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William Jefferson Seay 1822–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1822

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 Feb 1894

Death Location: Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: Matthew Seay

Mother: Sarah Brannon

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The story of William Jefferson Seay began in 1822 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. William Jefferson Seay passed away in 1894 in Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jefferson Seay began in 1822 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
  • William Jefferson Seay passed away in 1894 in Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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William Seay's Ancestors

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William Seay
1822–1894
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Matthew " Mat " Seay
1790–1851
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Brannon
1794–1859
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Reuben (Seay) Sr
1764–1833
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly" Jones) Seay
1764–1845
Amelia, Virginia, United States
William (H) Brannon
1745–1802
North Farham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Scarberry (Sarah) Blackwell
1763–1832
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Seay
1718–1774
Lucy Seay
1716–1800
James Brannan
1720–1752
Wilmouth McCANN
1721–1803
William Sr
1713–1805
Elizabeth Crump
1717–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caron (Branham)
1683–1750
Morgave Bryan
1693–1752
William Dudley
1696–1752
Mary Barbor
1697–1764

William Seay's Timeline

2 Records

1822
27 Dec 1822
Birth of William Jefferson Seay in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1894
26 Feb 1894
Age 72
Death of William Jefferson Seay in Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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