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William Frye

Male 1735 - 1796  (61 years)


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  • Name William Frye  [1, 2] 
    Born 1735  Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Departure Aft 1770  Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    went to Kentucky from Virginia after 1770 
    Reference Number 29688 
    Will 28 Mar 1796  Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Will Book A, page 222 - names Wife Rachel Frye, sons Jacob, Joseph and Henry; daughters Rebeccfa, Elizabeth, Catherine and Rachel, son Benjamin. Executors: wife Rachel, Jacob Frye Witnesses: David Boone, Robert McGill,Peter Goodnight 
    _MILT Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    ensign in the Revoltionary War; carried dispatches between Lafayette and Barron Station, Albemarle Co., Va. 
    Died Apr 1796  Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I29688  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Benjamin Frey,   b. 1696, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1753, Frederick, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Regina Christine Merckle,   b. 20 Mar 1699, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1760, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F10055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Spears,   b. 2 Apr 1750, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1820, Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Veitde Frye,   b. 14 Aug 1776, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1812, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)  [natural]
     2. Benjamin Frey,   b. 1771, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Rachel Frey,   b. 1768, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Elizabeth Frey,   b. 1765, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Rebecca Frey,   b. 1763, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Jacob Frey,   b. 1757, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1809, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)  [natural]
     7. Henry Frye,   b. 1767, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1843  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     8. Catherine Frye,   b. 31 May 1787, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1857, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F9810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1735 - Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - went to Kentucky from Virginia after 1770 - Aft 1770 - Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Will Book A, page 222 - names Wife Rachel Frye, sons Jacob, Joseph and Henry; daughters Rebeccfa, Elizabeth, Catherine and Rachel, son Benjamin. Executors: wife Rachel, Jacob Frye Witnesses: David Boone, Robert McGill,Peter Goodnight - 28 Mar 1796 - Fayette, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - ensign in the Revoltionary War; carried dispatches between Lafayette and Barron Station, Albemarle Co., Va. - - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Apr 1796 - Fayette, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S52] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for Rachel Spears

    2. [S52] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for William Frye