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William Jackson Sandefur 1784 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 June 1784

Birth Location: Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1848

Death Location: Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Bennett Sandefur,

Mother: Judith Bilbo

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kilgore

Children(s): Martha Sandefur, Judith Sandefur, John Sandefur, Mary Sandefur, Eliza Sandefur

William Jackson Sandefur was born in 1784 in Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Bennett Sandefur, and Judith Bilbo. In 1850, William Jackson Sandefur resided in District 2, Henderson, Kentucky, USA. William Jackson Sandefur married Elizabeth Ann Kilgore, and had children including Martha Ellen Sandefur, Judith Elizabeth Sandefur, John William Sandefur, Mary J. Sandefur, Eliza Jane Sandefur. William Jackson Sandefur passed away in 1848 in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jackson Sandefur was born in 1784 in Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Bennett Sandefur, and Judith Bilbo.
  • In 1850, William Jackson Sandefur resided in District 2, Henderson, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Jackson Sandefur married Elizabeth Ann Kilgore, and had children including Martha Ellen Sandefur, Judith Elizabeth Sandefur, John William Sandefur, Mary J. Sandefur, Eliza Jane Sandefur.
  • William Jackson Sandefur passed away in 1848 in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Sandefur's Ancestors

Self
William Sandefur
1784 – 1848
Birth Place: Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Bennett Sandefur,
1765 – 1840
St James Parish, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Judith Bilbo
1760 – 1840
St James Parish, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Nixon) Sandefur
1722 – 1807
St.Charles Parrish, Elizabeth City Co, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Norvell
1730 – 1782
James City, Virginia, USA
John (Jean) Bilbo
1735 – 1809
Manakin Township, King William, Virginia, USA
Ann Walker
1743 – 1786
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William #2
1666 – 1742
Mary Young
1684 – 1774
Hugh Norvell
1699 – 1759
Mary Sandifer
1700 – 1760
Jean Bilbeau,
1706 – 1751
Susannah Pankey
1716 – 1739
Tandy Walker
1714 – 1751
Judah Langford
1714 – 1752
2nd-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
Jacques Bilbeau,
1675 – 1735
Susannah Dutoi
1672 – 1751
Jean Panetier,
1665 – 1717
Angell Chastain
1692 – 1735
Sylvanus Walker
1689 – 1785
Susannah Tandy
1696 – 1739

William Sandefur's Descendants

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William (Jackson) Sandefur (16 June 1784 – 13 Mar 1848) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Kilgore (17 November 1794 – 12 August 1872)
  1. 1. Martha (Ellen) Sandefur (FEB 1823 – 1916) m. Samuel (B.) Cox
  2. 2. Judith (Elizabeth) Sandefur (16 Jun 1825 – 20 Mar 1880) m. Lazarus (Marcellous) Willingham (7 Sep 1818 – 20 March 1878)
    1. 1. Diece (Dennis M) Willingham (15 Jan 1854 – 1943)
    2. 2. Henrietta (B) Willingham (1857 – )
  3. 3. John (William) Sandefur (ABT 1827 – 1873) m. Julia (Ann) Cox (Abt. 1826 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth (A.) Sandefur (Abt 1849 – )
    2. 2. Robert (A.) Sandefur (25 Mar 1853 – Apr 1853)
  4. 4. Mary (J.) Sandefur (1830 – 3 Feb 1918)
  5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Sandefur (1833 – )

William Sandefur's Timeline

3 Records

1784
16 June 1784
Birth of William Jackson Sandefur in Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
1848
13 Mar 1848
Age 64
Death of William Jackson Sandefur in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 66
William Jackson Sandefur resided here in District 2, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
District 2, Henderson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1784
    Event Place: Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_204; Page: 325A; Image: 311
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_204; Page: 325A; Image: 311

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1848
    Event Place: Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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