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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

The story of William John Sandefur began in 1707 in South Hampton, Virginia, USA. William John Sandefur married Mary Elizabeth Tompkins, and had children including Mary Sandefur Sandifer, Hill Sandefur, Samuel Sandefur, Tompkins Sandefur. William John Sandefur passed away in 1755 in Southampton, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Sandefur began in 1707 in South Hampton, Virginia, USA.
  • William John Sandefur married Mary Elizabeth Tompkins, and had children including Mary Sandefur Sandifer, Hill Sandefur, 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,
1650 – 1736
Radcliff, Lancashire, England
Mary Davenport
1649 – 1732
Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sandiford
1624 – 1693
Gennet Sandiford
1629 – 1698
Thomas Davenport
1630 – 1685
Cecily Clarke,
1619 – 1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hamlet Sundyforth)
1583 – 1641
Margaret Smethurst
1594 – 1651
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 – aft May 1760) m. Hugh Norvell (1699 – 10 OCT 1759)
    1. 1. James Norvell, (1723 – 1823) m. Mary (Ann) Knott (1738 – 14 Feb 1813)
      1. 1. William Norvell (20 APR 1768 – 14 FEB 1830)
      2. 2. James Norvell (1770 – ) m. Lydia (1775 – )
        1. 1. Mary Norvell (1820 – 1856)
      3. 3. Mary Norvell (1770 – 1779)
      4. 4. David Norvell (1775 – Dec 1840) m. Elizabeth (W) Downey (1785 – 1850)
        1. 1. James (D) Norvell (24 JAN 1800 – 1858)
        2. 2. John (W.) Norvell (16 OCT 1802 – 1870)
        3. 3. William Norvell (1804 – 1880)
        4. 4. William (Henry) Norvell (16 MAY 1804 – 19 MAR 1806)
        5. 5. Thomas (Washington) Norvell (28 MAY 1806 – 1870)
        6. 6. Margaret Norvell (23 JUN 1808 – 5 NOV 1819)
        7. 7. Sidney (Smith Norvell) (Norville) (1 JUN 1812 – )
        8. 8. Edward (Morris Butcher) Norvell (7 FEB 1813 – 18 JUN 1892)
        9. 9. David (Jefferson) Norvell (8 MAR 1815 – 1859)
        10. 10. Dr (Alexander Smith) Norvell, (8 JAN 1816 – 26 FEB 1876) m. Elizabeth (Margaret Jane) Wade (13 JUL 1819 – 6 MAR 1876)
        11. 11. Felix (B.) Norvell (1818 – 1854)
        12. 12. Mary (Ann) Norvell (23 MAR 1822 – 1873)
        13. 13. Henry Norvell (1830 – AFT 1850)
      5. 5. Nancy Norvell (1775 – Abt. 1790)
      6. 6. John Norvell (26 SEP 1778 – 1850) m. Margaret (Thaxton) Moores (26 DEC 1790 – 1836)
        1. 1. Henry (J. H.) Norvell (11 Dec 1812 – 06 Feb 1854)
        2. 2. Jane (M) Norvell (5 Sep 1814 – 15 Jan 1889)
        3. 3. Charles (Moores) Norvell (26 Sep 1816 – 06 NOV 1857) m. Sarah (Ann) Scruggs (27 NOV 1824 – 02 NOV 1895)
        4. 4. William (Brown) Norvell (28 NOV 1819 – 21 MAY 1895) m. Virginia (Glovena) Peacock (4 JUL 1821 – 12 APR 1927)
        5. 5. Robert Norvell (1 June 1824 – 29 June 1902)
        6. 6. Sara (Margaret) Norvell (1825 – aft 1880) m. Thomas (Briggs) Moores, (16 Aug 1820 – 25 Dec 1852)
        7. 7. Henry Norvell (1831 – )
      7. 7. Clinton Norvell (2 OCT 1780 – 1860)
    2. 2. Mary Norvell (ABT 1728 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Norvell (1730 – 9 Mar 1782) m. James (Nixon) Sandefur (24 Apr 1722 – NOV 1807)
      1. 1. Mary (Young) Sandefur (1744 – 1821) m. B Bugg
        1. 1. James Bugg (abt 1776 – 17 Dec 1856)
