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William Vann 1725–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Taylors Bridge, Sampson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edward Vann

Mother: Mary Lewis

Spouse(s): Phoebe None, Rachael King

Children(s): Ely Vann, Charles Vann, Elisha Vann, James Vann, John Vann, Edward Vann, Eunice Vann

William Vann was born in 1725 in Chowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of Edward Vann And Mary Lewis. William Vann married Phoebe, Rachael King, and had children including Charles Vann, Edward Vann, Elisha Vann, Ely Vann, Eunice Vann, James Vann, John Vann. William Vann passed away in 1797 in Taylors Bridge, Sampson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Vann was born in 1725 in Chowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of Edward Vann And Mary Lewis.
  • William Vann married Phoebe, Rachael King, and had children including Charles Vann, Edward Vann, Elisha Vann, Ely Vann, Eunice Vann, James Vann, John Vann.
  • William Vann passed away in 1797 in Taylors Bridge, Sampson, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Vann
1705–1752
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EV
Mary Lewis
1690–1752
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
ML

Spouses(s)

Phoebe None
1738–1772
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
P
Rachael King
1776–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
RK

Children(s)

Ely Vann
1774–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EV
Charles Vann
1778–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
CV
Elisha Vann
1774–1833
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
EV
James Vann
1774–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JV
John Vann
–1842
Birth Location: –
JV
Edward Vann
1760–1800
Birth Location: Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
EV
Eunice Vann
1760–1819
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, USA
EV

William Vann's Ancestors

Self
William Vann
1725–1797
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Edward Vann
1705–1752
North Carolina, USA
Mary Lewis
1690–1752
Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Vann
1663–1740
London, England
Sarah (Sukie Jones) Cornstalk
1667–1740
Quinton, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hokolesqua Cornstalk
1628–1696
Nonoma Powhatan
1630–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Vann's Descendants

1.
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William Vann (1725–1797) m. Phoebe (1738–1772) m. Rachael King (1776–)
  1. 1. Ely Vann 1774–
  2. 2. Charles Vann 1778–
  3. 3. Elisha Vann 1774–1833
  4. 4. James Vann 1774–
  5. 5. John Vann –1842
  6. 6. Edward Vann 1760–1800
  7. 7. Eunice Vann 1760–1819 m. Jacob Chesnutt 1760–1826 m. William (Isham) Sellers 1754–1837
    1. 1. Susan Sellers 1788–1837
    2. 2. Joseph (Marley) Chesnutt 1809–1852
    3. 3. Samuel Sellers 1822–1866
    4. 4. Margaret (Ann) Sellers 1791–1853 m. David (D) Sights 1790–1867
      1. 1. George (Albert) Sights 1828–1906 m. Nancy (Jane) McClarney 1828–1870 m. Marymolly Craig 1854–1930
      2. 2. Leonard (Jackson) Sights 1821–1895
      3. 3. Preston (G) Sights 1811–1892 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Brown 1818–1907
        1. 1. Uriah (Epps) Sights 1850–1932
        2. 2. Mary (L) Sights 1852–1874
        3. 3. Leonard (B) Sights 1841–1927
        4. 4. John (David) Sights 1837–1905 m. Lucy (Ann) McClarney 1839–1876 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Hoggard 1853–1935
        5. 5. Emma Sights 1860–1884
        6. 6. Pheba Sights 1854–1935
        7. 7. J (J) Sights 1839–1914 m. Annie (R) Sandefer 1837–1927
        8. 8. Lucy (C) Sights 1845–1920
        9. 9. Achillies (Berel) Sights 1842–1919
        10. 10. George (Morrison) Sights 1849–1932
        11. 11. Henry (Alexander) Sights 1856–1928
      4. 4. Marion (Dorcas) Sights 1820–1902
      5. 5. Isabella (Unus) Sights 1826–1860
      6. 6. Matilda (Ann) Sights 1811–
      7. 7. Mary (J. "Polly") Sights 1816–1902
      8. 8. Henry Sights 1811–
      9. 9. Henry (Alfred) Sights 1822–1907
    5. 5. Sarah Chesnutt 1790–
    6. 6. Lewis Sellers 1784–
      1. 1. 1798–1856 m. 1800–1850
        1. 1. S (N) Maddux 1824–1904 m. James (Monroe) Maddux 1818–1892
    7. 7. Elizabeth Sellers 1816–1856
    8. 8. Wealthy Chesnutt 1800–1844
    9. 9. Jesse Chesnutt 1797–1870
    10. 10. Jacob Chesnutt 1793–1876
    11. 11. Edith Sellers 1786–1840
    12. 12. Duncan Chesnutt 1801–1863
    13. 13. Micah (H) Sellers 1776–1870
    14. 14. Charles (King) Chestnutt –1840
    15. 15. William Sellers 1788–1834
      1. 1. 1800–1850 m. 1798–1856
    16. 16. Orman Sellers 1790–1824
    17. 17. Henry (Madison) Sellers 1817–1882
    18. 18. Ephraim (Jackson) Sellars 1777–1817
    19. 19. Elizabeth Chesnutt 1790–1815
    20. 20. Dorcas Sellers 1776–
    21. 21. Malcey Chesnutt 1790–
    22. 22. Edward Sellers 1812–1850

William Vann's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of William Vann in Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Chowan, North Carolina, USA
1797
1797
Age 72
Death of William Vann in Taylors Bridge, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Taylors Bridge, Sampson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Taylors Bridge, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)
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