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William John Sandefur 1707–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1707

Birth Location: South Hampton, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1755

Death Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA

Father: William Sandeford)

Mother: Mary Walkell

Spouse(s): Mary Tompkins

Children(s): Mary Sandifer, Hill Sandefur, Samuel Sandefur, Tompkins Sandefur

In 1707, William John Sandefur entered the world in South Hampton, Virginia, USA, born to William John Sandefur Sandiford Sandeford And Mary Dunning Walkell. William John Sandefur married Mary Elizabeth Tompkins, and had children including Hill Sandefur, Mary Sandefur Sandifer, Samuel Sandefur, Tompkins Sandefur. William John Sandefur passed away in 1755 in Southampton, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1707, William John Sandefur entered the world in South Hampton, Virginia, USA, born to William John Sandefur Sandiford Sandeford And Mary Dunning Walkell.
  • William John Sandefur married Mary Elizabeth Tompkins, and had children including Hill Sandefur, Mary Sandefur Sandifer, Samuel Sandefur, Tompkins Sandefur.
  • William John Sandefur passed away in 1755 in Southampton, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sandeford)
1666–1742
Birth Location: Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
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Mary Walkell
1684–1774
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Tompkins
1719–1782
Birth Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Sandifer
1700–1760
Birth Location: James City, James City, Virginia, USA
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Hill Sandefur
1747–1773
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Sandefur
1749–1836
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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Tompkins Sandefur
1755–1782
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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William Sandefur's Ancestors

Self
William Sandefur
1707–1755
Birth Place: South Hampton, Virginia, USA
Parents
William John Sandefur ( Sandiford, Sandeford)
1666–1742
Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Mary ("Dunning ?") Walkell
1684–1774
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Sandefur Sandiford, alternative parent) line
1650–1736
Radcliff, Lancashire, England
Mary Davenport
1649–1732
Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John III,
1627–1693
Joane Lowe
1619–1666
Thomas Davenport
1630–1685
Cecily Clarke
1619–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scrope
1610–1658
Judith Poole
1610–1663
Richard Davenport
1592–1679
Margaret Medowcroft
1602–1679
Thomas Clarke
1605–1694
Cicely Paisley
1585–1669

