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William I. Speight 1659 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1659

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Speight

Mother: Helene Gressam

Spouse(s): Mary Seawell

Children(s): William Speight

William I. Speight Capt. was born in 1659 in England, the child of William Speight and Helene Gressam. William I. Speight Capt. married Mary Seawell, and had children including William Francis Speight. William I. Speight Capt. passed away in 1720 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William I. Speight Capt. was born in 1659 in England, the child of William Speight and Helene Gressam.
  • William I. Speight Capt. married Mary Seawell, and had children including William Francis Speight.
  • William I. Speight Capt. passed away in 1720 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Speight
1620 – 1666
Birth Location: Ossett, Yorkshire, England
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Helene Gressam
1606 – 1655
Birth Location: Rossington, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Seawell
1660 – 1728
Birth Location: Barbados
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Children(s)

William Speight
1690 – 1735
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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William Speight's Ancestors

Self
William Speight
1659 – 1720
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Speight
1620 – 1666
Ossett, Yorkshire, England
Helene Gressam
1606 – 1655
Rossington, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Gresham
1575 – 1628
Rossington, Yorkshire, England
Jane Judd
1567 – 1617
Rossington, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Yorkshire
1547 – 1630
Ellen Auckland
1548 – 1597
Judd
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gresham
1515 – 1552
Ann Moore
1525 – 1547
Auckland
1520 –

William Speight's Descendants

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William (I.) Speight (1659 – 1720) m. Mary Seawell (1660 – 5 Apr 1728)
  1. 1. William (Francis) Speight (1 Jun 1690 – 2 Jun 1735) m. Marie Myrch (1698 – 1736)
    1. 1. William (M) Speight (1715 – 1789) m. Sarah (Draft \) Morfee (1715 – 1790)
      1. 1. William Speight (Est. 1723 – 1772)
      2. 2. Thomas Speight (Est. 1735 – )
      3. 3. Mary Speight (1738 – 1820) m. John (I) Rouse (1734 – 1790)
        1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Rouse (abt 1750 – abt 1823) m. Isaac (Daniel or) McDaniel (abt 1747 – abt 1789)
        2. 2. Solomon Rouse (1755 – 1800) m. Hannah ( – Aft. 1800)
        3. 3. Joshua Rouse (1763 – )
        4. 4. John Rouse (1765 – 22 Oct 1844)
        5. 5. Jesse Rouse (1767 – 1831)
        6. 6. Simon Rouse (1769 – )
        7. 7. Alexander Rouse (1771 – )
        8. 8. Joseph Rouse (1771 – )
      4. 4. William Speight (1740 – 1840)
      5. 5. Sarah Speight (1742 – 1809)
      6. 6. Ruth ((1742)) Speight (25 Mar 1742 – aft 1820)
      7. 7. Francis Speight (1746 – Bef. 1790)
    2. 2. Thomas Speight (1 Jun 1732 – 1 Jun 1775)
    3. 3. Ann Speight (1 Jun 1734 – 1 Jun 1799)

William Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1659
1659
Birth of William I. Speight Capt. in England
England
1720
1720
Age 61
Death of William I. Speight Capt. in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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