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William Fighting Billy Tipton 1761–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1761

Birth Location: Cedar Creek, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03 Nov 1849

Death Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Mary Butler-Tipton

Spouse(s): Pheobe Moore

Children(s): Martha Tipton, Jonathan Tipton, Reuben Tipton

William Fighting Billy Tipton was born in 1761 in Cedar Creek, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA, the child of John Tipton And Mary Butler Tipton. William Fighting Billy Tipton married Pheobe Tipton Moore, and had children including Jonathan Tipton, Martha Mattie Tipton, Reuben Tipton. William Fighting Billy Tipton passed away in 1849 in Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Fighting Billy Tipton was born in 1761 in Cedar Creek, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA, the child of John Tipton And Mary Butler Tipton.
  • William Fighting Billy Tipton married Pheobe Tipton Moore, and had children including Jonathan Tipton, Martha Mattie Tipton, Reuben Tipton.
  • William Fighting Billy Tipton passed away in 1849 in Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Tipton's Ancestors

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William Tipton
1761–1849
Birth Place: Cedar Creek, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mary Butler-Tipton
1732–1776
Cedar Creek,Shenandoah,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Jane (Gilbert) (Butler)
1713–1782
Frederick, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Tipton's Descendants

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William (Fighting Billy) Tipton (13 Feb 1761–03 Nov 1849) m. Pheobe ((Tipton)) Moore (27 Feb 1771–1840)
  1. 1. Martha ("Mattie") Tipton 1789–1864 m. Andrew Roddye 1787–1815
    1. 1. Phoebe Roddye 1812–1897 m. Moses (B) Snyder 1804–1886
      1. 1. Martha (Caroline) Snyder 1837–1913 m. William (L Dock) Lawson 1836–1909
        1. 1. James (F. 'Jim') Lawson 1867–1946
        2. 2. Charly Lawson 1858–1931
        3. 3. William (Floyd 'Bill'.) Lawson 1861–1952
        4. 4. Mary Lawson 1872–
        5. 5. Nellie (B.) Lawson 1873–1948
        6. 6. Texanna ('Tex') Lawson 1878–1947
        7. 7. Lizzie Lawson 1862–1944
        8. 8. Mary Lawson 1862–1900
        9. 9. Andrew (E.) Lawson 1858–1869
        10. 10. Malisa (Jane) Lawson 1869–1961
        11. 11. Charles Lawson 1861–
        12. 12. Phoebe (Elizabeth 'Dutch') Lawson 1862–1944
        13. 13. Mary (L) Lawson 1860–1900
        14. 14. Gertrude Lawson 1886–
        15. 15. Bertha (M) Lawson 1885–
        16. 16. Elizabeth- Lawson 1865–1941
        17. 17. Charles (Nathaniel) Lawson 1857–1931
        18. 18. sam (huston) lawson 1852–1931 m. clara (jane) hyatt 1872–1941
  2. 2. Jonathan Tipton 1796–1840
  3. 3. Reuben Tipton 1781–

William Tipton's Timeline

4 Records

1761
13 Feb 1761
Birth of William Fighting Billy Tipton in Cedar Creek, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Cedar Creek, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1781
1781
Age 20
William Fighting Billy Tipton was married in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1793
19 Dec 1793
Age 32
William Fighting Billy Tipton was baptized in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1849
03 Nov 1849
Age 88
Death of William Fighting Billy Tipton in Near Maryville, Blount County, County, Co, TN
Near Maryville, Blount County, County, Co, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1761
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 2799

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1849
    Event Place: Near Maryville, Blount County, County, Co, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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