Stephenson Family Tree » Joel Motley (1747-1792)

Personal data Joel Motley 

  • He was born in the year 1747 in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • He died in the year 1792, he was 45 years old.
  • He is buried in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • A child of Joseph Motley and Elizabeth Forrest
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Joel Motley

(1) He is married to Mary Williams.

They got married on September 13, 1769 at Amelia, Virginia, United States, he was 22 years old.


(2) He is married to Sarah Coppedge.

They got married on June 17, 1783 at Amelia, Virginia, United States, he was 36 years old.


(3) He is married to Sylvia Cooke.

They got married on April 16, 1785 at Amelia, Virginia, United States, he was 38 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Joel Motley

Joseph Motley
1671-1777
Jane Sinkler
1673-1714
Abraham Forrest
1684-1759
Judith Ann Billups
> 1682-1775
Joseph Motley
1695-1777

Joel Motley
1747-1792

(1) 1769

Mary Williams
± 1747-< 1783

(2) 1783

Sarah Coppedge
± 1739-????

(3) 1785

Sylvia Cooke
1765-????


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Historical events

Day of marriage April 16, 1785

  • The temperature on April 16, 1785 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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)
  • In the year 1785: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.
    • January 20 » Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
    • January 27 » The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
    • November 28 » The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.

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