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1763 - 1804 (40 years)
Abt 1722 - 1799 (~ 77 years)
Birth |
Abt 1722 |
Hanover County, Virginia Colony |
Died |
1799 |
Nottoway County, Virginia |
Buried |
Fowlkes Family Cemetery Burkeville Nottoway County Virginia Plot: 6808 West Courthouse Rd./ State Route 625 |
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Father |
Gabriel Fowlkes, b. 1696, Hanover Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Elizabeth, Mrs. Gabriel Fowlkes, b. Abt 1699, Prob. Hanover Co., Virginia Colony |
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Family |
Sarah Jennings, b. Abt 1728, Hanover Co., Virginia Colony |
Married |
Bef 1789 |
Hanover Co., Colonial Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. Nancy Fowlkes, b. 3 Jul 1763, Nottoway County, Virginia Colony |
+ | 2. Jerusha Fowlkes, b. 26 Jun 1747, Amelia County, Virginia |
| 3. Jennings E. Fowlkes, b. 1744, Amelia Co., Virginia Colony [later Halifax] |
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Abt 1728 - 1782 (~ 54 years)
Birth |
Abt 1728 |
Hanover Co., Virginia Colony |
Died |
1782 |
Nottoway, Amelia County, Virginia [later Halifax] |
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Father |
William Henry Jennings, b. 1676, England |
Mother |
Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam, b. 1704, Hanover Co., Virginia Colony |
Married |
1 Jan 1724 |
Hanover Co., Colonial Virginia |
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Family |
John A. Fowlkes, b. Abt 1722, Hanover County, Virginia Colony |
Married |
Bef 1789 |
Hanover Co., Colonial Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. Nancy Fowlkes, b. 3 Jul 1763, Nottoway County, Virginia Colony |
+ | 2. Jerusha Fowlkes, b. 26 Jun 1747, Amelia County, Virginia |
| 3. Jennings E. Fowlkes, b. 1744, Amelia Co., Virginia Colony [later Halifax] |
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1759 - 1837 (78 years)
Birth |
1759 |
Virginia Colony |
Died |
1837 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Family |
Nancy Fowlkes, b. 3 Jul 1763, Nottoway County, Virginia Colony [3] |
Children |
+ | 1. Nancy Betts, b. 9 Aug 1789, Halifax Co., Virginia |
+ | 2. Lucy Agnes Betts, b. 7 Feb 1797, Lunenberg, Virginia |
| 3. Elisha Betts, b. 22 Nov 1789, Lunenburg, Virginia |
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1789 - 1854 (64 years)
Birth |
9 Aug 1789 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
Died |
14 Feb 1854 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Father |
Spencer Betts, b. 1759, Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Nancy Fowlkes, b. 3 Jul 1763, Nottoway County, Virginia Colony |
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Family |
John Woody, b. Abt 1786, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia |
Married |
8 Dec 1817 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Samuel Dabney Burk Woody, b. 1818 |
+ | 2. Sarah Jane Woody, b. Abt 1819, Halifax Co., Virginia orPerson, NC |
| 3. James David Woody, b. Abt 1823, Halifax Co., Virginia |
| 4. John H. Woody, b. Abt 1825 |
+ | 5. Charles Betts Woody, b. 17 May 1828, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 6. Elisha Woody, b. Est 1830 |
| 7. Thomas Woody, b. Abt 1833 |
| 8. Lucy Ann Woody, b. 1834 |
| 9. Harriett Elizabeth Woody, b. Abt 1837, Halifax Co., Virginia |
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1797 - 1869 (71 years)
Birth |
7 Feb 1797 |
Lunenberg, Virginia |
Died |
24 Jan 1869 |
LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas |
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Father |
Spencer Betts, b. 1759, Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Nancy Fowlkes, b. 3 Jul 1763, Nottoway County, Virginia Colony |
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Family |
James Lipscomb Blackwell, b. 1774, Chesterfield County, Virginia |
Married |