      2. 2. John Sandefur (1745 – 1833)
      3. 3. Pvt (James) Sandefur, (1750 – 22 Jun 1824) m. Martha Vines
        1. 1. Martha Sandefur (13 NOV 1781 – )
        2. 2. Robert Sandefur ( – OCT 1790)
      4. 4. William (Norvell) Sandefur (1755 – bef 28 Oct 1816) m. Nancy (Catherine) Lott (1763 – 29 Jan 1834)
        1. 1. William Sandefur (abt 1780 – Bef. 1850)
        2. 2. Samuel (Burrell) Sandefer (ca 1781 – 1855)
        3. 3. Joseph Sandefur (15 Jul 1783 – 1863)
        4. 4. James Sandefur (1784 – Aft. 1860)
        5. 5. Robert Sandifer (1787 – 1860)
        6. 6. Jonathon Sandefur (1798 – ABT 1837)
      5. 5. Henry Sandefur (1756 – 1832) m. Martha Taylor (Abt. 1760 – Abt. 1836)
        1. 1. Louis Sandefur (Abt. 1787 – )
        2. 2. Edmund Sandefur (Abt. 1788 – Aft. 1840)
        3. 3. James (B) Sandefur (Abt. 1790 – )
        4. 4. Samuel Sandefur (Abt. 1794 – Bef. 1836)
        5. 5. Sarah Sandefur (Abt. 1797 – )
        6. 6. Mary (Taylor "Polly") Sandefur (06 May 1799 – 17 Jul 1850)
      6. 6. Bennett Sandefur, (1765 – 27 Aug 1840) m. Judith Bilbo (1760 – 27 Aug 1840)
        1. 1. John (Tandy) Sandefur, (1781 – 1849) m. Nancy (C) Moss (1799 – Aft. 1880) m. Eliza (McLean) Davis
        2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Sandefur (1784 – 1847) m. Leonard Grady (1786 – )
        3. 3. William (Jackson) Sandefur (16 June 1784 – 13 Mar 1848) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Kilgore (17 November 1794 – 12 August 1872)
        4. 4. Charles (Tandy Sandefur) Sr, (1792 – 23 Aug 1852) m. Martha (Frances) Robards (1795 – Abt. 1831) m. Shilo Watson (1812 – 23 Aug 1852)
        5. 5. Joshua (Bennett) Sandefur (1796 – 13 Mar 1848) m. Eliza (Jane) Moss (1804 – 1839)
        6. 6. Judith (Ann) Sandefur (1798 – 1846) m. Pvt (Ovid) Keach, (1798 – 20 May 1853)
        7. 7. James (Richard) Sandefur (1800 – 2 Feb 1884) m. Sarah (B) Biggs (1808 – 1826)
        8. 8. Samuel (Alexander) Sandefur, (1804 – 2 Feb 1884) m. Obedience (O'Bannon) Collier (1808 – 1890)
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Patrick) Sandefur (1765 – )
      8. 8. Ellender Sandefur (1770 – )
      9. 9. Richard (H) Sandefur (1775 – 1853) m. Elizabeth ('Betsey') Petty (1783 – 1853)
        1. 1. Richard (H.) Sandefur (1803 – 1861) m. Martha (Ann) Majors (ABT 1805 – UNKNOWN)
        2. 2. Catherine Sandefur (1808 – Aft. 19 Jun 1860)
        3. 3. Mary (Petty) Sandefur (1810 – 1841)
        4. 4. John Sandefur (1811 – 23 Jun 1870) m. Sarah ('Sallie') Bennett (1811 – after 1880)
        5. 5. Eliza (Gabrilla) Sandefur (1818 – 1848)
        6. 6. William Sandefur (1818 – 1880)
        7. 7. David Sandefur (1820 – 09 Oct 1889) m. Hannah Gentry (ABT 1824 – 27 Mar 1847) m. Frances Martin (1832 – UNKNOWN)
        8. 8. Judith (Elizabeth Ann) Sandefur (1822 – 1848)
      10. 10. Sarah (N) Sandefur (1776 – )
    4. 4. Thomas Norvell (1734 – Jun 1812) m. Judith Parrish (1748 – 12 JAN 1858)
      1. 1. Nancy Norvell
    5. 5. Francis Norvell (ABT 1735 – 1783)
  2. 2. Hill Sandefur (25 Aug 1747 – 1773)
  3. 3. Samuel Sandefur (01 Sep 1749 – 20 Feb 1836)
  4. 4. Tompkins Sandefur (Sep 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, 1702–1981, 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, 1648-1789

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