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William Dabney Strother 1726–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1726

Birth Location: New Kent, Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 November 1808

Death Location: Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA

Father: Francis Strother

Mother: Susannah Dabney

Spouse(s): Nancy Kavennaugh, Sarah Strother

Children(s): Sarah Strother, Susanna Coleman

In 1726, William Dabney Strother entered the world in New Kent, Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to Francis Thornton Strother And Susannah Dabney. William Dabney Strother married Nancy Ann Kavennaugh, Sarah Strother, and had children including Sarah Dabney Strother, Susanna Coleman. William Dabney Strother passed away in 1808 in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1726, William Dabney Strother entered the world in New Kent, Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to Francis Thornton Strother And Susannah Dabney.
  • William Dabney Strother married Nancy Ann Kavennaugh, Sarah Strother, and had children including Sarah Dabney Strother, Susanna Coleman.
  • William Dabney Strother passed away in 1808 in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA.

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Children(s)

William Strother's Ancestors

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William Strother
1726–1808
Birth Place: New Kent, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Thornton Strother
1702–1752
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Susannah Dabney
1698–1752
St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (Dabney I (the) Interpreter)
1631–1694
Bucknall, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Susannah Swan
1670–1724
New Rochelle, France
Great-Grandparents
Chief Indians
1616–1656
Cockacoeske Powhatan
1632–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Opechancanough Powhatan
1564–1645
Matachanna Powhatan
1587–1680

William Strother's Descendants

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William (Dabney) Strother (30 Apr 1726–5 November 1808) m. Nancy (Ann) Kavennaugh (1734–1808) m. Sarah Strother (1720–23 August 1774)
  1. 1. Sarah (Dabney) Strother 1760–1822
    1. 1. Zachary Taylor 1784–1850
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth "Betty") Taylor 1824–
      2. 2. Robert Taylor 1843–
      3. 3. James Taylor 1839–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Taylor 1783–
    3. 3. Mary Taylor 1780–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor 1792–
    5. 5. Sarah Taylor 1792–
    6. 6. William (P.) Taylor 1786–
    7. 7. Richard (Strother) Taylor 1794–
    8. 8. George Taylor 1790–
    9. 9. Hancock Taylor 1781–
    10. 10. John (Gibson) Taylor 1784–
    11. 11. Elijah Taylor 1775–
    12. 12. Samuel Taylor 1787–
  2. 2. Susanna Coleman 1752–1830

William Strother's Timeline

2 Records

1726
30 Apr 1726
Birth of William Dabney Strother in New Kent, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
New Kent, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
1808
5 November 1808
Age 82
Death of William Dabney Strother in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1726
    Event Place: New Kent, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1808
    Event Place: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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