William Withers
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William Withers (1726 - 1804)

William Withers
Born in Stafford, Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 15 Dec 1756 in Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 77 in Fauquier, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
William Withers performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Withers is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A127122.

William Withers was the son of James Withers and Elizabeth Keene.

William Withers father was James Withers snr., who was born 6 Jun 1680 in Stafford, Virginia and died 3 Jun 1746 in Stafford, Virginia

Elizabeth Hord married William Withers 15 Dec 1756 in Stafford, Virginia, there were 12 children accredited to them viz:

1. James Withers 1757-1834 m. Susannah Hord
2. Lewis Withers 1758-1821 m. Katherine Potts
3. Jesse Withers 1760-1834 m. Catherine Porter
4. Mary 'Mollie' Withers 1762-1807 m. William Withers a cousin
5. Spencer Withers 1765-1843 m. Esther Potts
6. Agatha 'Agnes' Withers 1766-1824 m. Martin Potts
7. Elizabeth Withers 1772-1842 m. John Withers and Jeremiah Pates
8. Elijah Withers 1775-1834 m. Jemima Hudnall and Katherine Stubblefield
9. William Withers 1777-1797
10. Alice Withers 1778-1850 m. John Ball jnr.
11. Susannah Withers 1781-1824 m. Vincent Garner
12. Vinson Withers

William Withers is buried in the Withers Nelson Ficklin Cemetery in Fauquier County, Virginia

Sources

  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 May 2021), "Record of William Withers", Ancestor # A127122.
  • Abstracts of Fauquier County, Virginia
  • Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
  • Will of William Withers

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Heidi Fry for creating Withers-630 on 16 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Heidi and others.





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Weathers-171 and Withers-11 do not represent the same person because: Complete different parents in each profile. Thanks
posted by Cheyenne Boggioni
Weathers-212 and Withers-11 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, birth and death dates, and general location.
posted by Stephen Somerville
Weathers-171 and Withers-11 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, name, dates, general location. Withers/Weathers are likely just transcription variance.
posted by Stephen Somerville
William's son John was born before William was born.
posted by Peter Roberts
Withers-150 and Withers-11 appear to represent the same person because: dates, places and relationships match
posted by Robin Kabrich