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William Sayers 1764–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 MAY 1764

Birth Location: Montgomery Co., Va., USA

Death Date: 9 MAR 1867

Death Location: Lee Co., Va., USA

Father: David Sayers

Mother: Mary Beattie

Spouse(s): Sarah Smith

Children(s): David Sayers, Mary Sayers, Margaret Sayers, Nancy Sayers, Robert Sayers, Catherine Sayers, Darthula Sayers

William Sayers was born in 1764 in Montgomery Co., Va., USA, the child of David Sayers And Mary Beattie. William Sayers married Sarah Sayers Smith, and had children including Catherine Sayers, Darthula Sayers, David Sayers, Margaret Peggy Sayers, Mary B Sayers, Nancy W Sayers, Robert Sayers. William Sayers passed away in 1867 in Lee Co., Va., USA.

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Biography

  • William Sayers was born in 1764 in Montgomery Co., Va., USA, the child of David Sayers And Mary Beattie.
  • William Sayers married Sarah Sayers Smith, and had children including Catherine Sayers, Darthula Sayers, David Sayers, Margaret Peggy Sayers, Mary B Sayers, Nancy W Sayers, Robert Sayers.
  • William Sayers passed away in 1867 in Lee Co., Va., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Sayers
1733–1819
Birth Location: Md., USA
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Mary Beattie
1741–1841
Birth Location: Carr's Creek, Rockbridge Co., Va., USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Smith
1768–1850
Birth Location: Augusta Co., Va., USA
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Children(s)

David Sayers
1801–1850
Birth Location: –
DS
Mary Sayers
1796–1876
Birth Location: Montgomery Co., Va., USA
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Margaret Sayers
1799–1861
Birth Location: Wythe Co., Va., USA
MS
Nancy Sayers
1803–1876
Birth Location: –
NS
Robert Sayers
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Sayers
1806–
Birth Location: –
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Darthula Sayers
1807–1857
Birth Location: –
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William Sayers's Ancestors

Self
William Sayers
1764–1867
Birth Place: Montgomery Co., Va., USA
Parents
David Sayers
1733–1819
Md., USA
Mary Beattie
1741–1841
Carr's Creek, Rockbridge Co., Va., USA
Grandparents
William Sayers
Esther MNU
John Beattie
1718–1793
Ulster, Londonderry Co., North Ireland
Elinor Gilmore
1723–1790
Ulster, Londonderry Co., North Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John GILMORE
1692–1759
Agnes ANDERSON
1704–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theomas GILMORE
1670–1750
Marian STERLING
1673–1711

William Sayers's Descendants

1.
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William Sayers (19 MAY 1764–9 MAR 1867) m. Sarah (Sayers) Smith (1768–1850)
  1. 1. David Sayers 1801–1850 m. Nancy Kerr
    1. 1. William (George) Sayers 1830–1901 m. Rebecca Pearman 1835–1912
      1. 1. Slidell (Mason) Sayers 1863–1900 m. Sara (Jane) MNU
        1. 1. Claude (Thomas) Sayers 1886–1958 m. Nettie (Della) Bond 1895–1980
      2. 2. Rebecca Sayers m. FNU Castle
        1. 1. May (Bell) Castle 1890–
        2. 2. William Castle 1893–
        3. 3. Basti Castle 1896–
      3. 3. Young (Kendrick) Sayers m. Jane Allen
      4. 4. William (Blackburn) Sayers 1858– m. Elizabeth (Alice) Kinslow 1867–1948
        1. 1. Lou (Florence) Sayers 1884–1970
        2. 2. Berthenia (Mae) Sayers 1886–1971
        3. 3. Stella (F.) Sayers 1889–
        4. 4. John (William) Sayers 1892–
        5. 5. James (K.) Sayers 1894–
        6. 6. Cotna (Bethel) Sayers 1897–1975
        7. 7. Frank (Goble) Sayers 1900–1978
        8. 8. Walter (B. Carlos) Sayers 1902–
        9. 9. Elizabeth (L.) Sayers 1905–1936 m. Zane Gentry
        10. 10. Grada (Andrew) Sayers 1909–1991
        11. 11. Grover (Hatchel) Sayers 1911–1983
      5. 5. Mary (A.) Sayers 1857–
      6. 6. Rhoda Sayers
      7. 7. Minnie (Lee) Sayers
    2. 2. James (D.) Sayers 1832–
  2. 2. Mary (B.) Sayers 1796–1876
  3. 3. Margaret (Peggy) Sayers 1799–1861 m. Robert (McPherson) Ely 1795–1866
    1. 1. William (Sayers) Ely 1826–1860 m. Elizabeth Ball 1830–1856
      1. 1. Robert (M.) Ely 1856–1880 m. Susan (M.) Gibbs 1853–
        1. 1. Margaret (B.) Ely 1875–1947 m. Arthur (Erwin) Robertson 1876–1964
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Ely 1876–1969 m. William (Patton) Allen 1873–1960
        3. 3. Annie Ely 1879–1977 m. Alonzo (Watson) Haines 1875–1934
  4. 4. Nancy (W.) Sayers 1803–1876 m. Samuel McPherson
  5. 5. Robert Sayers 1805–
  6. 6. Catherine Sayers 1806–
  7. 7. Darthula Sayers 1807–1857 m. Samuel Pearman 1798–1858
    1. 1. Rebecca Pearman 1835–1912 m. William (George) Sayers 1830–1901
    2. 2. Jane Pearman
    3. 3. John (L.) Pearman
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Pearman
    5. 5. Sarah (Margaret) Pearman
    6. 6. Samuel (A.) Pearman 1845–1914 m. Charlotte MNU

William Sayers's Timeline

2 Records

1764
19 MAY 1764
Birth of William Sayers in Montgomery Co., Va., USA
Montgomery Co., Va., USA
1867
9 MAR 1867
Age 103
Death of William Sayers in Lee Co., Va., USA
Lee Co., Va., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAY 1764
    Event Place: Montgomery Co., Va., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [2] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [3] bowlby.FTW
    [4] TheomasGilmore.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1867
    Event Place: Lee Co., Va., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [2] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [3] bowlby.FTW
    [4] TheomasGilmore.FTW
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