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Amburgey, John[1]

Male 1758 - 1831  (73 years)


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  • Name Amburgey, John 
    Birth 1758  Culpeper, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1758  Orange, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 3 May 1831  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 31 May 1831  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Carr Creek, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2393  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2005 

    Father Amburgey, John,   b. 1727, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1788, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Stewart, Ann Margaret,   b. Abt 1731, Orange (Later Culpeper), Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1766, Culpeper, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Marriage 1748  Orange, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hammons, Elizabeth Jane,   b. 1769, Surry, North Carolina, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1857 (Age 88 years)  [2
    Marriage 3 Jul 1787  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Amburgey, William R.,   b. 11 Sep 1788, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1873, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +2. Amburgey, Nancy,   b. 14 Mar 1790, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1858, Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +3. Amburgey, Ambrose,   b. 24 Feb 1792, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1875, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +4. Amburgey, John J. III,   b. 20 Jan 1794, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1884, Dumps Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +5. Amburgey, Rosanna,   b. 14 Nov 1795, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1885, Willard, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +6. Amburgey, Robert,   b. 27 Mar 1798, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    +7. Amburgey, Humphrey,   b. 26 Feb 1800, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1848, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     8. Amburgey, Jesse,   b. 26 Apr 1802, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1809, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)
    +9. Amburgey, Wilburn,   b. 10 Feb 1804, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1859, Rowan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    +10. Amburgey, Margaret Elizabeth,   b. 7 Jun 1806, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1853, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    +11. Amburgey, Mary,   b. 27 Jul 1807, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1883, Rowan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +12. Amburgey, Queentina,   b. 17 May 1811, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 70 years)
    Family ID F10665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1758 - Culpeper, Virginia, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1758 - Orange, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jul 1787 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 May 1831 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 May 1831 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Carr Creek, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • Revolutionary War soldier John Amburgey Jr. was honored July 31, 1982when Troublesome Creek Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolutionand Amburgey Family Association dedicated a gravestone marker in CarrFork Cemetary to his memory, John Amburgey Jr. was born in 1785 on a farmonce owned by his german immigrant father Conrad Amberger.

      Elizabeth applied for a pension stating her husband had been aRevolutionary soldier and had died in Perry County, Kentucky in 1831. Inher application for this she sent pages torn from a family bible, whichto this day may be seen in the National Archives file on John Amburgey.

  • Sources 
    1. [S269] GEDCOM file imported on 26 May 2003.

    2. [S1433] John Amburgy, "United States Census, 1850".