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William Lupton Pickering 1727 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1727

Birth Location: Hopewell, Virginie, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1789

Death Location: Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Father: Samuel Pickering

Mother: Mary Scarborough

Spouse(s): Sarah Wright

Children(s): Mary Pickering

William Lupton Pickering was born in 1727 in Hopewell, Virginie, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Ashton Pickering and Mary Scarborough. William Lupton Pickering married Sarah E. Wright, and had children including Mary Ellen "Ella" Pickering. William Lupton Pickering passed away in 1789 in Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Lupton Pickering was born in 1727 in Hopewell, Virginie, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Ashton Pickering and Mary Scarborough.
  • William Lupton Pickering married Sarah E. Wright, and had children including Mary Ellen "Ella" Pickering.
  • William Lupton Pickering passed away in 1789 in Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Pickering
1684 – 1726
Birth Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
SP
Mary Scarborough
1695 – 1787
Birth Location: Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Wright
1727 – 1776
Birth Location: Monocacy River Valley, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
SW

Children(s)

Mary Pickering
1763 – 1828
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
MP

William Pickering's Ancestors

Self
William Pickering
1727 – 1789
Birth Place: Hopewell, Virginie, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Ashton Pickering
1684 – 1726
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Scarborough
1695 – 1787
Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan Pickering
1642 – 1729
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Cromwell
1645 – 1751
Malmesbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
John (Balderston) Scarborough
1667 – 1727
Greater London, England
Mary (Ann) Pearson
1676 – 1750
Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Pickering
1615 – 1657
Elizabeth Alderman
1615 – 1662
Captain Cromwell
1618 – 1686
Alice Weeks
1621 – 1648
Edward Pearson
1648 – 1697
Sarah Burgess
1641 – 1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Cromwell
1579 – 1629
Edith Haire
1575 – 1639
John Wykes
1530 – 1615
Bridget West
1538 – 1621
Thomas Pearson
1614 – 1701
Elizabeth Janney
1620 – 1662
Geffrey Burges
1620 – 1713
Martha Janney
1630 – 1698

William Pickering's Descendants

1.
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William (Lupton) Pickering (1 March 1727 – 10 Jan 1789) m. Sarah (E.) Wright (15 May 1727 – 5 August 1776)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen "Ella") Pickering (12 July 1763 – 28 Jul 1828) m. Ellis Ellis (8 Feb 1760 – 13 Jan 1808)
    1. 1. Thomas (Enos) Ellis (12 February 1786 – 25 Sep 1841) m. Prudence Coppock (1793 – 19 Mar 1829)
      1. 1. Sarah ('Sally') Ellis (1775 – 6 Jan 1819) m. Captain (Jesse Thomas) Pemberton (About 1775 – 1836)
        1. 1. John (D.) Pemberton (1804 – 6 Jul 1853) m. Licha ('Lockey' Ann) Johnson (02 Jul 1800 – 26 Mar 1878)

William Pickering's Timeline

10 Records

1720
10 Jan 1720
Birth of William Lupton Pickering in Exeter MM, Berks, PA, USA
Exeter MM, Berks, PA, USA
1720
10 Jan 1720
Birth of William Lupton Pickering in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1727
1 March 1727
Birth of William Lupton Pickering in Berks, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Berks, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1727
1 March 1727
Birth of William Lupton Pickering in Hopewell, Virginie, Virginia, USA
Hopewell, Virginie, Virginia, USA
1749
1749
Age 22
William Lupton Pickering was married in Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County, Virginia
1775
1775
Age 48
William Lupton Pickering was married
None
1789
10 Jan 1789
Age 62
Death of William Lupton Pickering in Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States
1789
10 Jan 1789
Age 62
Death of William Lupton Pickering in Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States
1789
19 January 1789
Age 62
Death of William Lupton Pickering in Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, USA
1789
10 Jan 1789
Age 62
Death of William Lupton Pickering in Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Exeter MM, Berks, PA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1727
    Event Place: Berks, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1727
    Event Place: Hopewell, Virginie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1775

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1789
    Event Place: Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1789
    Event Place: Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1789
    Event Place: Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1789
    Event Place: Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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