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John Speed Jr (1738 - bef. 1774)

John Speed Jr
Born in Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 35 in Mecklenburg, Virginiamap
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Biography

John Speed Jr was born 3 Aug 1738 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, the son of John Speed Sr and Mary Minetry.[1]

He married Sarah Baird.

He made his will 16 Oct 1773, proved 11 Apr 1774, in Mecklenburg County (Bk 1, p.185). It lists wife Sarah; sons: William, John and Joseph SPEED; other children are implied in the following “equally divided among all my children...”; Execs: father John SPEED Sr, and brothers: Joseph and James SPEED [2]

John Speed Jr died in 1774 before his will was proved.

Sources

  1. Family History or Pedigree: "Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775"
    Page number: 13
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61175 #11969 (accessed 16 March 2024)
    Name: John Speed; Birth Date: 3 Aug 1738; Spouse: Sarah Baird.
  2. Family Search Film # 007541254, Screen# 110 Mecklenburg Will bks. (County Court), v. 1, 3-4 1765-1802 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898Y-Q94?i=109&cat=382696




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