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William Christian Shearer 1759–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1759

Birth Location: Bullocks Creek, York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Shearer

Mother: SARAH GG5

Spouse(s): M. Walters

Children(s): Walter Shearer, William Shearer

William Christian Shearer was born in 1759 in Bullocks Creek, York, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Christian Shearer And Sarah Salome Bargett Baggett Gg5. William Christian Shearer married M Sarah Sallie Walters, and had children including Walter R Shearer, William Shearer. William Christian Shearer passed away in 1830 in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Christian Shearer was born in 1759 in Bullocks Creek, York, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Christian Shearer And Sarah Salome Bargett Baggett Gg5.
  • William Christian Shearer married M Sarah Sallie Walters, and had children including Walter R Shearer, William Shearer.
  • William Christian Shearer passed away in 1830 in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA.

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William Shearer's Ancestors

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William Shearer
1759–1830
Birth Place: Bullocks Creek, York, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Christian Shearer
1720–1789
Armagh, , Ulster, Ireland
SARAH (SALOME BARGETT\BAGGETT -) GG5
1735–1797
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
MATHEW SHEARER
1693–1770
Armach, Ulster, Ireland, UK
Sarah McCAFFERTY
1690–1786
ireland, UK
Nicholas (BAGGETT) II
1683–1755
OLD VIRGINIA COLONY of, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Mary Hardy
1686–1761
Isle, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shearer's Descendants

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William (Christian) Shearer (04 Jan 1759–1830) m. M. (Sarah 'Sallie') Walters (1787–aft 1840)
  1. 1. Walter (R) Shearer 1813–1878 m. Nancy (Bailey) Rice 1822–1865 m. Delilah (E) Everman 1832–1868 m. Amelia (Ann "Millie") Sovain 1822–1911
    1. 1. Rev (Charles Wesley) Shearer 1843–1899 m. Pauline (Elizabeth) Pennington 1851–1939
      1. 1. Elisabeth (Fuller) Shearer 1878–1942 m. Frank (Wiley) Dorsey 1888–1958
        1. 1. Charles (Shearer) Dorsey 1913–1996 m. Gertrude (White) Dorsey 1916–1991
        2. 2. Robert (Wylie) Dorsey 1917–2015 m. Julia (Bates) Martin 1920–2006
        3. 3. Mary (Elisabeth) Dorsey 1919–2010 m. Arnold (Roscoe) Knapp 1914–1979
        4. 4. William (Cornelius) Dorsey 1921–1943 m. Rose (Mary) Schang 1923–1997
      2. 2. Nancy (Katherine) Shearer 1880–1963
        1. 1. Mary (Lucille) Boothe 1906–1999
  2. 2. William Shearer 1810–1877
    1. 1. John (Randolph) Shearer 1834–1911
      1. 1. William (Mark) Shearer 1855–1927
        1. 1. Clyde (Ejay) Shearer 1882–1964

William Shearer's Timeline

4 Records

1759
04 Jan 1759
Birth of William Christian Shearer in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1759
04 Jan 1759
Birth of William Christian Shearer in Bullocks Creek, York, South Carolina, USA
Bullocks Creek, York, South Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 71
Death of William Christian Shearer in Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Wayne, Kentucky, USA
1830
1830
Age 71
Death of William Christian Shearer in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1759
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1759
    Event Place: Bullocks Creek, York, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

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