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Birthdays of Bill's Ancestors
See also: Birthdays of Cheryl's Ancestors
January
- 1, 1700 James Smith, 6th ggf
- 1, 1737 Thomas Worth, 5th ggf
- 1, 1748 James Crawford, 5th ggf
- 3, 1585 Richard Thomas Godfrey, 9th ggf
- 3, 1809 Elizabeth Ann Pond, 3rd ggm
- 4, 1530 Johm Smyth, 12th ggf
- 4, 1691 Samuel Steele, 6th ggf
- 4, 1704 Mary Jane Pulliam, 7th ggm
- 7, 1604 Marie Mary Grombridge, 9th ggm
- 8, 1608 Francis Bushnell, 9th ggf
- 9, 1724 James John Crawford, 6th ggf
- 10, 1798 Samuel Trittipo, 3rd ggf
- 11, 1859 George Thomas Steger, ggf
- 13, 1784 Elizabeth Meyer, 4th ggm
- 15, 1575 Joane Clarke, 11th ggm
- 16, 1665 Henry Randolph II, 8th ggf
- 18, 1640 Jonet Ewing, 9th ggm
- 20, 1828 Margaret Ann Trittipo, 2nd ggm
- 22, 1663 Margaret Ross, 9th ggm
- 22, 1854 Annie Caroline Brosier, great-grandmother
- 23, 1931 William Harris Lawson Sr, father
- 26, 1520 Gregory Isham, 12th ggf
- 26, 1553 Euseby Isham, 11th ggf
- 27, 1829 Chaney Hannah Lane, 3rd ggm
- 28, 1619 John Gorham, 8th ggf
- 30, 1615 Thomas Powhaten Rolph, 9th ggf
- 30, 1739 Deborah Swain, 5th ggm
February
- 1, 1673 Shadrach Joan Williams, 9th ggm
- 4, 1574 John Matthew Shearing, 11th ggf
- 5, 1768 Mary Pinkham, 4th ggm
- 6, 1886 George Elmer Tridle, grandfather
- 16, 1630 William Thompson, 9th ggf
- 18, 1560 Barbara Thorne, 11th ggm
- 18, 1782 Richard M Day, Jr., 3rd ggf
- 19, 1817 John Samuel Steger, 2nd ggf
- 20, 1645 Mary Coffin, 8th ggm
- 20, 1019 William de Franceis, 26th ggf
- 20, 1634 Nathaniel Starbuck Sr, 8th ggf
- 21, 1722 Isaac Parramore, 6th ggf
- 21, 1782 John H Rummel, 4th ggf
- 22, 1640 Mary Elizabeth Perrin, 10th ggm
- 24, 1600 Edward Benton, 9th ggf
- 24, 1805 Frances Rebecca Haralson, 4th ggm
- 25, 1642 William Worth, 8th ggf
- 26, 1552 Anne Borlase, 11 ggm
- 28, 1692 Richard Simpson, 8th ggf
March
- 1, 1587 William Isham, 10th ggf
- 2, 1679 Temperance Overton, 8th ggm
- 4, 1782 Mary Watts Mullins, 5th ggm
- 4, 1610 Dionis Stevens, 9th ggm
- 6, 1749 David Daniel Mullins, 6th ggf
- 8, 1885 Ina Belle Benton, ggm
- 10, 1614 John Perrin, 11th ggf
- 10, 1832 Roxie Ann Davis, 3rd ggm
- 10, 1820 William Sherron, 3rd ggf
- 11, 1609 Tristram Coffin Sr, 9th ggf
- 13, 1568 Joan Hurst, 10th ggm
- 16, 1624 Jane Elizabeth Godfrey, 8th ggm
- 16, 1871 Donald James Lawson, great-grandfather
- 18, 1835 Penelope Evaline Moye, 3rd ggm
- 18, 1731 John Bartholomew Riblet, 6th ggf
- 20, 1550 Joseph William David Royall, 11th ggf
- 20, 1635 Zacharia Paddock Sr, 8th ggf
- 21, 1887 Harris Brown Brown, great-grandmother
- 22, 1773 Catherine Livengood, ggm
- 24, 1806 Robert Henry Lawson, 3rd ggf
- 25, 1912 Thelma Irene Brown, grandmother
- 25, 1637 Matthaeus Frantz, 6th ggf
- 26, 1734 Maria Catherine Livengood, ggm
- 28, 1801 Christian Elizabeth Barber, ggm
April
- 1, 1580 Thomas Graves, 12th ggf