24 Jan 1811 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. James Henry Blackwell, b. 27 Jun 1817, Halifax County, Virginia |
+ | 2. Elijah Edward Blackwell, b. 6 Sep 1824, Halifax Co., VA or Person Co., North Carolina |
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1789 - 1872 (82 years)
Birth |
22 Nov 1789 |
Lunenburg, Virginia |
Died |
5 Oct 1872 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Father |
Spencer Betts, b. 1759, Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Nancy Fowlkes, b. 3 Jul 1763, Nottoway County, Virginia Colony |
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Family |
Frances H. 'Fannie' Marable, b. 1793, Lunenberg Co., Virginia |
Married |
1810 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Name |
Nancy Fowlkes |
Born |
3 Jul 1763 |
Nottoway County, Virginia Colony |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
22 Apr 1804 |
Nottoway County, Virginia |
Person ID |
I17995 |
My Reynolds Line |
Last Modified |
13 Dec 2018 |
Father |
John A. Fowlkes, b. Abt 1722, Hanover County, Virginia Colony , d. 1799, Nottoway County, Virginia (Age ~ 77 years) |
Mother |
Sarah Jennings, b. Abt 1728, Hanover Co., Virginia Colony , d. 1782, Nottoway, Amelia County, Virginia [later Halifax] (Age ~ 54 years) |
Married |
Bef 1789 |
Hanover Co., Colonial Virginia |
- Children of Sarah Jennings and John A.Fowlkes:
John Field Fowlkes (1745 - 1824)
Jerusha Fowlkes Ellington (1747 - 1789)
Henry Bass Fowlkes (1750 - 1808)
William Fowlkes (1752 - 1835)
Sarah Fowlkes Thompson (1755 - 1828)
Mary Fowlkes Thompson-Hudson (1757 - ____)
James Fowlkes (1760 - 1833)
Nancy Fowlkes Betts (1763 - 1804)
Elizabeth Fowlkes Price-Van Amburgh (1764 - 1823)
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Family ID |
F1349 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Spencer Betts, b. 1759, Virginia Colony , d. 1837, Halifax Co., Virginia (Age 78 years) |
Children |
+ | 1. Nancy Betts, b. 9 Aug 1789, Halifax Co., Virginia , d. 14 Feb 1854, Halifax Co., Virginia (Age 64 years) |
+ | 2. Lucy Agnes Betts, b. 7 Feb 1797, Lunenberg, Virginia , d. 24 Jan 1869, LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas (Age 71 years) |
| 3. Elisha Betts, b. 22 Nov 1789, Lunenburg, Virginia , d. 5 Oct 1872, Halifax Co., Virginia (Age 82 years) |
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Last Modified |
6 Jul 2018 |
Family ID |
F6544 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114791477.
"Sarah Jennings" (1730-1782).
Sarah's Parents were: "Col. William Henry Jennings" (1676-1775) who was born in England. He was the youngest son of 'Humphrey & Mary Milward Jennens' & was a British officer who came to Virginia to assist in the fight against the Indians & "Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam Jennings" (1704-1774) who was born @ Hanover Co., VA to 'James & Mary Pulliam'. "Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam" was thought to have "perhaps" been Col. William Henry Jennings' 2nd. wife because of the 28-year-age-difference between them. They married on 1-24-1724 @ Hanover Co., VA & had 10 Children.
Here are "Sarah Jennings' SIBLINGS":
~William Jennings, Jr. (1726-1793)
*** During The Revolutionary War, he was one of the delegates to The Continental Congress & supplied material aid to the war effort. ***
~Agnes Jennings (1727--)
~Elizabeth Jennings (1729-1799)
~SARAH JENNINGS (1730-1782) m: 1743 JOHN A. FOWLKES (1722-1799).
** She & her sister below married Fowlkes Brothers! ***
~Mary Jennings (1732-1822) m: Joseph Fowlkes.
~Robert Jennings (1733-1798)
~John Jennings (1735-1784)
~Anne Jennings (1736-1795) m: Samuel Thompson, Jr.
~James Jennings (1737-1795)
~Joseph Jennings (1739-1804).
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118929598.
Nancy Fowlkes & Spencer Betts
NANCY's FATHER, "John A. Fowlkes", was born in 1722 @ Hanover Co., VA. He died in 1799 @ 77 @ Nottoway Co., VA.
