Elizabeth (Flake) Birmingham (abt. 1770 - bef. 1837)

Born about 1770 in Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Birmingham — married about 1791 in Anson, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died before 27 May 1837 before about age 67 in Anson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1770. She passed away about 1830. ^[1] A newspaper story was written on the family.

• The Story of Samuel Flake^[2]

Marriage

Stephen Birmingham (abt.1766-1837)

Stephen signed his Last Will on the 27th of May 1837. Elizabeth was not named in his Will so she may have passed away prior to this date. ^[3]

Children

1. Hardy Birmingham (abt.1798-abt.1871) ^[3]
2. Clement Birmingham (abt.1800-abt.1874) ^[3]
3. Martha (Birmingham) May (abt.1802-abt.1850) *married Peter May, son-in-law named in Will. ^[3]
4. Mary Polly (Birmingham) Webb (abt.1807-1860) ^[3]
5. Burwell born in 1809. ^[3]
6. George Washington Birmingham (1809-1878) ^[3]
7. Roxy Ann born about 1813. ^[3]
8. Jemima born about 1815. ^[3]

Research Notes

I have DNA matches on Ancestry to descendants of Stephen and Elizabeths' children and to Elizabeth's siblings' descendants. I will work on adding DNA and triangulating it in future. Deese-313 15:09, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Sources

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 7.3 cM segment on chromosome 3, consisting of Michael Montgomery, GEDmatch kit # T808113, and Jennifer (Ramer) Perez, his 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # CC5223370, and Richard Sorrell, his 6th cousin, GEDmatch kit # TW4415959. (Jennifer and Richard are 6th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Samuel Flake and Sarah Harris, the 5x great grandparents of Michael Montgomery and 6x great grandparents of Jennifer (Ramer) Perez and 5x great grandparents of Richard Sorrell.

1. ↑ Family tree book: genealogical and biographical: listing the relatives of General William Alexander Smith and of W. Thomas S. Pages 47, 48 Section 300 and 301.
2. ↑ Newspapers.com - The Messenger and Intelligencer - 28 Jul 1921 - Page 12 - Wadesboro, North Carolina. (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85543629/the-messenger-and-intelligencer/?xid=637).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998. Union County, 1663-1978; Division of Archives and History. Microfilm Image 147 of 1803. [Online Database with Images], Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2015.

See Also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHZH-WH5