William Sandefur's Descendants

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William (John) Sandefur (14 Oct 1707–1755) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tompkins (12 Feb 1719–9 Mar 1782)
  1. 1. Mary (Sandefur) Sandifer 1700–1760 m. Hugh Norvell 1699–1759
    1. 1. Elizabeth Norvell 1730–1782 m. James (Nixon) Sandefur 1722–1807
      1. 1. Bennett (Sandefur, slaveowner) 10x 1765–1840 m. Judith Bilbo 1760–1840
        1. 1. Samuel (Alexander Sandefur, US Civil War: Union Co. B 12th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer) Cavalry 1804–1884 m. Obedience (O'Bannon) Collier 1808–1890
        2. 2. Judith (Ann) Sandefur 1798–1846 m. Pvt (Ovid Keach, War of 1812: MITCHISSON's Kentucky Militia, 14) Regiment 1798–1853
        3. 3. James (Richard) Sandefur 1800–1884 m. Sarah (B) Biggs 1808–1826
        4. 4. William (Jackson) Sandefur 1784–1848 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Kilgore 1794–1872
        5. 5. Joshua (Bennett) Sandefur 1796–1848 m. Eliza (Jane) Moss 1804–1839
        6. 6. Charles (Tandy Sandefur Sr, slaveowner) 2x 1792–1852 m. Martha (Frances) Robards 1795–1831 m. Shilo Watson 1812–1852
        7. 7. John (Tandy Sandefur, slaveowner) 1x 1781–1849 m. Nancy (C) Moss 1799–1880
        8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Sandefur 1784–1847 m. Leonard Grady 1786–
      2. 2. William (Norvell) Sandefur 1755–1816 m. Nancy (Catherine) Lott 1763–1834
        1. 1. Samuel (Burrell) Sandefer 1781–1855
        2. 2. William Sandefur 1780–1850
        3. 3. Joseph Sandefur 1783–1863
        4. 4. James Sandefur 1784–1860
        5. 5. Jonathon Sandefur 1798–1837
        6. 6. Robert Sandifer 1787–1860
      3. 3. John Sandefur 1745–1833
      4. 4. Mary (Young) Sandefur 1744–1821
        1. 1. James Bugg 1776–1856
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Patrick) Sandefur 1765–
      6. 6. Sarah (N) Sandefur 1776–
      7. 7. Ellender Sandefur 1770–
      8. 8. Richard (H Sandefur) Sr 1775–1853 m. Elizabeth ('Betsey') Petty 1783–1853
        1. 1. Catherine Sandefur 1808–1860
        2. 2. Judith (Elizabeth Ann) Sandefur 1822–1848
        3. 3. David Sandefur 1820–1889 m. Frances Martin 1832– m. Hannah Gentry 1824–1847
        4. 4. Eliza (Gabrilla) Sandefur 1818–1848
        5. 5. William Sandefur 1818–1880
        6. 6. John Sandefur 1811–1870 m. Sarah ('Sallie') Bennett 1811–1880
        7. 7. Mary (Petty) Sandefur 1810–1841
        8. 8. Richard (H. Sandefur) Jr. 1803–1861 m. Martha (Ann) Majors 1805–
      9. 9. Henry Sandefur 1756–1832 m. Martha Taylor 1760–1836
        1. 1. Samuel Sandefur 1794–1836
        2. 2. James (B) Sandefur 1790–
        3. 3. Mary (Taylor "Polly") Sandefur 1799–1850
        4. 4. Edmund Sandefur 1788–1840
        5. 5. Louis Sandefur 1787–
        6. 6. Sarah Sandefur 1797–
      10. 10. Pvt (James Sandefur, US War for Independence: Entered service in 1776 under Capt. Samuel Hopkins. Served two years in 6th VA) Regiment 1750–1824
        1. 1. Martha Sandefur 1781–
        2. 2. Robert Sandefur –1790
    2. 2. Francis Norvell 1735–1783
    3. 3. James (Norvell, Colonial Wars in 1758 Lunenburg militia volunteer; US War for Independence; slaveowner) 6x 1723–1823 m. Mary (Ann) Knott 1738–1813
      1. 1. Clinton Norvell 1780–1860
      2. 2. David Norvell 1775–1840 m. Elizabeth (W) Downey 1785–1850
        1. 1. Dr (Alexander Smith Norvell, Physician, slaveowner) 3x 1816–1876 m. Elizabeth (Margaret Jane) Wade 1819–1876
        2. 2. William (Henry) Norvell 1804–1806
        3. 3. Henry Norvell 1830–1850
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Norvell 1822–1873
        5. 5. Felix (B.) Norvell 1818–1854
        6. 6. David (Jefferson) Norvell 1815–1859
        7. 7. Edward (Morris Butcher) Norvell 1813–1892
        8. 8. Sidney (Smith Norvell) (Norville) 1812–
        9. 9. Margaret Norvell 1808–1819
        10. 10. Thomas (Washington) Norvell 1806–1870
        11. 11. William Norvell 1804–1880
        12. 12. John (W.) Norvell 1802–1870
        13. 13. James (D) Norvell 1800–1858
      3. 3. James Norvell 1770– m. Lydia 1775–
        1. 1. Mary Norvell 1820–1856
      4. 4. John Norvell 1778–1850 m. Margaret (Thaxton) Moores 1790–1836
        1. 1. Jane (M) Norvell 1814–1889
        2. 2. Charles (Moores) Norvell 1816–1857 m. Sarah (Ann Scruggs) (Muckleroy) 1824–1895
        3. 3. William (Brown) Norvell 1819–1895 m. Virginia (Glovena) Peacock 1821–1927
        4. 4. Sara (Margaret) Norvell 1825–1880 m. Thomas (Briggs Moores,) slaveholder 1820–1852
        5. 5. Henry Norvell 1831–
        6. 6. Henry (J. H.) Norvell 1812–1854
        7. 7. Robert Norvell 1824–1902
      5. 5. Mary Norvell 1770–1779
      6. 6. Nancy Norvell 1775–1790
      7. 7. William Norvell 1768–1830
    4. 4. Mary Norvell 1728–
    5. 5. Thomas Norvell 1734–1812 m. Judith Parrish 1748–1858
  2. 2. Hill Sandefur 1747–1773
  3. 3. Samuel Sandefur 1749–1836
  4. 4. Tompkins Sandefur 1755–1782

William Sandefur's Timeline

2 Records

1707
14 Oct 1707
Birth of William John Sandefur in South Hampton, Virginia, USA
South Hampton, Virginia, USA
1755
1755
Age 48
Death of William John Sandefur in Southampton, Virginia, USA
Southampton, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1707
    Event Place: South Hampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0041

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: York County, Virginia, Charles Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    47-48
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