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William Vestal 1692 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1692

Birth Location: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 4 Mar 1745

Death Location: Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Father: William Vestal

Mother: Alice Glover

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mercer

Children(s): Mary Vestal

William Vestal was born in 1692 in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Vestal and Alice Glover. William Vestal married Elizabeth Mercer, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Vestal. William Vestal passed away in 1745 in Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Vestal was born in 1692 in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Vestal and Alice Glover.
  • William Vestal married Elizabeth Mercer, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Vestal.
  • William Vestal passed away in 1745 in Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

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William Vestal's Ancestors

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William Vestal
1692 – 1745
Birth Place: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Vestal
1667 – 1701
London, London, England
Alice Glover
1663 – 1700
Kingsclerc, Hampshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Vestal's Descendants

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William Vestal (16 Sep 1692 – 4 Mar 1745) m. Elizabeth Mercer (14 Aug 1694 – 1751)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Vestal (1727 – 1818) m. William Jay (5 Sep 1725 – 4 Mar 1773) m. William Jay (5 September 1720 – 4 Mar 1773)
    1. 1. Joseph Jay (1747 – 25 Aug 1806) m. Mary (Minerva) Cothran (1752 – 1806)
      1. 1. John (H) Jay (18 Apr 1771 – 18 Apr 1845) m. Edna Stinson (1775 – 1863)
        1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Jay (28 Dec 1826 – 26 Aug 1898) m. Matilda Watson (Jun 1830 – 1865)
      2. 2. John (H.) Jay (18 April 1771 – 18 April 1845) m. Edna ("Edney") Stinson (1775 – 1863)
        1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Jay (28 Dec 1826 – 26 Aug 1898)

William Vestal's Timeline

2 Records

1692
16 Sep 1692
Birth of William Vestal in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1745
4 Mar 1745
Age 53
Death of William Vestal in Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1692
    Event Place: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1745
    Event Place: Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, United States

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