- 1, 1766 Mary Polly Stanfield, 5th ggm
- 7, 1691 Shubael Pinkham, 6th ggf
- 7, 1687 Aaron Webster, 6th ggf
- 8, 1728 Tyre Harris Sr, 6th ggf
- 10, 1427 Willim Isham, 15th ggf
- 10, 1764 Nathan Benton, 4th ggf
- 11, 1610 John Worth, 9th ggf
- 11, 1610 Barbara Strong, 9th ggm
- 17, 1587 Ferris Quenell, 10th ggm
- 17, 1832 Mary Ann Anderson, 2nd ggm
- 20, 1787 Rebecca Pierce, 4th ggm
- 22, 1884 Ida May Rummel, great-grandmother
May
- 3, 1722 William Holbrook, 6th ggf
- 4, 1572 John Christopher Banks II, 11th ggf
- 6, 1640 John Aiken, 9th ggf
- 7, 1594 Henry Soane, 11ggf
- 8, 1616 Thomas Austin Swann Sr, 9th ggf
- 8, 1733 Samuel Stanfield, 6th ggf
- 9, 1743 Elizabeth Smallbrook, 5th ggm
- 13, 1853 Charles Eugenius Benton, 2nd ggf
- 14, 1701 Lydia Gorham, 6th ggm
- 14, 1730 Peter Lincoln Livengood, 6th ggf
- 14, 1597 Francis Epes I, 10th ggf
- 16, 1645 Sarah Scranton, 8th ggm
- 19, 1734 Daniel Atkins, 6th ggf
- 22, 1627 Desire Howland, 8th ggm
- 23, 1580 Dorothy Boys 11, ggm
- 27, 1581 George Carlton, 12th ggf
- 30, 1450 John St John, 15th ggf
- ---, 1719 Ann Barbara Perratt
June
- 1, 1665 Anne Fitzhugh Isham, 8th ggm
- 1, 1864 Phedora Alice Day, ggm
- 3, 1647 Elizabeth Relf, 8th ggm
- 3, 1652 John William Speer, 8th ggf
- 8, 1632 Stephen Hussey, 8th ggf
- 10, 1621 John Henry Carlton, 11th ggf
- 10, 1764 Nathan Benton, 4th ggf
- 13, 1724 Benjamin Pinkham, 5th ggf
- 14, 1821 America Ann Valentine Melvina King, 2nd ggm
- 17, 1690 Barbara Elsabeth Bachman, 5th ggm
- 20, 1885 Lenore Inez Steger, grandmother
- 21, 1562 Edward Soane, 12th ggf
- 22, 1576 Jane Elliott, 11th ggm
- 23, 1561 Stephen Bachiler, 10th ggf
- 25, 1759 Deborah Day, 4th ggm
- 28, 1755 Janet Penny, 5th ggm
- 29, 1637, Katherine Treat, 9th ggm
- 30, 1611 William Mitchell, 10th ggf
July
1, 1636 James Glenn, 9th ggf
2, 1596 John Christopher Banks, 10th ggf
3, 1775 Elizabeth Butcher, 4th ggm
6, 1755 Catherine Weller, 5th ggm
3, 1775 Elizabeth Butcher, 4th ggm
6, 1755 Catherine Weller, 5th ggm
8, 1398 Oliver St John, 17th ggf
8, 1822 David Day, 2nd ggf
8, 1704 Mary Parker, 6th ggm
10, 1767 Barzillai Worth, 4th ggf
8, 1822 David Day, 2nd ggf
8, 1704 Mary Parker, 6th ggm
10, 1767 Barzillai Worth, 4th ggf
12, 1426 Alice Brdshaigh, 16th ggm
13, 1860 Abbie Ann Dishong, 2nd ggm
16, 1772 John Lewis Lane, 5th ggf
17, 1659 John Steger, 6th ggf
18, 1630 Peter Coffin Sr, 8th ggf
19, 1756 Jacob Webster, 4th ggf
22, 1765 Peter Frantz, 3rd ggf
13, 1860 Abbie Ann Dishong, 2nd ggm
16, 1772 John Lewis Lane, 5th ggf
17, 1659 John Steger, 6th ggf
18, 1630 Peter Coffin Sr, 8th ggf
19, 1756 Jacob Webster, 4th ggf
22, 1765 Peter Frantz, 3rd ggf
23, 1553 William Stone, 11th ggf
26, 1771 Abraham Riblet, 5th ggf
26, 1771 Abraham Riblet, 5th ggf
August
- 1, 1496 Thomas Barksdale, 11th ggf
- 1, 1646 Sarah Macy, 8th ggm
- 1, 1596 Dorothy Woodhull, 9th ggm
