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William Shannon 1682 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1682

Birth Location: Ulster District, Munster, Ireland

Death Date: 25 Mar 1742

Death Location: Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Father: Robert Shannon

Mother: Annal Powell

Spouse(s): Mary Hall

Children(s): Samuel Shannon

In 1682, William Shannon Sr. entered the world in Ulster District, Munster, Ireland, born to Robert M, Shannon and Annal Maca Wood - Powell. William Shannon Sr. married Mary Hall, and had children including Samuel Shannon. William Shannon Sr. passed away in 1742 in Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1682, William Shannon Sr. entered the world in Ulster District, Munster, Ireland, born to Robert M, Shannon and Annal Maca Wood - Powell.
  • William Shannon Sr. married Mary Hall, and had children including Samuel Shannon.
  • William Shannon Sr. passed away in 1742 in Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shannon's Ancestors

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William Shannon
1682 – 1742
Birth Place: Ulster District, Munster, Ireland
Parents
Robert M, Shannon
1630 – 1724
Ulster District, Munster, Ireland
Annal (Maca Wood -) Powell
1635 – 1692
Ulster, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Arthur Baird) Shannon
1601 – 1633
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Ann Shannon
1605 – 1631
Derry, Co Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
John Wood
1610 – 1680
London, Middlesex, England
Mary Long
1620 –
Great-Grandparents
John Shannon
1571 – 1605
Jean (Shannon)
1575 – 1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (Shannon)
1545 – 1600
Anne (Shannon)
1550 – 1605

William Shannon's Descendants

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William Shannon (Apr 1682 – 25 Mar 1742) m. Mary Hall (1682 – 25 Mar 1749)
  1. 1. Samuel Shannon (1727 – 17 Oct 1781) m. Jean (Reid) Shannon (1726 – August 1827)
    1. 1. Samuel (P.) Shannon (1746 – 17 Oct 1781) m. Maria (Elisabetha) Stimmel (25 Dec 1745 – 29 November 1800) m. Maria (Elisabetha) Stimmel (25 December 1745 – 29 November 1800)
      1. 1. George Shannon (Abt. 1762 – 31 May 1860)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Shannon (1767 – 9 November 1848)
      3. 3. John Shannon (1769 – )
      4. 4. Mary Shannon (7 January 1769 – 6 March 1833)
      5. 5. Nancy Shannon (Abt. 1770 – )
      6. 6. Sarah Shannon (1771 – Feb 1829)
      7. 7. Catherine (Rebecca) Shannon (1 Jul 1771 – 4 Feb 1821) m. Peter Reed (2 Feb 1764 – 13 May 1840)
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann Reed) Nolf (11 January 1803 – 6 July 1900) m. Henry ("Gum") Nolf\Nolph (24 September 1792 – 04 Oct 1871)
      8. 8. Jane Shannon (1772 – 1817)
      9. 9. Rebecca (Catherine) Shannon (1773 – 1848)
      10. 10. William Shannon (1773 – )
      11. 11. Samuel Shannon (1775 – 6 November 1839)
      12. 12. Richard Shannon (1776 – )
      13. 13. Ann Shannon (1778 – )
      14. 14. Charles Shannon (14 January 1781 – 30 May 1869)
      15. 15. Jane Shannon (10 May 1782 – 5 January 1817)
    2. 2. Thos Shannon (1753 – 1841)
    3. 3. James Shannon (11 May 1757 – 2 October 1824)

William Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1682
Apr 1682
Birth of William Shannon Sr. in Ulster District, Munster, Ireland
Ulster District, Munster, Ireland
1742
25 Mar 1742
Age 60
Death of William Shannon Sr. in Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1682
    Event Place: Ulster District, Munster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1742
    Event Place: Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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