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William (The Elder) wooten 1710–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Isle Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: BEF 30 MAY 1792

Death Location: Edgecombe co nc

Father: richard II

Mother: Lucy Council

Spouse(s): Anne Bryant, ann bryant

Children(s): Amos Wooton, joel wooten, joshua wooten, james wooten, William Wootten, Faitha Wootten

William (The Elder) wooten was born in 1710 in Isle Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Ii Wooten Ii And Lucy Council. In 1786, William (The Elder) wooten resided in District #10, Halifax County, NC. In 1790, William (The Elder) wooten resided in Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, United States. William (The Elder) wooten married Ann Bryant, Anne Bryant, and had children including Amos Wooton, Bryant Wooten, Faitha Wootten, James Wooten, Joel Wooten, Joshua Wooten, William Wootten. William (The Elder) wooten passed away in 1792 in Edgecombe co nc.

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Biography

  • William (The Elder) wooten was born in 1710 in Isle Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Ii Wooten Ii And Lucy Council.
  • In 1786, William (The Elder) wooten resided in District #10, Halifax County, NC.
  • In 1790, William (The Elder) wooten resided in Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.
  • William (The Elder) wooten married Ann Bryant, Anne Bryant, and had children including Amos Wooton, Bryant Wooten, Faitha Wootten, James Wooten, Joel Wooten, Joshua Wooten, William Wootten.
  • William (The Elder) wooten passed away in 1792 in Edgecombe co nc.

Immediate Family

Parents

richard II
1675–1735
Birth Location: Beaver Dam Swamp, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Council
1676–1735
Birth Location: Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anne Bryant
1714–1812
Birth Location: –
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ann bryant
1714–1812
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Amos Wooton
1744–1813
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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joel wooten
1754–1813
Birth Location: Edgecombe, NC
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joshua wooten
1770–1812
Birth Location: NC
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james wooten
1750–1821
Birth Location: NC
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William Wootten
1753–1778
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, United States
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Faitha Wootten
1753–1799
Birth Location: NC
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William wooten's Ancestors

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William wooten
1710–1792
Birth Place: Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
richard II wooten II
1675–1735
Beaver Dam Swamp, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Lucy Council
1676–1735
Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Wooten
1650–1687
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Joyce Abington
1654–1687
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Hodges Council
1641–1699
Devon, England
Lucy Hardy
1650–1699
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas JR.
1612–1670
Sarah Jennings
1600–1670
John Councill
1623–1707
Elizabeth Drake
1623–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Watton\Wootton,II
1585–1641
Jane RUDSTON(?)
1585–1641

