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William Speight 1715–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Speight

Mother: Marie Myrch

Spouse(s): Sarah Morfee

Children(s): Mary Speights, William Speight, Sarah Speight, Thomas Speight, Francis Speight, William Speight, Ruth Speight

William Speight was born in 1715 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Francis Speight And Marie Myrch. William Speight married Sarah Draft Morfee, and had children including Francis Speight, Mary Speights, Ruth 1742 Speight, Sarah Speight, Thomas Speight, William Speight. William Speight passed away in 1789 in Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Speight was born in 1715 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Francis Speight And Marie Myrch.
  • William Speight married Sarah Draft Morfee, and had children including Francis Speight, Mary Speights, Ruth 1742 Speight, Sarah Speight, Thomas Speight, William Speight.
  • William Speight passed away in 1789 in Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Speight's Ancestors

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William Speight
1715–1789
Birth Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Francis Speight
1690–1735
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Marie Myrch
1698–1736
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (I. Speight) Capt.
1659–1720
England
Mary Seawell
1660–1728
Barbados
Great-Grandparents
William Speight
1620–1666
Helene Gressam
1606–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gresham
1575–1628
Jane Judd
1567–1617

William Speight's Descendants

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William Speight (1715–1789) m. Sarah (Draft) Morfee (1715–1790)
  1. 1. Mary Speights 1738–1820 m. John Rouse 1734–1790
    1. 1. Mary ("Polly" (Daniel, Simms, Rouse)) Rouse 1750–1823 m. Isaac (Daniel or) McDaniel 1747–1789
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Daniel 1787–1871 m. Timothy (W.) Aycock 1777–1849
        1. 1. Jesse Aycock 1834–1901 m. Mary Pike 1837–1896 m. Edith Aycock 1830–1854
        2. 2. Piety Jeffreys 1836–1916
        3. 3. Joshua Aycock 1831–1857
        4. 4. Thomas (G Burton) Aycock 1827–1851
        5. 5. Isaac Aycock 1815–1865 m. Elizabeth Aycock 1823–1858 m. Harriett Daniel 1822–1900
        6. 6. Mary Aycock 1835–1902
        7. 7. Daniel Aycock 1821–1900 m. Ellinor Lamm 1824–1870 m. Elizabeth Stansel 1823–1872
        8. 8. Isaac Aycock 1824–1864
        9. 9. Zilphia Aycock 1826–1897
        10. 10. James Aycock 1832–1911 m. Lydia (Ann Aycock) Sasser 1825–1894
        11. 11. Polly Aycock 1822–1901
        12. 12. Mary Aycock 1835–1916
        13. 13. Jacob (Wesley) Aycock 1829–1898 m. Charlotte Martin 1834–1909
        14. 14. Sarah (Sally) Aycock 1820–1901
      2. 2. Isaac Daniel 1780–1809
      3. 3. Solomon Daniel 1780–
      4. 4. David Daniel 1780–
      5. 5. Jacob Daniel 1780–1820
    2. 2. Solomon Rouse 1755–1800 m. Hannah (Wife of Solomon Rouse b abt1814 Rouse) UnkMaiden –1800
    3. 3. Jesse Rouse 1767–1831
    4. 4. Joshua Rouse 1763–
    5. 5. John Rouse 1765–1844
    6. 6. Simon Rouse 1769–
    7. 7. Alexander Rouse 1771–
    8. 8. Joseph Rouse 1771–
  2. 2. William Speight 1740–1840
  3. 3. Sarah Speight 1742–1809
  4. 4. Thomas Speight 1735–
  5. 5. Francis Speight 1746–1790
  6. 6. William Speight 1723–1772
  7. 7. Ruth ((1742)) Speight 1742–1820

William Speight's Timeline

4 Records

1715
1715
Birth of William Speight in Present day Speight Bridge, Contentnea Creek, Craven County which later became Dobbs then Greene County, North CarolinaDobbs, North Carolina, USA
Present day Speight Bridge, Contentnea Creek, Craven County which later became Dobbs then Greene County, North CarolinaDobbs, North Carolina, USA
1715
1715
Birth of William Speight in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1715
1715
Birth of William Speight in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
1789
1789
Age 74
Death of William Speight in Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States
Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Present day Speight Bridge, Contentnea Creek, Craven County which later became Dobbs then Greene County, North CarolinaDobbs, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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