- 1, 1687 Michael Frantz, 5th ggf
- 1, 1790 Susannah Webster, 3rd ggm
- 7, 1693 Joseph Worth, 6th ggf
- 10, 1749 Elizabeth Ann Austin, 5th ggm
- 10, 1561 Johann Paul Steger, 9th ggf
- 12, 1437 William Carey, 15th ggf
- 12, 1640 James Coffin, 8th ggf
- 14, 1696 Anne Esther Bishop, 6th ggm
- 15, 1797 Peter Filmore Dishong, 4th ggf
- 17, 1885 James Henry Brown, 2nd ggf
- 19, 1705 Samuel Butcher, 6th ggf
- 20, 1748 Georg Frederich Meyer, 5th ggf
- 23, 1629 Humphrey Jennens, 8th ggf
- 24, 1929 Barbara Lou Tridle, mother
- 25, 1560 Hans Zaugg, 9th ggf
- 28, 1745 Christof Friedrich Banzhaf, 6th ggf
- 29, 1829 William Hiram Brown, 3rd ggf
- 30, 1607 Elizabeth Tilley, 9th ggm
- 31, 1426 John St John, 16th ggf
September
- 1, 1685 Christian Frantz, 5th ggf
- 4, 1589 Dorothy Lane, 10ggm
- 5, 1614 Elizabeth Larkin, 10th ggm
- 5, 1640 Elizabeth Catherine Mitchell, ggm
- 9, 1640 Mary Elizabeth Perrin, 10th ggm
- 13, 1800 Elizabeth Riblet, 4th ggm
- 14, 1592 Anne Elizabeth Stevens, 9th ggm
- 15, 1594 Richard Swain, 9th ggf
- 15, 1598 Theodate Bachiler, 9th ggm
- 16, 1560 Henry Quenell, 11th ggf
- 16, 1639 Deborah Sears, 8th ggm
- 19, 1695 Jemima Coffin, 6th ggm
- 21, 1549 Frances Robertson, 10th ggm
- 21, 1580 Richard John Burton, 11th ggf
- 21, 1780 Richard John Burton, 11th ggf
- 22, 1799 Jeremiah Harris Brown, 4th ggf
- 24, 1799 Thornton Harold Lane, 4th ggf
- 25, 1693 John William Speer, 7th ggm
- 26, 1718 Mary Paddock, 6th ggm
- 30, 1725 Michael Frantz II, 4th ggf
- 30, 1575 Ralph Gorham, 9th ggf
- 30, 1575 Margaret Stephenson, 9th ggm
October
- 1, 1821 Mary Ann Dishong, 3rd ggm
- 1, 1857 Jonathan Huston Rummel Jr, 2nd ggf
- 1, 1716 Francis Swain, 6th ggf
- 2, 1688 William Swain Sr, 6th ggf
- 5, 1645 Mary Severance, 8th ggm
- 6, 1656 John Livingston, 9th ggf
- 6, 1633 John Swain Sr, 8th & 9th ggf
- 7, 1699 Elizabeth Hales, 6th ggm
- 10, 1542 John Banks, 12th ggf
- 10, 1715 Sarah Randolph, 6th ggm
- 11, 1711 Nicholas N Perkins, 9th ggf
- 11, 1908 William Malcolm James Lawson, grandfather
- 11, 1797 Edmund Henry Moye, 4th ggf
- 13, 1571 Alice Foxe, 11th ggm
- 15, 1725 Joseph Benton Jr, 5th great-ggf
- 17, 1589 Isabella Wilson, 10th ggm
- 19, 1789 George W Tridle, 2nd great-ggf
- 20, 1698 Johann Friedrich Meÿerin, 6th great-ggf
- 20, 1641 Abigail Starbuck, 8th ggm
- 26, 1802 Margaret Ann Riblet, 4th ggm
- 29, 1826 Charity Elizabeth Spear, 3rd ggm
- 31, 1700 Anne Hannah Arnold, 7th ggm
November
- 1, 1727 Johan Nicolaus Gerst, 4th ggf
- 2, 1800 Elizabeth Frantz, 2nd ggm
- 2, 1725 Elizabeth King, 6th ggm
- 3, 1619 Elizabeth Desborough, 9th ggm
- 7, 1758 Alexander Anderson, 5th ggf
- 7, 1568 Barbli Balzli, 9th ggm
- 7, 1613 Richard Pinkham, 9th ggf
- 10, 1676 William Henry Jennings, 7th ggf
- 10, 1749 Elizabeth Ann Austin, 5th ggm
- 14, 1817 William Henry Crawford Sr, 3rd ggf
- 16, 1585 Deborah Coffin, 9th ggf
