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Asher, William II

Male 1742 - 1792  (49 years)


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  • Name Asher, William 
    Suffix II 
    Nickname Captain Billy 
    Birth 6 Feb 1742  Spotsylvania, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1792  North Carolina (Now Tennessee), United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: by drowning in the Clinch River near present-day Bean Station, Tennessee while on a huntin 
    Person ID I119293  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2018 

    Father Asher, John William,   b. 1720, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1791, Knox, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Bean, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 21 Nov 1723, Northumberland, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1800, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F103651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blevins, Margaret,   b. 1750, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1790, Knox, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 1765  Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Asher, Dillon Blevins,   b. 5 Oct 1777, Washington, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1844, Redbird, Clay, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Asher, Jane,   b. 1776, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1830, Clay, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. Asher, John,   b. 1767, Pittsylvania, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1831, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F49258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 May 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1765 - Amherst, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: by drowning in the Clinch River near present-day Bean Station, Tennessee while on a huntin - 1792 - North Carolina (Now Tennessee), United States Link to Google Earth
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