William Faulkner (abt. 1757 - abt. 1800)

Born about 1757 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died about 1800 at about age 43 in South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

William Faulkner was born in Nottinghamshire, England.

William Falkner was baptised at St Mary, Nottingham 10 April 1757 ^[1]

Immigration

Name: William Faulkner

Age: 21

Birth Year: abt 1753

Arrival Year: 1774

Arrival Place: Maryland

Primary Immigrant: Faulkner, William^[2]

William arrived in America around 1774 and is shown as being the primary immigrant. He is shown as being in SC by the 1778 census.

In the 1840 census William is listed as Wiley (Note: the oldest male in the 1840 Cenus is age 20-30, it is not William b 1757 ~amb 23 September 2018) and the there are two other Faulkner families on the same page

Indentureship

William is listed as an indentured apprentice.

Master's Name: Joseph Roe

Apprentice Name: William Falkner

Training: Brasier

Sources

1. ↑ Parish Register Abstract, FindMyPast.com, s/o John and Catherine
2. ↑ Arrival: Maryland; Year: 1774; Page Number: 142. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Accessed on 23 September 2018 by amb

• familysearch
• Old Occupations, worldthroughthelens.com. Residence Location Nottingham, Nottingham. Payment Date 10 May 1771© Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England.The National
• COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988. 182p. Page: 40 There are two different immigration files for William coming to America one stops in Maryland and the other is in GA/SC. they will require more investigation
• The oldest male in this household is age 20-30, it is not William Faulkner, b. 1752. United States Census, 1840,database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-934 : accessed 7 October 2015), Wiley Faulkner, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 82, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 511; FHL microfilm 22,509.
• 1810; Census Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 96; Image: 00083; Family History Library Film: 0181421
• Source: S18 Author: Ancestry.com Title: UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Repository: #R4 (10 May 1771 Joseph Roe of Nottingham, brazier and apprentice William Falkner)
• Faulkner, William; 1780 United States Federal Census, Camden District, South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. amb 15:06, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
• 1810 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 96; Image: 00083; Family History Library Film: 0181421

Acknowledgement
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.Falkner-185 was Miles-436 Vick Miles through the import of Vicktory_Lap_2014-03-06_01_FULL.ged on Jan 4, 2015.