- 17, 1622 Henry Soane Jr, 10th ggf
- 18, 1730 Moritz Wilhelm Dishong, 6th ggf
- 19, 1644 Mary Mansfield, 9th ggm
- 20, 1560 Elizabeth Carey, 11th ggm
- 25, 1582 Mary Brabon, 11th ggm
- 27, 1623 Henry Randolph, 9th ggf
- 28, 1656, Martha Bunker, 8th ggm
December
- 1, 1665 James Benton, 7th ggf
- 2, 1565 Andrew Benton, 10th ggf
- 2, 1574 Willmot Stuttever, 10th ggm
- 3, 1838 Simon Peter Tridle, ggf
- 3, 1638 William Overton, 9th ggf
- 6, 1857 Sarah Ann Sherron, 2nd ggm
- 6, 1727 Elizabeth Smith, 5th ggm
- 8, 1663 Daniel Bishop, 7th ggf
- 13, 1703 Juliana Catharina Müllers, 6th ggm
- 15, 1571 John Tilley Sr, 10th ggf
- 15, 1806 Elizabeth Perry, 3rd ggm
- 18, 1727 Hephzibah Swain, 5th ggm
- 19, 1857 Elizabeth Adeline Crawford, 2nd ggm
- 19, 1792 John Perratt Steger Jr, 3rd ggf
- 21, 1623 John William Speer, 9th ggf
- 22, 1623 Marion Janet Nesmith, 10th ggm
- 24, 1728 Samuel Yancey Thompson, 6th ggf
- 24, 1632 Thomas Bradley, 9th ggf
- 25, 1632 Thomas Bradley, 8th ggf
- 26, 1828 Robert Henry Lawson Jr, 2nd ggf
- 28, 1786 David Anderson, 4th ggf
- 30, 1460 John Hurst, 14th ggf
- 30, 1654 Mary Elizabeth Waters, 9th ggm
- 31, 1671 Sarah Swann, 8th ggm
- 31, 1658 Francis Eppes III, 8th ggf
Year Only, Day Unknown
- 1600
- 1629 William Daniel Barksdale, 8th ggf
- 1636 Mary Millward, 8th great-grandmother
- 1649 Gabriel Parrott, 8th ggf
- 1649 Elizabeth Lansdown, 8th Great-Grandmother
- 1658 Hans Zaug, 6th ggf
- 1665 Barbara Gerst, 6th great-grandmother
- 1666 Anna Maria Speidel, 6th great-grandmother
- 1670 Hans Bachman, 6th ggf
- 1670 Magdalena Mosiman, 6th great-grandmother
- 1675 Barbli Dierstein, 6th great-grandmother
- 1676 Johannes Bürcken, 6th ggf
- 1676 Michael Gerst, 6th ggf
- 1683 Elizabeth Reynolds, 6th great-grandmother
- 1689 Abigail Bunker, 6th great-grandmother
- 1690 Elizabeth Howell, 6th great-grandmother
- 1690 Ulrich Zug, 5th ggf
- 1691 Anna Frantsin, 5th great-grandmother
- 1694 Mary Catharine Hammond, 6th great-grandmother
- 1695 Anna Elisabeth Schüller, 5th great-grandmother
- 1695 John Perratt, 6th ggf
- 1699 Catharine Livingston, 8th great-grandmother
- 1700
- 1702 Margaret Drinkwater, 8th great-grandmother
- 1702 Maria Magdelena Catharina Bueckin, 5th great-grandmother
- 1703 Joseph Benton, Sr., 6th great-grandfather
- 1704 Anne Benton, 6th great-grandmother
- 1715 Collier Barksdale, 6th great-grandfather
- 1720 Hannah Bridgefoot, 6th great-grandmother
- 1720 John Burke, 6th great-grandfather
- 1730 Elizabeth Cooke, 5th great-grandmother
- 1733 Elinor Carlton, 6th great-grandmother
- 1739 Phillip Butcher, Sr., 5th great-grandfather
- 1745 Richard Carlton, Jr., 6th great-grandfather
- 1745 Catherine Catrow, 6th great-grandmother
- 1748 Mary Carlton, 6th great-grandmother
- 1750 Catherine Byrd, 5th great-grandmother
- 1750 Athaliah Boyd, 6th great-grandmother
