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William Vestal 1759–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 November 1759

Birth Location: Chatham Co., North Carolina

Death Date: 13 Oct 1828

Death Location: Rocky River, Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Father: JAMES Vestal

Mother: Mary Jay

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William Vestal was born in 1759 in Chatham Co., North Carolina, the child of James Mercer Vestal And Mary Orchard Jay. William Vestal passed away in 1828 in Rocky River, Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Vestal was born in 1759 in Chatham Co., North Carolina, the child of James Mercer Vestal And Mary Orchard Jay.
  • William Vestal passed away in 1828 in Rocky River, Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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William Vestal's Ancestors

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William Vestal
1759–1828
Birth Place: Chatham Co., North Carolina
Parents
JAMES Mercer Vestal
1730–1793
Baltimore, Maryland
Mary (Orchard) Jay
1730–1771
Surry Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
William Vestal
1692–1745
Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Mercer
1692–1751
Aynho, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William II
1667–1700
Alice Glover
1672–1720
Thomas Mercer
1652–1716
Mary Greenaway
1662–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Vassell)
1628–1737
Anna King
1628–1706
George Glover
1629–1687
Alice Lamboll
1631–1694
Richard Mercer
1638–1694
Ann\Agnes Denslow\Mercer
1638–1694

William Vestal's Timeline

2 Records

1759
29 November 1759
Birth of William Vestal in Chatham Co., North Carolina
Chatham Co., North Carolina
1828
13 Oct 1828
Age 69
Death of William Vestal in Rocky River, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Rocky River, Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 November 1759
    Event Place: Chatham Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1828
    Event Place: Rocky River, Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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