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William L. Sale 1720–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Essex, or Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 October 1788

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Anthony Captain

Mother: Mary Samuel

Spouse(s): Margaret Shell

Children(s): Margaret Sail

The story of William L. Sale began in 1720 in Essex, or Rappahannock, Virginia, United States. William L. Sale married Margaret Ann Nancy Shell, and had children including Margaret Peggy Sail. William L. Sale passed away in 1788 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William L. Sale began in 1720 in Essex, or Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.
  • William L. Sale married Margaret Ann Nancy Shell, and had children including Margaret Peggy Sail.
  • William L. Sale passed away in 1788 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Captain
1670–1746
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Mary Samuel
1674–1729
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Shell
1725–1811
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia,Colony
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Children(s)

Margaret Sail
1764–1837
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia,USA
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William Sale's Ancestors

Self
William Sale
1720–1788
Birth Place: Essex, or Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Parents
Anthony Cornelius Seale, Sr the First, Captain
1670–1746
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Mary (Hannah) Samuel
1674–1729
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Livingston IMM Seale Sayles Sale) +
1634–1704
London Whitechapel St Mary, Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom
Susan ((Susannah)) Stowe
1641–1704
Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK
Anthony (Samuell Sr) +
1660–1731
Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, British Colony of Virginia
Mary (Ann 11+ childrern) Rogers
1656–1742
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Seale
1594–1660
Rachel Barry
1614–1685
Samuel Stowe
1623–1704
Elizabeth Etheridge
1617–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthonie Seale
1565–1615
Margaret\Margretae Carter
1566–1605
Thomas Berry
1592–1639
Joane KINGE
1597–1643
Larkin Stowe
1590–1661
Susan Stowe
1594–1660
Edward Etheridge
1598–1660
Ann Etheridge
1599–1665

William Sale's Descendants

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William (L.) Sale (1720–30 October 1788) m. Margaret (Ann ( Nancy)) Shell (1725–4 Feb 1811)
  1. 1. Margaret (Peggy) Sail 1764–1837
    1. 1. Mary (Ann(Anna)) Grant 1790–1841
      1. 1. John (Benjamin) HOWARD 1830–1900 m. Martha (Jane) Dooley 1821–1905
        1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Howard 1856–1935 m. James (Jefferson) Gray 1851–1923 m. James (Jefferson) Gray 1851–1923

William Sale's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William L. Sale in Essex, or Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Essex, or Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
1788
30 October 1788
Age 68
Death of William L. Sale in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Essex, or Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 October 1788
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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