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William Pearl 1717–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia

Death Date: 24 May 1785

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: John Pearl

Mother: Mary Pearl

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ruth Cundiff

William Pearl was born in 1717 in St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, the child of John Pearl And Mary Pearl. William Pearl had children including Ruth Pearl Cundiff. William Pearl passed away in 1785 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Pearl was born in 1717 in St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, the child of John Pearl And Mary Pearl.
  • William Pearl had children including Ruth Pearl Cundiff.
  • William Pearl passed away in 1785 in Virginia, USA.

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William Pearl's Ancestors

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William Pearl
1717–1785
Birth Place: St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia
Parents
John Pearl
1692–1744
Bradford, Massachusetts
Mary Pearl
1693–1754
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Nicholas Pearl
1652–1706
Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pearl's Descendants

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William Pearl (1717–24 May 1785)
  1. 1. Ruth (Pearl -) Cundiff 1734–1779 m. Reuben (Thomas) Elliott 1720–1779
    1. 1. William (Cundiff) Elliott 1752–1828 m. Elizabeth Pearl 1752–1828
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Elliott 1774–1854 m. John McCLENACHAN 1776–1850
        1. 1. Samuel McClanahan 1809–1892 m. Angeline Marshall 1812–1860

William Pearl's Timeline

3 Records

1717
1717
Birth of William Pearl in St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia
St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia
1743
abt 1743
Age 26
William Pearl was married in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
1785
24 May 1785
Age 68
Death of William Pearl in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1743
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1785
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

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