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William Rivers 1766 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1766

Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Rivers

Mother: Sarah Pool

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Poole

Children(s): Richard Rivers

The story of William Rivers began in 1766 in Johnston County, North Carolina. William Rivers married Elizabeth Poole, and had children including Richard C Rivers. William Rivers passed away in 1815 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Rivers began in 1766 in Johnston County, North Carolina.
  • William Rivers married Elizabeth Poole, and had children including Richard C Rivers.
  • William Rivers passed away in 1815 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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William Rivers's Ancestors

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William Rivers
1766 – 1815
Birth Place: Johnston County, North Carolina
Parents
Richard Rivers
1745 – 1795
Greensville, Old Brunswick County, VA
Sarah (Johnson) Pool
1752 – 1797
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard ((5)) Rivers
1725 – 1762
Brunswick Co., VA
Mary ((5)) Nann
1727 – 1762
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rivers
1701 – 1792
Hannah Hunt
1700 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rivers
1669 – 1720
Mary Rogers
1678 – 1728
William Hunt
1672 – 1714
Sarah Wyche
1681 – 1728

William Rivers's Descendants

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William Rivers (ABT 1766 – 1815) m. Elizabeth Poole (1770 – 1813)
  1. 1. Richard (C) Rivers (1802 – 1873) m. Susannah Folsom (1805 – 1873)
    1. 1. Linson Rivers (1826 – 1863) m. Afry (Pink) Roundtree (1834 – 1871)
      1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Rivers (1855 – 1899)
      2. 2. Charles Rivers (1859 – 1883)

William Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1766
ABT 1766
Birth of William Rivers in Johnston County, North Carolina
Johnston County, North Carolina
1815
1815
Age 49
Death of William Rivers in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1766
    Event Place: Johnston County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

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