- 1755 Mary Carter, 6th great-grandmother
- 1761 Robert Stanley Burke, 4th great-grandfather
- 1769 Mary Anne Carlton, 5th great-grandmother
- 1796 Mary T Burke, 3rd great-grandmother
- 1723 John Austin, Sr., 6th great-grandfather
- 1726 Anna Ayn Ayers, 6th great-grandmother
- 1739 Mary Ann Allen, 6th great-grandmother
- 1740 John Henry Barber, 6th great-grandfather
- 1740 Leonard Seale Brown, 6th great-grandfather
- 1740 Eleanor Byrd, 6th great-grandmother
- 1755 Sarah Barksdale, 5th great-grandmother
- 1760 Richard Anderson, 5th great-grandfather
- 1772 Matthew Barber, 5th great-grandfather
- 1775 Catherine Ruth Banzhaf, 5th great-grandmother
- 1782 Christiana Atkins, 5th great-grandmother
- 1789 James Crawford, 4th great-grandfather
- 1750 Susan Crawford, 6th great-grandmother
- 1771 Elizabeth Davenport, 4th great-grandmother
- 1704 Richard Davenport, 6th great-grandfather
- 1713 Keziah Davis, 6th great-grandmother
- 1790 William Davis, 4th great-grandfather
- 1735 David Penny, 6th great-grandfather
- 1702 Paul William Perry, 6th great-grandfather
- 1775 Richard Ankrum Perry, Sr., 4th great-grandfather
- 1745 Richard Perry, 5th great-grandfather
- 1750 William Pierce, 5th great-grandfather
- 1773 Peter Pond, 4th great-grandfather
- 1715 Lucretia Rivers, 6th great-grandmother
- 1710 Margaret Rucker, 6th great-grandmother
- 1723 Kesiah Saunders, 6th great-grandmother
- 1747 Charles Shearin, 5th great-grandfather
- 1710 John Shearin, Sr. , 6th great-grandfather
- 1730 Maiden Shearin, 5th great-grandmother
- 1790 Aaron Sherron, 4th great-grandfather
- 1785 Johana Sherron, 4th great-grandmother
- 1741 Mary Ann Simpson, 6th great-grandmother
- 1717 William Smallbrook, 6th great-grandfather
- 1795 John M Spear, 4th great-grandfather
- 1748 John Speer, 5th great-grandfather
- 1723 John William Speer, 6th great-grandfather
- 1702 Francis George Steger, 6th great-grandfather
- 1738 John Perratt Steger, Sr., 4th great-grandfather
- 1764 Mary Tart, 5th great-grandmother
- 1735 Mary Tayer, 6th great-grandmother
- 1760 John Booker Thompson, 5th great-grandfather
- 1784 John Wesley Thompson, Sr., 4th great-grandfather
- 1749 David Tinsley, 5th great-grandfather
- 1787 Nancy Smith Tinsley, 4th great-grandmother
- 1706 William Isaac Tinsley, 6th great-grandfather
- 1753 Ann Turnsdoll, 5th great-grandmother
- 1730 Jane Turnsdoll, 6th great-grandmother
- 1756 Fanny Walker Woodson, 4th great-grandmother
- 1799 Mary Worth, 3rd great-grandmother
- 1729 Magdalena Zug, 4th great-grandmother
- 1753 William Davis, 5th great-grandfather
- 1755 Richard M Day, Sr., 4th great-grandfather
- 1730 William Day, 5th great-grandfather
- 1765 Frederick B Dishong, 5th great-grandfather
- 1795 Paul Sheridan Dishong, 4th great-grandfather
- 1720 Mary Dollman, 6th great-grandmother
- 1768 Sarah Everett, 5th great-grandmother
- 1720 Margaret Finigin, 6th great-grandmother
