Capt.
William
Speight
Born about in Sunbury, North Carolina
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of Francis Speight
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
William Speight
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Speight and Francis Speight
Died
at about age 66
in Sunbury, North Carolina [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
Sally's Family Place has Speight genealogy with documents cited.
In 1675 he purchased 137 acres of land north of his father's plantation in Sunbury. He then purchased an additional 117 acres on the Barbiscue Swamp. In 1678 he purchased another 176 acres on Barbiscue Swamp along with one male indentured servant.
Sources
- See also: sallysfamilyplace.com/new/thomas-speight-mary-hinton/
- https://sallysfamilyplace.com/thomas-speight-mary-hinton/
- North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I [database on-line].
- Weeks, Stephen Beauregard,. Index to the colonial and state records of North Carolina covering volumes i-xxv : published under the supervision of the trustees of the public libraries, by order of the general assembly. Goldsboro, N.C.: Nash Bros., 1909.
https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.henry/1003
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Cynthia (Hicks) Curtis
Cynthia (Hicks) Curtis
Speight-444 and Speight-212 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates and the son needs merged as well. I did not see them as I added initially. Thank you.
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