William wooten's Descendants

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William ((The Elder)) wooten (1710–BEF 30 MAY 1792) m. Anne Bryant (1714–1812) m. ann bryant (1714–1812)
  1. 1. Amos Wooton 1744–1813 m. Priscilla Taylor 1746–1815
    1. 1. Winifred (W) Wooten 1787–1849 m. John Cobb 1782–1837
      1. 1. Amos (W) Cobb 1812–1887
      2. 2. Ephraim (Edward) Cobb 1814–1869
      3. 3. Jonas (Gray) Cobb 1834–1896 m. Elizabeth Cobb 1836–
        1. 1. Mary (E) Cobb 1857–
        2. 2. James (E) Cobb 1859–
        3. 3. Jonas (A) Cobb 1861–
        4. 4. Nancy (A E) Cobb 1863–
        5. 5. Stonewall (J) Cobb 1865–
        6. 6. Almeta Cobb 1869–
      4. 4. David (Monroe) Cobb 1823–1873
      5. 5. Lucina Cobb 1823–
      6. 6. Louisa Crisp 1818– m. Ezikiel Crisp 1813–
        1. 1. Winifred Crisp 1845–1850
        2. 2. Amos (W) Crisp 1838–
        3. 3. Lucy (J) Crisp 1852–1922
        4. 4. Louisa (Jane) Crisp 1846–1850
        5. 5. William (F) Crisp 1841–
        6. 6. Rebecca (Elizabeth Bettie) Crisp 1848–1921
    2. 2. Eli Wooten 1781–1819 m. Jerusha Vickers 1791–1836
      1. 1. Martha Wooten 1807–1860
      2. 2. Hardy (Vickers) Wooten 1813–1856
      3. 3. Eli Wooten 1816–
      4. 4. James (David) Wooten 1819–1877
      5. 5. Elizabeth Wooten 1811–1885
      6. 6. Cynthia Wooten 1809–1807
      7. 7. Cynthia Wooten 1807–1807
    3. 3. Nancy (Ann (Nanny)) Wooten 1779–1813 m. Silas Edwards 1775–1841
      1. 1. Jennetta Edwards 1814–1880
      2. 2. William (Henry) Edwards 1802–1869
      3. 3. Levi (Washington) Edwards 1821–1861
      4. 4. Elizabeth Edwards 1812–1841
    4. 4. Amos (Wooten) Jr 1788–1848 m. Priscilla ((Sillar)) Edwards 1781–1844 m. Fanny Bolton 1781–
      1. 1. Mancil Wooton 1822–1869 m. Sally Cobb 1820–1880
        1. 1. Ivey (Buck) Wooten 1850–1910
        2. 2. Amanda Wooten 1860–
        3. 3. Priscilla Wooten 1858–
        4. 4. Gray (H.) Wooten 1849–1909 m. Rebecca ((Becky) Louise) Edwards 1841–1909
        5. 5. A (E) Wooten 1855–1922 m. Elizabeth (L) Forbes 1869–1935 m. Mary (Susan) Edwards 1856–1903
        6. 6. Sally (Ann) Wooten 1852–1900
      2. 2. Spencer (William) Wooten 1815–1878 m. Jenetta (Jennetty) Edwards 1814–1880
        1. 1. Josiah (Columbus) Wooten 1856–1900
        2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Wooten 1844–
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Wooten 1848–1934
        4. 4. Bennett (C) Wooten 1854–
        5. 5. Amos (W) Wooten 1850–
        6. 6. Delphia (Ann) Wooten 1852–1925 m. Edmond Edwards 1849–1910
        7. 7. John (W) Wooten 1846–
      3. 3. Delphia (Ann) Wooten 1820–1880 m. Stephen (William Wooten) Jr 1819–1876
        1. 1. Stephen (Worrel) Wooten 1889–1921
        2. 2. Amos Wooten 1846–1923
        3. 3. Delphia (Ann Lucinda) Wooten 1852–1921
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Wooten 1847–1915
        5. 5. William (Worril) Wooten 1856–
      4. 4. Worril Wooten 1826–1891 m. Absley Corbett 1835–1870 m. Arkansas Hathaway 1825–
        1. 1. William (Jackson) Wooten 1862–1935 m. Florance Walston 1885–
        2. 2. Aneliza Wooten 1866–1895 m. John (Franklin) Dildy 1853–1901
        3. 3. Urriah (( Nina)) Wooten 1870–
        4. 4. Annie (Louisa) Wooten 1869–1953
    5. 5. Stephen Wooten 1783–1857 m. Elizebeth (Besty) Bolton 1787–1863 m. Betsy Edwards 1787– m. Mary (Polly) Wooten 1790–1854
      1. 1. Henry Wooten 1811–1883 m. Elizabeth Cobb 1815–1861
        1. 1. John (Stephen) Wooten 1833–1862
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Wooten 1836–1901
      2. 2. Benajah Wooten 1822–1883
      3. 3. Charity Edwards 1815–1881 m. Stephen Edwards 1811–1854
        1. 1. Charlottie Graham 1838–1918
      4. 4. Amos Wooten 1813–1862 m. Sally (A E) Norville 1815–1861
        1. 1. Amos (Monroe) Wooten 1853–1920 m. Amanda (Millicent) Lewis 1855–1937
        2. 2. Andrew (Thomas) Wooten 1855–1906
        3. 3. Stephen (Chapman) Wooten 1838–1864
        4. 4. William (B) Wooten 1843–1864
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Anna) Wooten 1848–
        6. 6. Amos (H) Wooten 1839–1843
        7. 7. Mary Wooten 1849–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) Wooten 1817–1884
      6. 6. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Wooten 1818–1900
