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William Craighead Sandys 1796–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1796

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: bef 1828

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Father: Margaret Craighead

Mother:

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth Sandys

In 1796, William Craighead Sandys entered the world in Halifax, Virginia, USA, born to Margaret Craighead And Samuel Sandys. William Craighead Sandys married Prudence Jeffries, and had children including Elizabeth C Sandys. William Craighead Sandys passed away in 1828 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1796, William Craighead Sandys entered the world in Halifax, Virginia, USA, born to Margaret Craighead And Samuel Sandys.
  • William Craighead Sandys married Prudence Jeffries, and had children including Elizabeth C Sandys.
  • William Craighead Sandys passed away in 1828 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Margaret Craighead
1759–1832
Birth Location: Prob. Lunenburg County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Sandys
1819–1870
Birth Location: , Mecklenburg, Virginia
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William Sandys's Ancestors

Self
William Sandys
1796–1828
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
Margaret Craighead
1759–1832
Prob. Lunenburg County, Virginia
Grandparents
Capt. (William) Craighead
1731–1801
White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware
Mildred Thompson
1735–1800
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Craighead
1702–1735
Margaret Brown
1702–1765
Roxie Porter
–1962
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Craighead
1664–1739

William Sandys's Descendants

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William (Craighead) Sandys (Abt. 1796–bef 1828)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (C) Sandys 1819–1870 m. Nathaniel Norwood 1811– m. R (J) Jeffries –1836
    1. 1. Martha Piggee 1842– m. Aaron Piggee 1803–1899
      1. 1. Horace (Wesley Piggee) Sr. 1910–1928 m. Addie (Lena) Norris 1876–1948 m. Martha Piggue 1896–1924 m. Addie (L) Piggee 1873–1948 m. Ada Codman 1872– m. Catherine Piggne 1871– m. Addie (Lena) Norris 1874–1932
        1. 1. Lenox Piggee 1896–1971 m. May Gaddy 1896–1967 m. Martha (Angeline) Gaddy 1894– m. May Piggee 1905–
        2. 2. Aron Piggee 1891–1979 m. Bennie (May) Rab 1920–
        3. 3. Hiram Piggee 1900–1980 m. Isabella Gaddy 1901–1995
        4. 4. Horace Piggee 1905–1975 m. Louie Chaney 1906–
        5. 5. Louis (C.) Piggee 1902–1982 m. Bessie Pigee 1908–1960
        6. 6. Charlotte Piggee 1893–1926
        7. 7. Willie (Ann) Codman 1887–1916 m. James Dickerson 1881–1957 m. Dickerson 1887–
        8. 8. Florence Piggee 1907–1945 m. Steve Anderson 1905– m. Mat Wallace 1877–
        9. 9. Ruth Piggee 1912–2009 m. Lee (A) Mitchell 1905–1964 m. Willie (Odell) Currant 1906–
        10. 10. Annie (Lee) Piggee 1917–2005
        11. 11. Nellie Piggee 1910–1926 m. Aaron Piggee 1803–1899
        12. 12. Corra Piggee 1914–1930
        13. 13. Addison Piggee 1915–1970 m. Annie (Mae Mack) Smith 1917–1980 m. Annie (Mack) Smith 1917–
        14. 14. Lewis Piggee 1907– m. Bessie Pigee 1908–1960
        15. 15. Charlot (M) Piggee 1893–
        16. 16. Bettie (T) Piggee 1897–
        17. 17. Willie (Ann) Codman 1887–
        18. 18. Lewis Piggee 1904–
        19. 19. Horace Piggee 1906–
        20. 20. Nellie Piggee 1909–
        21. 21. Charlott Piggee 1893–
        22. 22. Lewis Piggee 1904–
        23. 23. Horace Piggee 1905–1975 m. Louie Chaney 1906–
        24. 24. Florence Piggee 1908–
        25. 25. Nellie Piggee 1909–
        26. 26. Willie (Ann) Codman 1887–
        27. 27. Ruth Piggee 1912–
        28. 28. Corra Piggee 1914–
        29. 29. Adison (Noris) Piggee 1915– m. Annie (Mack) Smith 1917–
        30. 30. Ruth Piggee 1912–
        31. 31. Corra Piggee 1914–
        32. 32. Willie (Ann) Codman 1887–1916
        33. 33. Herman Piggne 1892–
        34. 34. Myrtie Piggne 1893–
        35. 35. Ethel Piggne 1895–1962
        36. 36. Dell Piggne 1902–
