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William Norvell Sandefur 1755 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia

Death Date: bef 28 Oct 1816

Death Location: Green County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Sandefur

Mother: Elizabeth Norvell

Spouse(s): Nancy Lott

Children(s): William Sandefur, Samuel Sandefer, Joseph Sandefur, James Sandefur, Robert Sandifer, Jonathon Sandefur

The story of William Norvell Sandefur began in 1755 in Mecklenburg, Virginia. William Norvell Sandefur married Nancy Catherine Lott, and had children including William Sandefur, Samuel Burrell Sandefer, Joseph Sandefur, James Sandefur, Robert Sandifer, Jonathon Sandefur. William Norvell Sandefur passed away in 1816 in Green County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Norvell Sandefur began in 1755 in Mecklenburg, Virginia.
  • William Norvell Sandefur married Nancy Catherine Lott, and had children including William Sandefur, Samuel Burrell Sandefer, Joseph Sandefur, James Sandefur, Robert Sandifer, Jonathon Sandefur.
  • William Norvell Sandefur passed away in 1816 in Green County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sandefur
1722 – 1807
Birth Location: St.Charles Parrish, Elizabeth City Co, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Norvell
1730 – 1782
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Lott
1763 – 1834
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

William Sandefur
1780 – 1850
Birth Location: Fairfield Co, South Carolina
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Samuel Sandefer
1781 – 1855
Birth Location: Fairfield, Chester Co. South Carolina
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Joseph Sandefur
1783 – 1863
Birth Location: Fairfield County South Carolina
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James Sandefur
1784 – 1860
Birth Location: Fairfield County South Carolina
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Robert Sandifer
1787 – 1860
Birth Location: Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
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Jonathon Sandefur
1798 – 1837
Birth Location: Fairfield County South Carolina
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William Sandefur's Ancestors

Self
William Sandefur
1755 – 1816
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia
Parents
James Nixon Sandefur
1722 – 1807
St.Charles Parrish, Elizabeth City Co, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Norvell
1730 – 1782
James City, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (John Sandefur) #2
1666 – 1742
Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Mary (Bennett Walkell) Young
1684 – 1774
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, USA
Hugh Norvell
1699 – 1759
James City, Virginia, USA
Mary (Sandefur) Sandifer
1700 – 1760
James City, James City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sandiford
1628 – 1691
Joanne Lowe
1620 – 1666
James Walker
1665 – 1710
Mary Barr
1660 – 1695
Capt Norvell,
1666 – 1719
Sarah Besouth
1674 – 1705
William Sandefur
1707 – 1755
Mary Tompkins
1719 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Standfield,
1610 – 1658
Judith Poole
1610 – 1663
John Lowe
1600 –
Frances Stapylton
1600 –
James Young
1637 – 1717
Cathrine Eadie
1640 – 1720
Johne Barr
1650 – 1703
Isabel Cuthbertson
1630 –
George Norvell
1648 – 1686
Lucy Bullock
1652 – 1680
James Besouth
1630 – 1681
Catherine Hubbard
1660 – 1706
William Sandeford)
1666 – 1742
Mary Walkell
1684 – 1774
Samuel Tompkins
1697 – 1764
Martha Powers
1701 – 1750

William Sandefur's Descendants

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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)

William Sandefur's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of William Norvell Sandefur in Mecklenburg, Virginia
Mecklenburg, Virginia
1816
bef 28 Oct 1816
Age 61
Death of William Norvell Sandefur in Green County, Kentucky, USA
Green County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 28 Oct 1816
    Event Place: Green County, Kentucky, USA
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