Person:William Speer (1)
William Speer
b.1758 Somerset, Maryland, United States
d.1859 Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1746
  1. John SpeerAbt 1747 -
  2. Henry SpeerAbt 1750 -
  3. Benjamin SpeerAbt 1750 -
  4. James SpeerAft 1750 -
  5. Elizabeth SpeerAft 1750 -
  6. Jacob SpeerAbt 1755 -
  7. William Speer1758 - 1859
Spouse and Children
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  1. Elizabeth Speer1782 -
  2. Isaac Speer1784 - 1876
  3. Susanna Speer1786 -
  4. William Speer1788 - 1812
  5. James Speer1790 - 1864
  6. Abraham Speer1791 - 1881
  7. Patience Speer1793 - 1857
  8. Katherine Speer1798 - 1866
  9. Mildred Speer1802 - 1882
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Facts and Events
Name William Speer
Alt Name[1] William Spear
Gender Male
Birth? 1758 Somerset, Maryland, United States
Marriage to Mildred "Millie" Estep
Military[1] 1780 Surry, North Carolina, United Statesserved 3 mo as Ensign in Captain Henry Speer's Company, Col. Joseph Phillips' North Carolina Regiment
Military[1] 1781 Surry, North Carolina, United Statesserved 3 mo as private in Captain David Humphries' Company, Col. James Martin's North Carolina Regiment
Residence[1] 1824 Kentucky, United States
Residence[1] 1825 Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Death[1] 1859 Jefferson, Alabama, United Statesage 101
Burial[1] Jefferson, Alabama, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 SPEAR, WILLIAM, in Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogical Research System.

    SPEAR, WILLIAM Ancestor #: A107994
    Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank: ENSIGN
    Birth: 1758 MARYLAND
    Death: 1859 JEFFERSON CO ALABAMA
    Pension Number: *S11446
    Service Source: *S11446
    Service Description: 1) ALSO PVT, CAPTS SPEER, HUMPHRIES 2) COL JOSEPH PHILLIPS
    Residence 1) County: SURRY CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA
    Spouse 1) MILLEY EASTEP

  2.   Edith Ora Jacks 275375, in Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogical Research System.

    [Additional info provided by: LaDoris Weber, 7024 Mensik, Schulenburg, Texas 78956; eva@@cvtv.net February 2001]
    From Edith Ora Jacks D.A.R. Application #275375
    William Speer was born in 1758 on the eastern shore of Maryland. While
    residing in Surrey County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1780 and served three months as Ensign in Captain Henry Speer's Company, Col. Joseph Phillips' North Carolina Regiment; and enlisted in the fall of 1781 and served three months as private in Captain David Humphries' Company, Col. James Martin's North Carolina Regiment.
    After the Revolution he moved to Kentucky and lived there until 1824, when he moved to Alabama, and was living in Jefferson County, Alabama. He lived to be 101 years old.
    His name is inscribed on a boulder erected at Five Points, Birmingham,
    Alabama, by the General Sumpter Chapter, D.A.R., in memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Jefferson County, Alabama.
    General Sumpter Chapter, D.A.R. has placed a marker on his grave.

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