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Dolly (Spencer) French (abt. 1758 - 1844)

Dolly French formerly Spencer
Born about in Bedford, Virginiamap
Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Wife of — married 1782 in Bedford, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at about age 86 in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

This profile is part of the Spencer Name Study.

Birth

1758 DeWitt, Illinois[1]
Sept 1974 William Spencer leaves his estate to his wife and 3 children, William Spencer, Francic Spencer, and Dolly French [2]

Marriage

Dolly Spencer married John Elson French 1782-4 Rockingham Co VA [3] [4]

Children

Thirteen children total, [3]
Seven died prior to the death of their parents and names are not listed in pension papers.
Littleberry French
John French
Daniel French
Sarah Jane "Sallie" French-Clifton
Mildred "Milly" (French) Cross Murphy
Martha French-Spencer
Elizabeth French-Davenport

Death

22 Sep 1844 DeWitt, Illinois [5] [6]

Burial

McGraw Cemetery, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA[7]


Sources

  1. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
  2. ↑ Annals of southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, Montgomery County. Briefs of Wills, Ancestry.com
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fold 3 Records for John French
  4. ↑ Ancestry Profile for John Elson French, Rev PA DE MD VA
  5. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
  6. ↑ Fold3, Revolutionary War Pensions Virginia John French Page 11
  7. ↑ Find A Grave link to burial information

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This person was created through the import of Spencer.ged on 02 February 2011.





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David Elliott
Spencer-12538 and Spencer-535 appear to represent the same person because: Spencer's-12538 and Spencer-535 share common husbands and one child. They also share dates. One difficulty with both is that the name Dolly appears to be a nick name.
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Rejected matches › Dolly Spencer › Dolly (Spencer) Lyman (abt.1765-1844)

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