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William Robertson Sevier 1738–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: (1738 OR 40)

Birth Location: Perhaps by Bentonville?, then Shenandoah now Warren, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 Feb 1792

Death Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Father: William Saffer

Mother: Catherine Neil

Spouse(s): Mary Snyder

Children(s): John Saffer

The story of William Robertson Sevier began in 1738 in Perhaps by Bentonville?, then Shenandoah now Warren, Virginia, United States. William Robertson Sevier married Mary Johanna Snyder, and had children including John W Saffer. William Robertson Sevier passed away in 1792 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Robertson Sevier began in 1738 in Perhaps by Bentonville?, then Shenandoah now Warren, Virginia, United States.
  • William Robertson Sevier married Mary Johanna Snyder, and had children including John W Saffer.
  • William Robertson Sevier passed away in 1792 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Saffer
1704–1803
Birth Location: St Giles in the Fields and St George, London, England
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Catherine Neil
1704–1780
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Snyder
1740–1792
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

John Saffer
1763–1843
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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William Sevier's Ancestors

Self
William Sevier
1738–1792
Birth Place: Perhaps by Bentonville?, then Shenandoah now Warren, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Saffer
1704–1803
St Giles in the Fields and St George, London, England
Catherine (O) Neil
1704–1780
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Phillip (O) Neil
1670–
middeton, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sevier's Descendants

1.
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William (Robertson) Sevier ((1738 OR 40)–12 Feb 1792) m. Mary (Johanna) Snyder (1740–Bef. 1792)
  1. 1. John (W) Saffer 1763–1843 m. Rebecca Mathes 1766–1845
    1. 1. James Saffer 1790–1829 m. Mary Rogers 1794–1863
      1. 1. William (Roger) Saffer 1816–1888 m. Catharine Fox 1819–1898
        1. 1. John (Mark) Saffer 1839–1864 m. Martha (M) Barnes 1836–1906

William Sevier's Timeline

2 Records

1738
(1738 OR 40)
Birth of William Robertson Sevier in Perhaps by Bentonville?, then Shenandoah now Warren, Virginia, United States
Perhaps by Bentonville?, then Shenandoah now Warren, Virginia, United States
1792
12 Feb 1792
Age 54
Death of William Robertson Sevier in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: (1738 OR 40)
    Event Place: Perhaps by Bentonville?, then Shenandoah now Warren, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1792
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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