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William Speight 1674–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1674

Birth Location: Sunbury, Nansemond County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1749

Death Location: Chowan County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA

Father: Capt Speight

Mother: Elizabeth Glascock)

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The story of William Speight began in 1674 in Sunbury, Nansemond County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA. William Speight passed away in 1749 in Chowan County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Speight began in 1674 in Sunbury, Nansemond County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA.
  • William Speight passed away in 1749 in Chowan County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA.

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William Speight's Ancestors

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William Speight
1674–1749
Birth Place: Sunbury, Nansemond County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA
Parents
Capt William B Speight
1653–1719
Of, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Taylor (or) Glascock)
1635–1685
England
Grandparents
Francis Speight
1614–1684
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth O'Rourke
1615–1682
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James O'Rourke
1595–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1674
ABT 1674
Birth of William Speight in Sunbury, Nansemond County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA
Sunbury, Nansemond County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA
1749
16 Jan 1749
Age 75
Death of William Speight in Chowan County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA
Chowan County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1674
    Event Place: Sunbury, Nansemond County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1749
    Event Place: Chowan County (now Gates County), North Carolina, USA

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