His parents were: "Gabriel Fowlkes I & Elizabeth Fowlkes".
* Data from "Just Plain Fowlkes-Our Lineage from Gabriel I, 2nd Edition, 2006, by Stephen Fowlkes.
"John's plantation was called ?Hyde Park'; it had sheltered five generations of Fowlkes, one of the few to survive The Civil War." *
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NANCY's MOTHER, "Sarah Jennings", was born in 1730 @ Hanover Co., VA. She was one of 10 Children. She died in 1782 @ Nottoway Co., VA.
Her Father was: "Col. William Henry Jennings" (1676-1775) who was born in England. He was the youngest son of 'Humphrey & Mary Milward Jennens' & was a British officer who came to Virginia to assist in the fight against the Indians.
Her Mother was: "Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam Jennings" (1704-1774) who was born @ Hanover Co., VA to 'James & Mary Pulliam'.
"Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam" was thought to have "perhaps" been Col. William Henry Jennings' 2nd. wife because of the 28-year-age-difference between them. They married on 1-24-1724 @ Hanover Co., VA.
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JOHN A. FOWLKES & SARAH JENNINGS FOWLKES MARRIED in 1743 @ Hanover Co., VA & had 10 Children of which NANCY is the ninth child.
THEIR 10 CHILDREN:
*** This son was a Lt. under his Uncle Gabriel Fowlkes, Jr. who was a Col. during The Rev. War; he was in the Amelia Co., VA Militia. ***
~JOHN FIELD FOWLKES (1745-1824)
m: Dicey Hall
m: Edith 'Edy' Jeffress
~JENNINGS E. FOWLKES (1746-1802)
m: Joyce Clark Motley
~JERUSHA FOWLKES (1747-1789)
m: 1765 DAVID ELLINGTON, JR. *** This son-in-law = Patriotic Service, VA according to "Soldiers & Patriots of GA" website. ***
*** This son served in the Amelia Co., VA Militia during "The Rev. War" as a Lieutenant ***
~HENRY BASS FOWLKES, SR. (1750-1808)
m: Tabitha Bass
*** This son was a Sgt. & Lt. under 2 Gabriel Fowlkes during The Rev. War; he served in North Carolina & was @ The Battle of Guilford. ***
~WILLIAM 'Quality Bill' FOWLKES (1752-1835)
m: Martha Bass
m: Mary 'Polly' Clark
m: Sarah 'Sally' Cralle
~SARAH FOWLKES (1755-1828)
m: David Thompson
~MARY 'Molly' FOWLKES (1757-?)
m: Robert Thompson
m: -- Hudson
~JAMES FOWLKES (1760-1833)
m: Sally Foster
~NANCY FOWLKES (1763-1804)
m: Spencer Betts (1759-1837). *** This son-in-law was a Revolutionary War Soldier from VA. ***
~ELIZABETH 'Betsy' FOWLKES (1764-1823)
m: Charles Price, I *** This son-in-law was a Capt. under the Thomas Watkins Troop of Dragoons, VA during The Rev. War ***
m: Benjamin Lewis Van Amburgh.
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NANCY FOWLKES BETTS died on 4-22-1804 where she had been born in Nottoway Co., VA.
I'm attaching photos of the "Fowlkes' Family Home" which was called "Hyde Park" where NANCY FOWLKES BETTS lived with her parents & siblings on the tobacco plantation.
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70660881/spencer-betts.
Spencer Betts
Birth 6 Apr 1759
Northumberland County, Virginia
Death 2 Nov 1837 (aged 78)
Halifax County, Virginia
Burial
Betts Family Cemetery
Cluster Springs, Halifax County, Virginia
Children
Elisha Betts, 1789?1872
Tombstone in Betts Family Cemetery, "Snow Hill", Halifax County, Virginia
"In memory of Spencer Betts
a Revolutionary Soldier
B. Apr. 6 1759
D. Nov 2, 1837
He was a deacon of the Baptist church 49 years
Erected by his son Elisha Betts"
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