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Personal data Capt. James Speed 

Sources 1, 2Sources 3, 4

Household of Capt. James Speed

He is married to Mary "Mollie" Spencer.

They got married on December 7, 1767 at Charlotte County, Colonial Virginia, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Major Thomas Speed  1768-1842
  2. Mary Spencer Speed  1770-1822 
  3. Mary "Mollie" Speed  1770-1825
  4. Judge John Speed  1772-1840 
  5. Elizabeth Speed  1774-1812
  6. James Speed  1774-1812
  7. Mary Speed  1775-1855
  8. Henry Speed  1777-1824
  9. Julia Speed  1779-1779
  10. Joseph Speed  1780-1781
  11. Martha Speed  1784-1785
  12. Sarah Speed  1786-1786
  13. Elizabeth Speed Smith  ± 1788-1848


Notes about Capt. James Speed

He was in the Revolutionary War and received a land grant in KY for his service. He married Mary Spencer Dec. 10, 1767. He moved his family to KY in 1782.
Chidren:
Thomas

Source: Colonial Families of the United States of America, Vol. II, p. 13

DAR Ancestor #: A108095
Service: VIRGINIA Rank: LIEUTENANT
Birth: 3-4-1739 BRUNSWICK CO VIRGINIA
Death: 9-3-1811 MERCER CO KENTUCKY
Service Source:
GWATHMEY, HIST REG OF VA IN THE REV, P 730
Service Description:
1) COCKE'S VA MILITIA REGT

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Capt. James Speed

Mary Pulley
1693-1733

Capt. James Speed
1740-1811

1767
James Speed
1774-1812
Mary Speed
1775-1855
Henry Speed
1777-1824
Julia Speed
1779-1779
Joseph Speed
1780-1781
Martha Speed
1784-1785
Sarah Speed
1786-1786

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    Sources

    1. Findagrave, James Speed 3 Sep 1811 / www.findagrave.com
    2. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=792
      / Ancestry.com
    3. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Volume: 71 / Ancestry.com
    4. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com
    5. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Volume: 127 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    • The temperature on March 4, 1739 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: helder 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 1739: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
      • March 22 » Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
      • May 16 » The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
      • September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
      • October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.
      • November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
    • The temperature on December 7, 1767 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
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      • August 26 » Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
      • October 11 » Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.
    • The temperature on September 3, 1811 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent betrokken. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1811: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 17 » Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries.
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      • June 16 » Survivors of an attack the previous day by Tla-o-qui-aht on board the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin, intentionally detonate a powder magazine on the ship, destroying it and killing about 100attackers.
      • July 9 » Explorer David Thompson posts a sign near what is now Sacajawea State Park in Washington state, claiming the Columbia District for the United Kingdom.
    

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