4. 4. Elizabeth Hornsby 1795–1850
      5. 5. Hughston (Windham) Hornsby 1792–
      6. 6. Moses Hornsby 1790–1860
      7. 7. William Hornsby 1784–1892
      8. 8. John (Henry) Hornsby 1781–1813
      9. 9. Joseph Hornsby 1779–
    2. 2. Joseph Tidwell 1758–1786
    3. 3. Hannah Tidwell 1754–1793
    4. 4. Joseph Sanford 1745–1829
    5. 5. Rebecca Sanford 1746–
    6. 6. Joseph Tidwell 1735–
    7. 7. Reuben Tidwell 1741–1793
    8. 8. Elizabeth Tidwell 1756–1793
    9. 9. Reuben (Henry) Tidwell 1766–1835
    10. 10. Hannah Tidwell 1739–1799
    11. 11. James (Harvey) Tidwell 1759–1842
    12. 12. Ann (Barbara) Tidwell 1756–1793
    13. 13. Joseph Tidwell 1758–1786

William Muse's Timeline

2 Records

1701
9 JAN 1701
Birth of William Muse in Cople Magisterial District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Cople Magisterial District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1749
January 1749
Age 48
Death of William Muse in Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America
Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1701
    Event Place: Cople Magisterial District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1749
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America
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