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William M Proffitt 1796–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Elk Shoals, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Proffitt

Mother: Mary Clawson

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In 1796, William M Proffitt entered the world in Elk Shoals, Yancey, North Carolina, United States, born to James Wesley Proffitt And Mary Polly Clawson. William M Proffitt passed away in 1872 in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1796, William M Proffitt entered the world in Elk Shoals, Yancey, North Carolina, United States, born to James Wesley Proffitt And Mary Polly Clawson.
  • William M Proffitt passed away in 1872 in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.

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William Proffitt's Ancestors

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William Proffitt
1796–1872
Birth Place: Elk Shoals, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James wesley Proffitt
1766–1846
St James Northern Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Clawson
1774–1850
Halifax Co. Virginia
Grandparents
Rev (John) Proffitt
1727–1813
St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Susannah Arrington
1739–1814
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Garabrant Lawson
1739–1810
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Eleanor Simpson
1740–1819
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sylvester Proffitt
1698–1767
Alice Pleasants
1712–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Proffitt
1643–1698

William Proffitt's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of William M Proffitt in Elk Shoals, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Elk Shoals, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
1872
1872
Age 76
Death of William M Proffitt in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Elk Shoals, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA

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