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William Speight 1733–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733

Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Speight

Mother: Abigail Scarth

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William Speight was born in 1733 in Wake, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Myrick Speight And Abigail Scarth. William Speight passed away in 1829 in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William Speight was born in 1733 in Wake, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Myrick Speight And Abigail Scarth.
  • William Speight passed away in 1829 in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States.

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William Speight's Ancestors

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William Speight
1733–1829
Birth Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Myrick Speight
1714–1774
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Abigail Scarth
1724–1781
Johnson, Wake, North Carolina Colony
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Speight
1687–1738
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Westropp
1689–1739
England
James Scarth
1680–1757
Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Abigail Ellis
1680–1741
East Ardsley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1664–1747
Elizabeth Carlile
1666–1740
James Scarth
1642–1684
Elizabeth Nicholson
1642–1725
Christopher Ellis
1660–1732
Mary Brashear
1652–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Powell
1639–1678
Elizabeth (Corbitt)
1641–1700
Christopher Scarth
1610–1657
Elizabeth Reynar
1610–1679
John Ellis
1615–1684
Rose Treacher
1615–1695

William Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1733
1733
Birth of William Speight in Wake, North Carolina, United States
Wake, North Carolina, United States
1829
1829
Age 96
Death of William Speight in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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