Buitenwerf family tree » John Sheffield (1720-1791)

Personal data John Sheffield 

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  • He was born in the year 1720 in Duplin County, North Carolina.
    CNIDR Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: jsheffld.txt) John Sheffield - 1790 - Duplin County, NC - Wills Submitted for use in the NC USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Shore
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1790: Moore, North Carolina, United States.Source 2
    • in the year 1786: Bowdens District, Duplin County, NC.Source 3
  • (Arrival) in Virginia.
  • He died in the year 1791 in Duplin, North Carolina, he was 71 years old.Sources 5, 6
  • Alternative: He died in the year 1790 in Duplin, North Carolina, he was 70 years old.Source 4
  • A child of John Sheffield and Nancy Turner

Household of John Sheffield

He is married to Elizabeth west.

They got married on September 29, 1741 at Duplin, North Carolina, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. William Sheffield  1745-1826 
  2. Tabitha Sheffield  1758-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Sheffield

John Sheffield
± 1700-± 1770
Nancy Turner
± 1705-????

John Sheffield
1720-1791

1741

Elizabeth west
1722-1794

William Sheffield
1745-1826
Tabitha Sheffield
1758-????

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=730337&pid=522
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  2. 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1790; Census Place: Moore, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 157; Image: 434; Family History Library Film: 0568147 / Ancestry.com
  3. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 068 / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of marriage September 29, 1741

  • The temperature on September 29, 1741 was about 15.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1741: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
    • April 10 » War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
    • June 25 » Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
    • July 15 » Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
    • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
    • September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.

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