Person:Silvester Proffitt (1)
Sylvester Profit
b.18 Apr 1758 St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
d.Aft 1850 Camp Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 10 Mar 1757
  1. Sylvester Profit1758 - Aft 1850
  2. Mary Profit1764 - Bef 1825
  3. James Profit1766 - 1846
  4. David Profit1769 -
  5. Martha Profit1771 -
  6. Nancy Proffitt1780 -
  7. Lydia P. Proffitt1782 - Bef 1840
  8. Samuel E. Proffitt1784 - Aft 1840
  9. Sarah Proffitt1786 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1782
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Sylvester Profit1758 - Aft 1850
  • W.  Nancy TompkinsEst 1762 - Bet 1811 & 1814
m. 26 Apr 1782
  1. Susanna B. Proffitt1784 - 1847
  2. Nancy ProffittAbt 1785 -
  3. Mary Profitt1789 - Aft 1870
  4. Jeremiah Proffitt1791 - Bef 1870
  5. Joseph Proffitt1793 - 1867
  6. Elizabeth ProffittAbt 1795 - Aft 1828
  7. Phoebe Proffitt1798 -
  8. Rebecca Proffitt1800 -
  9. Stephen Sewell Proffitt1806 - 1877
  10. Sarah Elizabeth Proffitt1809 - 1887
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Facts and Events
Name Sylvester Profit
Gender Male
Birth[3] 18 Apr 1758 St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Christening[3] 14 May 1758 St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Marriage Bef 1782 to Sarah Dixon
Marriage 26 Apr 1782 Wilkes, North Carolina, United States to Nancy Tompkins
Census[1][2] From 1784 to 1790 Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death? Aft 1850 Camp Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Burial? Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
References
  1. ↑ Register, Alvaretta K. (Alvaretta Kenan). State census of North Carolina, 1784-1787. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1993,c1973)
    Wilkes County, NC.

    A WM 21-60 yrs
    B WM uner 21 & above 60
    C WF all ages
    Blacks 12-50
    Blacks under 12 & above 50

    Brown's District, Page 1 (Pg 173 of transcription)
    James Thompkins 1 5 3 - -
    William Jackson 1 4 6 - -

    Brown's District cont'd on next pg 174 of transcription; still pg 1 of census
    Ebenezer Fairchild 1 1 2 - -
    Abijah Fairchild 1 1 3 - -
    James Jackson Sr. 1 4 2 - -
    Silvester Proffit 1 - 3 - -
    Joseph Sewel 1 3 2 - -

  2. ↑ United States. 1790 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M637)
    Wilkes County, NC.

    A White males 16 & up including HOH
    B White males under 16
    C white females including HOH

    3rd Company: 151 A B C
    Sylvester Profit 1 1 3 (perhaps the dates I have for the children's births are not correct.)

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Douglas, William. The Douglas register: being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750-1797. An index of Goochland Wills : notes on the French-Hugeunot [sic] refugees who lived in Manakin-Town. (Richmond, Virginia: J.W. Ferguson & Sons, 1928)
    279.

    John Profit & Susannah Arrington a son named Sylvester born Ap: 18 1758. Baptized 1758 May 14. p. 52.

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