The Tankersley Lineage

The Tankersley Lineage
Generations 1-6

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Legend: [Cen] = Census, [Doc] = Documentation, [Marr] = Marriage Record, [Vet] = Veteran info, [Will] = Will

This page revised: 1/16/2005

Generation 1

Richard Tankersley b. 1570 Eng m. Sarah Thornhill
Henry Tankersley b. 1575

Generation 2

Children of Richard Tankersley & Sarah Thornhill

Alice b. Yorkshire, Eng m. Robert Tyas

Johann m. Hugh Eland

Henry b. c1595 Yorkshire, Eng

Generation 3

Child of Henry (s/o Richard Tankersley & Sarah Thornhill

Reuben Tankersley b. Yorkshire, Eng [Doc] m. Sarah Ann Beverly

Generation 4

George b. c1680 Yorkshire, Eng d. Jul 1758 Hanover Parish, King George Co, VA [WILL] m. 1718 Hanover Parish, King George Co, VA to Mary Long/Longley d. May 1773 Hanover Parish, King George Co, VA [WILL]

Richard b. c1676 Yorkshire, Eng d. 1744 Caroline Co, VA m. 1712 Caroline Co, VA to Margaret Rowland

Generation 5

Children of George Tankersley & Mary Long/Longley: Richard c1736 - 1773 m. 1757 Mary Thornley; Dorcas b.c1720 m. Henry Dixon; Reuben b.c1723 [Doc]; George b. c1726 VA d. 1806 Port Royal, Caroline Co, VA [Doc] m. 1767 Dorothy Roy b. c1753 VA d/o Reuben Roy & Mary Jane Morton; Mary b. c1728 d. c6/3/1784 King George Co, VA [Marr] m. Oct 1759 King George Co, VA to Joseph Murdock b. c1730 d. c1/1/1770 King George Co, VA s/o Jeremiah Murdock & Jane/Jean ???; Sarah b. c1732 m. Thomas McWilliams; John c1740 - 1798
Child of Richard Tankersley & Margaret Rowland: Sarah Margaret b. 1714 Caroline Co, VA d. 1754 Caroline Co, VA m. 1735 Caroline Co, VA to Thomas Peatross; Richard b. 1716 Caroline Co, VA d. 1748 Caroline Co, VA m. 1737 VA to Elizabeth Fountain b. Caroline Co, VA d. Caroline Co, VA

Generation 6

Children of George Tankersley & Dorothy Roy: Ann Fox 12/30/1770 - 1801 m. 1789 Peter Tankersley; Lucy 8/9/1773 - 2/11/1822; Elizabeth F 11/19/1775 - 7/25/1831 m. 3/17/1794 Lancaster, VA to John Hutchins; John Roy b. 5/8/1777 Port Royal, Caroline Co, VA - 1/8/1839 m.1. 9/10/1801 Caroline Co, VA to Mary Ann Polly Tankersley 1772 - 8/8/1815 d/o Richard Tankersley & Mary Thornley m.2. 1816 Sarah Brooks b. 11/23/1791; George 2/3/1779 - 8/16/1824; Mary Jane Morton 3/19/1781 - 7/8/1824; Caroline Matilda 1/4/1784 - 7/8/1811 m. John Lewis; William 12/9/1787 - 3/15/1867 m. Ann Hutchins; Dorothy b. 8/23/1792 m. Mosby Davison
Children of Richard Tankersley & Elizabeth Fountain: Rowland b. 1737 Caroline Co, VA m. 1758 VA to Tabitha Bennett; Richard b. 3/13/1738 Caroline Co, VA d. 1810 Rockbridge Co, VA [Vet] m. 1768 Rockbridge Co, VA to May/Mary Wood d. Rockbridge Co, VA d/o James Wood; George Edward b. 1740 Caroline Co, VA d. 1784 Bedford Co, VA m. Bedford Co, VA to Elizabeth Boldin d. Bedford Co, VA; William b. 1742 Caroline, VA [Vet] m.1. 1764 Martha Barbara Nelson d. c1768 m.2. c1768 Barbary Clubb d. bef 1800 d/o Peter Clubb & Margaretha Keurten
Children of Richard Tankersley & Mary Thornley: John b. 1760 Port Royal Caroline Co, VA d. 3/14/1840 [Vet] [Doc] [Cem] m. 1788 Port Royal, Caroline Co, VA to Frances Moore b. 1765 VA d. 1848 Marshall Co, TN; George 1758 - Oct 1814 [Will] m. Sarah Marshall; Richard b. 1762; Reuben b. 1765; Peter 1768-1830 m1. 1789 Ann Fox Tankersley d/o George Tankersley & Dorothy Roy m.2. 2/9/1802 Chloe Ingram; Mary Ann 1772-8/8/1815 m. 9/10/1801 John Roy Tankersley 5/8/1777 - 1/8/1839 s/o George Tankersley & Dorothy Roy

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