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William Myrick Speights

Male 1787 - 1842  (55 years)


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  • Name William Myrick Speights  [1
    Birth 23 Jan 1787  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Oct 1842  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • Might instead have been born in South Carolina.

      From FindAGrave:

      "William and a brother, probably Asa, signed on a note for yet another brother, when he could not pay the note, William and Asa were unwilling to pay the note so to protect their assets, they left the state in the middle of the night, crossing the Mississippi River family and slaves.

      William was suffering from yellow fever, and died in the river crossing and was buried on the banks of the river. His new widow, Rebecca Hopkins Speights continued the journey to Texas and settled in Sabine County in 1843...
    Person ID I957  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Speights,   b. 25 Jun 1745, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Ann Phelps,   b. Bef 1752   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1772  Chowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F700  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Hopkins,   b. Abt 1796, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1857, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1817  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Children 
     1. Susan Speights,   b. 3 Nov 1818   d. 28 Jul 1819 (Age 0 years)
     2. Joshua Hopkins Speights,   b. 7 Dec 1819, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1889, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. Thomas Green Speights,   b. 9 Oct 1822, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Susan A. Green Speights,   b. 7 Aug 1826   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jonathan "Johnse" M. Hopkins Speights,   b. 20 Jun 1828, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1912, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     6. Amanda Malvina Speights,   b. 20 Jul 1832, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1846, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)
     7. Mary A. F. C. Speights,   b. 6 Dec 1835, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Green William Speights,   b. 11 Jul 1839, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1922, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jan 1787 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Dec 1817 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Oct 1842 - Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Parker, Brenda (brenda@dphospitality.com) "Beaman-Parker Fa mily Genealogy" Ver. Feb 9 09:31:07 2004 ; http://wc.roots web.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bbparker (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.

    3. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 8 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S58] McCary, Kay P. "Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.