        37. 37. Robbie Piggne 1903–
        38. 38. Boles Piggne 1905–
        39. 39. Charlott Pigger 1893–1926
        40. 40. Lenox Pigger 1896–1971
        41. 41. Bittie Pigger 1898–1982
        42. 42. Lewis Pigger 1904–
        43. 43. Horace Pigger 1906–
        44. 44. Florence Pigger 1908–1945
        45. 45. Arel Piggee 1892–
        46. 46. Ruth Piggee 1912–
        47. 47. Hiram (J) Piggee 1898–1980
        48. 48. Willie (Ann) Codman 1887–
        49. 49. Corra Piggee 1914–
        50. 50. Nellie Pigger 1909–1926
        51. 51. Bittie Pigger 1898–1982
        52. 52. Florence Pigger 1908–1945
        53. 53. Charlotte Piggee 1893–1926
        54. 54. Addison Piggee 1915–1970
        55. 55. Horace Piggee 1905–1975
        56. 56. Hiram (J.) Piggee 1898–1980 m. Isibell Piggee 1901–
        57. 57. Willie (Ann) Codman 1887–1916
        58. 58. Corra Piggee 1914–1930
        59. 59. Ruth Piggee 1912–
        60. 60. Nannie (Lee) Piggee 1916–2005
        61. 61. Arel Piggee 1892–
        62. 62. Bettie Piggee 1898–1982
        63. 63. Bettie Piggee 1897–1982
        64. 64. Aaron (A) Piggee 1891–1979
        65. 65. Lenox (S) Piggee 1895–1971
        66. 66. Hiram (J) Piggee 1898–1980
        67. 67. Louis (C.) Piggee 1902–1982
        68. 68. Florence Piggee 1908–
        69. 69. Nellie Pigger 1909–
        70. 70. Willie (Ann) Piggie 1887–1916 m. James Dixon 1883–
        71. 71. Ruth Piggee 1912–
        72. 72. Corra Piggee 1914–
        73. 73. Addison Piggee 1915–1970
        74. 74. Arel Piggee 1892–
        75. 75. Addison Piggee 1915–1970
        76. 76. Florence Piggee 1907–1945
        77. 77. Nellie Piggee 1909–
        78. 78. Louis (C.) Piggee 1902–1982
        79. 79. Hiram (J) Piggee 1898–1980
        80. 80. Lenox (Samuel) Piggee 1895–1971
        81. 81. Bettie Piggee 1897–1982
        82. 82. Charlotte Piggee 1893–
        83. 83. Aaron Piggee 1891–1979
        84. 84. Ruth Piggee 1912–
        85. 85. Corra Piggee 1914–1930
        86. 86. Georgia (Nannie Lee) Hawkins 1916–2005 m. Edwin (Luther Hawkins Sr.) Sr 1914–1974
        87. 87. Lenox (S) Piagll 1895–
        88. 88. Bettie (T) Piagll 1897–
        89. 89. Hiram (J) Piagll 1898–
        90. 90. Willie (Ann) Codman 1887–
        91. 91. Aron Pigger 1892–
        92. 92. Charlott Pigger 1893–
        93. 93. Lenox Pigger 1896–
        94. 94. Bittie Pigger 1898–
        95. 95. Lewis Pigger 1904–
        96. 96. Horace Pigger 1906–
        97. 97. Florence Pigger 1908–
        98. 98. Nellie Pigger 1909–
      2. 2. Bittie Piggee 1898– m. Prince Tillman 1892–1969
        1. 1. Addie (L) Tillman 1924–
        2. 2. Doris Tillman 1925– m. Robert Hill 1923– m. Robert Hill 1923–1991
      3. 3. Violet Norwood 1866–
      4. 4. Katie Piggee 1876–
      5. 5. Mathew Norwood 1863–1946 m. Mary Miller 1870–
        1. 1. William (Horace) Norwood 1912–
        2. 2. Fannie Norwood 1894–
        3. 3. Katie Norwood 1896–
        4. 4. Charlie Norwood 1904–
        5. 5. Margarette Norwood 1907–
        6. 6. Jessie Norwood 1909–
        7. 7. Samuel (E) Norwood 1914–
        8. 8. Simon (P) Norwood 1887–1923 m. Gussie Norwood 1889–1923
        9. 9. Sarah (P) Norwood 1887–
        10. 10. Hester Norwood 1890–
      6. 6. Bettie Piggee 1874–
      7. 7. Katie Piggee 1876–
      8. 8. Violet Norwood 1866–
    2. 2. John Norwood 1832–
    3. 3. Clara Norwood 1835–1914
    4. 4. Joseph Norwood 1837–
    5. 5. James Norwood 1837–
    6. 6. Thomas Norwood 1838–
    7. 7. Mary Norwood 1841–
    8. 8. William (S.) Hollaway 1840–

William Sandys's Timeline

3 Records

1796
Abt. 1796
Birth of William Craighead Sandys in Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1816
24 Jun 1816
Age 20
William Craighead Sandys was married in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
1828
bef 1828
Age 32
Death of William Craighead Sandys in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1796
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1816
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1828
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
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