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William Wainwright 1757–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Feb 1870

Death Location: Colrain, Charlton, Georgia, United States

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Mary Berry

Spouse(s): Lydia Grimes

Children(s): Kinchen Sr, Lovey Wainwright, Alfred Wainwright, Aiden Wainwright, Martha Wainwright

William Wainwright was born in 1757 in Pitt, North Carolina, United States, the child of James William Wainwright Sr And Mary Elizabeth Robinson Berry. William Wainwright married Lydia Alice Grimes, and had children including Aiden Jackson Wainwright, Alfred Wainwright, Elizabeth Wainwright, Kinchen W Wainwright Sr, Lovey Wainwright, Martha Wainwright. William Wainwright passed away in 1870 in Colrain, Charlton, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Wainwright was born in 1757 in Pitt, North Carolina, United States, the child of James William Wainwright Sr And Mary Elizabeth Robinson Berry.
  • William Wainwright married Lydia Alice Grimes, and had children including Aiden Jackson Wainwright, Alfred Wainwright, Elizabeth Wainwright, Kinchen W Wainwright Sr, Lovey Wainwright, Martha Wainwright.
  • William Wainwright passed away in 1870 in Colrain, Charlton, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1742–1824
Birth Location: England
JS
Mary Berry
1752–
Birth Location: Hartford, Maryland USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Lydia Grimes
1760–1835
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
LG

Children(s)

Kinchen Sr
1800–1873
Birth Location: Greene County, North Carolina, USA
KS
Lovey Wainwright
1801–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
LW
Alfred Wainwright
1848–1890
Birth Location: –
AW
Aiden Wainwright
1799–1882
Birth Location: , Pitt, North Carolina, USA
AW
Martha Wainwright
1832–
Birth Location: –
MW

William Wainwright's Ancestors

Self
William Wainwright
1757–1870
Birth Place: Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James William Wainwright, Sr.
1742–1824
England
Mary (Elizabeth Robinson -) Berry
1752–
Hartford, Maryland USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wainwright's Descendants

1.
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William Wainwright (1757–Feb 1870) m. Lydia (Alice) Grimes (1760–1835)
  1. 1. Kinchen (W Wainwright) Sr 1800–1873 m. Dorcas Moore(Wainwright) 1808–
    1. 1. Jacob ("Jake") Wainwright 1833–1880 m. Nancy (Mary) Murphey(Wainwright) 1834–
      1. 1. "JJ" (Joseph Jacob) Wainwright 1862–1917
      2. 2. Dorcas (Martha "Prissie") Wainwright(Seamster)(Williams) 1864–1946
      3. 3. Francis ("Fannie") Wainwright(Letchworth) 1855–1928
      4. 4. Marcellus Wainwright 1861–
    2. 2. James Wainwright 1830–1863
    3. 3. William Wainwright 1831–1863
    4. 4. Allie Wainwright(Murphy) 1834–1901
    5. 5. Kinchen (W.) Wainwright, 1840–1915
    6. 6. Alfred (A) Wainwright 1841–1940
    7. 7. Catherine Wainwright(Murphrey) 1842–1910
  2. 2. Lovey Wainwright 1801–
  3. 3. Alfred Wainwright 1848–1890
  4. 4. Aiden (Jackson) Wainwright 1799–1882
  5. 5. Martha Wainwright 1832–

William Wainwright's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of William Wainwright in Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
1870
Feb 1870
Age 113
Death of William Wainwright in Colrain, Charlton, Georgia, United States
Colrain, Charlton, Georgia, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1870
    Event Place: Colrain, Charlton, Georgia, United States
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