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William John Thrasher 1717–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1717

Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Robert Thrasher

Mother: Abby Stevens

Spouse(s): Ruth Cloud, Ruth Cloud

Children(s): Mary Thrasher

William John Thrasher was born in 1717 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Thrasher And Abby A Stevens. William John Thrasher married Ruth Cloud, and had children including Mary Thrasher. William John Thrasher passed away in 1789 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William John Thrasher was born in 1717 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Thrasher And Abby A Stevens.
  • William John Thrasher married Ruth Cloud, and had children including Mary Thrasher.
  • William John Thrasher passed away in 1789 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Thrasher
1648–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Abby Stevens
1650–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Cloud
1734–1807
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, American Colonies
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Ruth Cloud
1734–1807
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Thrasher
1743–1783
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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William Thrasher's Ancestors

Self
William Thrasher
1717–1789
Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Thrasher
1648–
Virginia, United States
Abby (A) Stevens
1650–
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thrasher's Descendants

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William (John) Thrasher (about 1717–1789) m. Ruth Cloud (1734–1807) m. Ruth Cloud (1734–1807)
  1. 1. Mary Thrasher 1743–1783 m. Daniel McCollum 1700–1779
    1. 1. David McCollum 1763–1863
      1. 1. Daniel McCollum 1796–1817 m. Cecelia Simpson 1802–1880
        1. 1. Sealy McCollum 1833–
        2. 2. Rimmon McCollum 1835–
        3. 3. Jane McCollum 1838–
      2. 2. James McCollum 1786–1857
      3. 3. Massa (Polly) McCollum 1784–1820
      4. 4. Thomas McCollum 1785–1791
      5. 5. Daniel McCollum 1796–1868
      6. 6. Robert (P) McCollum 1804–1843
      7. 7. Daniel McCollum 1796–1823
      8. 8. Thomas McCollum 1785–1791
      9. 9. Thomas McCollum 1793–1791
    2. 2. Jacob McCollum 1763–1806
    3. 3. David McCollum 1766–1833
    4. 4. Isaac McCollum 1767–1848
    5. 5. Thrasher McCollum 1771–1814
    6. 6. Cloud McCollum 1772–1831
    7. 7. James McCollum –1835

William Thrasher's Timeline

2 Records

1717
about 1717
Birth of William John Thrasher in Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
1789
1789
Age 72
Death of William John Thrasher in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1717
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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