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William Chandler Pruitt 1788–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 MAR 1788

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 16 SEP 1854

Death Location: FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Father: Robert Pruitt

Mother: Martha Chandler

Spouse(s): Margaret Edmonson, Catherine Hickman

Children(s): Elizabeth Pruitt, James Pruitt, John Pruitt, Robert Pruitt, Alexander Pruitt, Levi Pruitt, William Pruitt, Robert Pruitt, Vaul Pruitt, Pruitt None, Richard Pruitt, David Pruitt, Martha Pruitt

In 1788, William Chandler Pruitt entered the world in Virginia, born to Robert Pruitt And Martha Chandler. William Chandler Pruitt married Catherine Hickman, Margaret Montgomery Edmonson, and had children including Alexander Edmonson Pruitt, David Pruitt, Elizabeth Simpkins Pruitt, James Montgomery Pruitt, John Edmonson Pruitt, Levi Pruitt, Martha Ann Pruitt, Pruitt, Richard Hickman Pruitt, Robert Henry Pruitt, Robert Pruitt, Vaul Allen Pruitt, William Henry Pruitt. William Chandler Pruitt passed away in 1854 in FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

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Biography

  • In 1788, William Chandler Pruitt entered the world in Virginia, born to Robert Pruitt And Martha Chandler.
  • William Chandler Pruitt married Catherine Hickman, Margaret Montgomery Edmonson, and had children including Alexander Edmonson Pruitt, David Pruitt, Elizabeth Simpkins Pruitt, James Montgomery Pruitt, John Edmonson Pruitt, Levi Pruitt, Martha Ann Pruitt, Pruitt, Richard Hickman Pruitt, Robert Henry Pruitt, Robert Pruitt, Vaul Allen Pruitt, William Henry Pruitt.
  • William Chandler Pruitt passed away in 1854 in FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

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William Pruitt's Ancestors

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William Pruitt
1788–1854
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Robert Pruitt
1758–1819
HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Martha Chandler
1762–1833
HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Grandparents
Michael (Pruitt) Sr.
1720–1798
LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Elizabeth Simpkins
1724–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Pruitt
1694–
Agnes Pruitt
1699–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Pruitt
1654–1722
Rebecca Dobbs
1654–1748

William Pruitt's Descendants

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William (Chandler) Pruitt (9 MAR 1788–16 SEP 1854) m. Margaret (Montgomery) Edmonson (–13 OCT 1830) m. Catherine Hickman (23 MAR 1797–11 JUL 1878)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Simpkins) Pruitt 1825–
  2. 2. James (Montgomery) Pruitt 1817–1858 m. Molly Bedford –1905
  3. 3. John (Edmonson) Pruitt 1810–1830
  4. 4. Robert (Henry) Pruitt 1812–1815
  5. 5. Alexander (Edmonson) Pruitt 1815–1877 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Spurr –1853 m. Sarah Stephens 1823–
    1. 1. Laura Pruitt 1843–
    2. 2. Margaret (M.) Pruitt 1845–
    3. 3. William (A.) Pruitt 1848–
  6. 6. Levi Pruitt 1819–1892 m. Mary (Ellen) Coleman 1828–1894
    1. 1. Margaret (W.) Pruitt 1847–
    2. 2. Ellen Pruitt 1849–
    3. 3. Samuel (C.) Pruitt 1868–
  7. 7. William (Henry) Pruitt 1822–1889 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Westerfield –1880
  8. 8. Robert Pruitt 1823– m. Elizabeth (Ann) Howell 1836–
    1. 1. Howell Pruitt 1871–
    2. 2. Robert Pruitt 1873–
    3. 3. William Pruitt 1876–
    4. 4. Maggie Pruitt 1878–
    5. 5. Annie Pruitt 1870–
    6. 6. Bessie Pruitt 1882–
    7. 7. Alma Pruitt 1884–
  9. 9. Vaul (Allen) Pruitt 1828–1846
  10. 10. Pruitt 1830–1830
  11. 11. Richard (Hickman) Pruitt 1833–
  12. 12. David Pruitt 1839–
  13. 13. Martha (Ann) Pruitt 1813–1902 m. Richard Spurr 1809–1851

William Pruitt's Timeline

2 Records

1788
9 MAR 1788
Birth of William Chandler Pruitt in Virginia
Virginia
1854
16 SEP 1854
Age 66
Death of William Chandler Pruitt in FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1788
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: pruitt.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1854
    Event Place: FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
    Record Source: pruitt.FTW

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