- 1729 Mary Elizabeth Frantz, 4th great-grandmother
- 1765 Catherine Peggy Garst, 3rd great-grandmother
- 1702 Johan Theobald Gerst, 5th great-grandfather
- 1762 Lea Miles Haralson, 5th great-grandmother
- 1722 Paul Haralson, 6th great-grandfather
- 1730 Abigail Harris, 6th great-grandmother
- 1770 Lydia Harris, 5th great-grandmother
- 1770 Mercy Harris, 5th great-grandmother
- 1730 Nancy Judith Hill, 6th great-grandmother
- 1772 Aaron B Hodges, 5th great-grandfather
- 1730 Isham Hodge, 6th great-grandfather
- 1750 Elizabeth Holbrook, 5th great-grandmother
- 1768 Anna Holder, 5th great-grandmother
- 1730 John Bunch Holder, 6th great-grandfather
- 1720 John Hughes, 6th great-grandfather
- 1712 Susan Elizabeth Jackson, 6th great-grandmother
- 1736 Nancy Anne Jennings, 6th great-grandmother
- 1735 Elizabeth Ruth Jones, 6th great-grandmother
- 1771 Hannah Jones, 4th great-grandmother
- 1798 Mary Kates, 4th great-grandmother
- 1748 Catherine Elizabeth Kenner, 6th great-grandmother
- 1740 Sarah Kimbrough, 6th great-grandmother
- 1780 William F King, 3rd great-grandfather
- 1750 John Lane, 6th great-grandfather
- 1779 Elizabeth Lawson, 4th great-grandmother
- 1761 James Lawson, 4th great-grandfather
- 1725 John Lawson, 6th great-grandfather
- 1740 Ralph Lawson, 5th great-grandfather
- 1737 Nancy Lea, 6th great-grandmother
- 1720 Martha Long, 6th great-grandmother
- 1779 Elizabeth Frances Markham, 5th great-grandmother
- 1743 James Markham, 6th great-grandfather
- 1734 Mary Martin, 6th great-grandmother
- 1760 Mary Morgan, 5th great-grandmother
- 1738 John Henry Moye, 6th great-grandfather
- 1755 Marmaduke Moye, 5th great-grandfather
- 1736 Barbara Elizabeth Nafziger, 6th great-grandmother
- 1730 Isaac Neavils, 6th great-grandfather
- 1749 William Neavils, 5th great-grandfather
- 1722 Judith Neville, 6th great-grandmother
- 1795 Rachel Nevils, 4th great-grandmother
- 1780 Mary Elizabeth Nichols, 4th great-grandmother
- 1750 Thomas Nichols, 5th great-grandfather
- 1744 James Parramore, 5th great-grandfather
- 1785 Isabel Anderson, 4th great-grandmother
- 1800
- 1805 George Robert Anderson, 3rd great-grandfather
- 1829 Elizabeth Adams, 3rd great-grandmother
- 1814 Eugenius N Benton, 3rd great-grandfather
- 1800 Phoebe Brooks, 3rd great-grandmother
- 1888 James Brosier, 2nd great-grandfather
- 1819 Abraham Franklin Dishong, 3rd great-grandfather
- 1806 Anna Maria Hosier, 3rd great-grandmother
- 1822 Jonathan Huston Rummel, Sr., 3rd great-grandfather
- 1831 Marilida J Thompson, 2nd great-grandmother
- 1808 Thomas Thompson, 3rd great-grandfather
- 1801 Mary Ann Parramore, 4th great-grandmother
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Miscellanea
Completed through 6th Great-grandparents, partial thru 8th, resumed at 9th
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