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William Vincent 1757 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: Moses Vincent

Mother: Sarah Embree

Spouse(s): Glatha Cooley

Children(s): Ezekiel Vinson

The story of William Vincent began in 1757 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States. William Vincent married Glatha Gleasey Cooley, and had children including Ezekiel Vinson. William Vincent passed away in 1840 in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Vincent began in 1757 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States.
  • William Vincent married Glatha Gleasey Cooley, and had children including Ezekiel Vinson.
  • William Vincent passed away in 1840 in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Vincent
1727 – 1786
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
MV
Sarah Embree
1733 – 1770
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
SE

Spouses(s)

Glatha Cooley
1752 –
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
GC

Children(s)

Ezekiel Vinson
1791 – 1867
Birth Location: Caswell Co., NC
EV

William Vincent's Ancestors

Self
William Vincent
1757 – 1840
Birth Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Moses Venson Vincent
1727 – 1786
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Sarah (J) Embree
1733 – 1770
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Vincent's Descendants

1.
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William Vincent (1757 – 1840) m. Glatha (Gleasey) Cooley (1752 – )
  1. 1. Ezekiel Vinson (18 Mar 1791 – 7 September 1867) m. Mary (Polly) Wallis (12 Feb 1789 – 1867)
    1. 1. William Vinson (31 Oct 1809 – abt 1861) m. Harriett Pritchard (1804 – abt 1875)
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Vinson (13 August 1853 or 54 – 13 September 1929) m. John (Wesley) Vinson (20 April 1855 – 10 April 1933)
        1. 1. Julia (Ann Vinson) Evans (18 Sep 1887 – 19 January 1973) m. Henry (Orleans) Evans (14 Jul 1883 – 6 Jan 1951)

William Vincent's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of William Vincent in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
1840
1840
Age 83
Death of William Vincent in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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