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William Wadsworth 1738 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina

Father: Thomas Wadsworth

Mother: Rebekah None

Spouse(s): Ester Matthews

Children(s): John Wedgeworth

William Wadsworth was born in 1738 in Harford County, Maryland, the child of Thomas Wadsworth and Rebekah. William Wadsworth married Ester (Esther) Matthews, and had children including John Monroe Wedgeworth. William Wadsworth passed away in 1798 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • William Wadsworth was born in 1738 in Harford County, Maryland, the child of Thomas Wadsworth and Rebekah.
  • William Wadsworth married Ester (Esther) Matthews, and had children including John Monroe Wedgeworth.
  • William Wadsworth passed away in 1798 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wadsworth
1713 – 1760
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Rebekah None
1722 – 1750
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Ester Matthews
1739 – 1832
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

John Wedgeworth
1789 – 1824
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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William Wadsworth's Ancestors

Self
William Wadsworth
1738 – 1798
Birth Place: Harford County, Maryland
Parents
Thomas Wadsworth
1713 – 1760
Westminster, London, England
Rebekah
1722 – 1750
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Wadsworth
1684 – 1746
Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rogers
1679 – 1767
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Mary Hallowell
Great-Grandparents
William Wadsworth
1658 – 1723
Ruth Hancocke
1656 – 1700
William Rogers
1643 – 1711
Elizabeth Squire
1647 – 1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wadsworth
1635 –
Mary Sylvester
Richard Hancoke
– 1663
Ann Mellor
1622 –
George Maine)
1608 – 1660
Ellen Swynden
1616 – 1706
Michael Squire
1622 – 1692
Elizabeth Todd
1636 – 1712

William Wadsworth's Descendants

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William Wadsworth (1738 – 1798) m. Ester ((Esther)) Matthews (1739 – 11 Sep 1832)
  1. 1. John (Monroe) Wedgeworth (1789 – 11 September 1824) m. Rachel Scott (1795 – 1841)
    1. 1. Francis Wedgeworth (18 February 1818 – 29 October 1879) m. Nancy (Carolina) Milford (21 Mar 1823 – 30 Dec 1895)
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Wedgeworth (18 Jul 1845 – 12 Apr 1912) m. Saybord (Y.) Witherspoon (30 January 1849 – 26 December 1912)
        1. 1. Francis ("Frank") Wedgeworth (13 Feb 1881 – 19 Dec 1944) m. Omar (Drucell) King (29 Oct 1889 – 1916)

William Wadsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of William Wadsworth in Harford County, Maryland
Harford County, Maryland
1798
1798
Age 60
Death of William Wadsworth in Abbeville County, South Carolina
Abbeville County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina
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