      7. 7. Stephen (William Wooten) Jr 1819–1876 m. Delpha (Ann) Wooten 1820–1881
        1. 1. Amos Wooten 1846–1923
        2. 2. Delphia (Ann Lucinda) Wooten 1852–1921
        3. 3. Stephen (Worrel) Wooten 1865–1921
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Wooten 1850–1915
        5. 5. Allen (Buchanan) Wooten 1859–1931
        6. 6. W. (W.) Wooten 1856–
        7. 7. Bettie Wooten 1850–
      8. 8. Benjamin Wooten 1824–1883
    6. 6. Millicent(Milley) Corbitt 1784–1850 m. Dempsey Corbitt 1779–1841
      1. 1. Amos Corbitt 1833–
      2. 2. Adam Corbitt 1815–
      3. 3. Priscilla ("Celia") Corbitt 1828–
      4. 4. Harriett Corbitt 1820–
      5. 5. Jackson Corbitt 1825–
      6. 6. Ed Cobritt 1822–
      7. 7. Susan Corbitt 1824–
      8. 8. Washington Corbett 1819–1871
    7. 7. Hardy (W) Wooten 1785–1817 m. Mourning Unknown 1785–1814
      1. 1. Joel (B.) Wooten 1813–1867
      2. 2. Nancy Wooten 1810–1850
      3. 3. Jane Wooten 1810–1836
    8. 8. Jesse Wooten 1794–1826
    9. 9. Eliza Wooten 1777–1843 m. Bryant Edwards 1778–1843
      1. 1. William (W) Edwards 1806–1882 m. Amalvina ("Malvina") Phillips 1812–1883
        1. 1. Amanda (P) Edwards 1840–1898
        2. 2. Margaret (E.) Edwards 1848–
        3. 3. Mary (Lucinda) Edwards 1835–1900
        4. 4. Caroline (P "Carry") Edwards 1842–
        5. 5. Elijah (Ephraim) Edwards 1837–1864
        6. 6. Maggie Edwards 1851–
        7. 7. Olivia Edwards 1844–1856
        8. 8. Olivia Edwards 1856–1856
        9. 9. Infant (Son) Edwards 1837–1837
      2. 2. Mary Edwards 1810–1862
      3. 3. Joel Edwards 1811–1884
      4. 4. Britton Edwards 1812–
      5. 5. James (G) Edwards 1815– m. Prudence (Hines) Phillips 1818–
        1. 1. David (Bryant) Edwards 1836–1859
        2. 2. Mary (Phillips) Edwards 1838–
        3. 3. Joseph (Franklin) Edwards 1855–1936
      6. 6. Mary ("Polly") Yandell 1815–1862
      7. 7. Polly Edwards 1815–1862
      8. 8. Margaret Edwards 1825–1843
      9. 9. Mary (Susan) Edwards 1821–1873
    10. 10. William Wooten 1774–1830 m. Lydia Randolph 1779–
      1. 1. Winnifred Wooten 1801–1865 m. Gray Cobb 1803–1858
        1. 1. William (Watson) Cobb 1827–1864
        2. 2. Stephen (Edward) Cobb 1832–1859
        3. 3. Levi (W.) Cobb 1836–1858
        4. 4. Peter (May) Cobb 1825–1884
        5. 5. James (Phillip Gray) Cobb 1840–1900
    11. 11. Absalom Wooten 1775–1836 m. Fanny Bolton 1781–
      1. 1. Noname Wooten 1810–
    12. 12. Ephraim Wooten 1783–1850 m. Mary (Polly) Wooten 1784–1854
      1. 1. James Wooten 1822–1870
      2. 2. Drucilla Wooten 1824–1870
      3. 3. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Wooten 1818–1900
      4. 4. Oliver Wooten 1822–1850
      5. 5. Priscilla Wooten 1822–
  2. 2. joel wooten 1754–1813 m. Elizabeth JORDAN 1760–1826
    1. 1. Redden WOOTEN 1785–1856
    2. 2. Jesse Wooten 1782–1850
    3. 3. Richard Wooten 1786–1861
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Betsey) Wooten 1791–1857
    5. 5. Mary (Ann Polly) Wooten 1792–1862
    6. 6. Isabella Wooten 1792–1792
    7. 7. Bryant (Benjamin) Wooten 1795–1867
    8. 8. Elizabeth Wooten 1800–1845
    9. 9. Amos Wooten 1800–1837
    10. 10. Henry Wooten 1801–1884
    11. 11. John Wooten 1803–1855
    12. 12. Simon Wooten 1805–1868
    13. 13. Sarah Wooten 1806–1878
  3. 3. joshua wooten 1770–1812
  4. 4. james wooten 1750–1821
  5. 5. William Wootten 1753–1778
  6. 6. Faitha Wootten 1753–1799

William wooten's Timeline

4 Records

1710
1710
Birth of William (The Elder) wooten in Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
1786
1786
Age 76
William (The Elder) wooten resided here in District #10, Halifax County, NC
District #10, Halifax County, NC
1790
1790
Age 80
William (The Elder) wooten resided here in Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1792
BEF 30 MAY 1792
Age 82
Death of William (The Elder) wooten in Edgecombe co nc
Edgecombe co nc

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: District #10, Halifax County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 457; Image: 267; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 30 MAY 1792
    Event Place: Edgecombe co nc
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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