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William York 1761 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Greenville Township, Pitt, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1832

Death Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States

Father: Henry York

Mother: Eve Weir

Spouse(s): Sophie Aldridge, Barbara Allred

Children(s):

The story of William York began in 1761 in Greenville Township, Pitt, North Carolina, British Colonial America. William York married Sophie Ellen Aldridge, Barbara Allred. William York passed away in 1832 in Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William York began in 1761 in Greenville Township, Pitt, North Carolina, British Colonial America.
  • William York married Sophie Ellen Aldridge, Barbara Allred.
  • William York passed away in 1832 in Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William York's Ancestors

Self
William York
1761 – 1832
Birth Place: Greenville Township, Pitt, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Parents
Henry B York
1732 – 1817
Pipe Creek Settlement, Carroll, Maryland, British Colonial America
Eve (Dorothy) Weir
1736 – 1788
Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Jeremiah York
1683 – 1784
Olney, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Wilson
1695 – 1752
Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America
James (Alexander) Weir
1699 – 1785
Ulster, Ireland
Margaret Wallace
1686 –
Great-Grandparents
Richard York
– 1695
Ann Seymour
1652 – 1693
John Wilson
1656 – 1722
James Weir
1673 –
Margaret Wallace
1679 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard I
– 1660
Mary
Jeremiah Seymour
1630 – 1683
Ann Kennedy
1632 – 1694
John Wilson
1595 – 1663
Hannah Wilson
John Weir
1633 – 1697
Issobell Lishman
1650 –

William York's Timeline

3 Records

1761
1761
Birth of William York in Greenville Township, Pitt, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Greenville Township, Pitt, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1832
1832
Age 71
Death of William York in Knox, Tennessee, United States
Knox, Tennessee, United States
1832
1832
Age 71
Burial of William York in York Cemetery, Halls Crossroads, Knox County, Tennessee, United States
York Cemetery, Halls Crossroads, Knox County, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Greenville Township, Pitt, North Carolina, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: York Cemetery, Halls Crossroads, Knox County, Tennessee, United States

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