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Andrew Speer, Sr[1]

Male 1731 - 1820  (88 years)


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  • Name Andrew Speer  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 3 Dec 1731  Stepney Parish, Nanticoke Hundred, Somerset, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Possessions 1764  Nanticoke Hundred, Somerset, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    In 1764 he inherited the parcel known as "Donegal" upon his father Henry's death (Nanticoke 100, Somerset County, Maryland Colony) 
    Residence 1790  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1800  Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 1820  Shelby County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID P4509  Woelfel Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 

    Father Henry Speer, Sr,   b. Aug 1686, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1769, Nanticoke Hundred, Somerset, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Calloway (Speer),   b. 4 Nov 1692, Somerset County, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1769, Somerset County, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1711  Stepney Parish, Somerset, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F1130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Betty" Gentry (Speer),   b. 1725, Stepney Parish, Somerset, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1837, Shelby, Pike, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 112 years) 
    Married 1752  Somerset County, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Speer,   b. 1753, Somerset County, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1782, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)  [natural]
     2. Richard Speer,   b. 1754,   d. 1820  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
    +3. Leannah "Leah" Speer (Flinn),   b. 1755, Somerset County, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1853, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)  [natural]
     4. Mary Speer,   b. 1760, Colonial North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1851, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)  [natural]
     5. Joshua Benjamin Speer,   b. 1760, Salisbury, Surry, Colonial North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1843, Scott County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
     6. John Speer,   b. 28 Jan 1762, Somerset County, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1846, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
    +7. Andrew Speer, Jr,   b. 1765, Surry County, Colonial North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1855, Oldham County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F1132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Speer, Andrew Sr - Bio.pdf    		Speer, Andrew Sr - Bio.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Andrew Speer was born on December 3, 1731, in the Nanticoke 100, Somerset County, Maryland Colony to Henry and Jane Speer. He married Elizabeth Gentry in 1752 in Somerset County. Together they produced five children during their union. In 1764 he inherited the parcel known as "Donegal" upon his father Henry's death (Nanticoke 100, Somerset County, Maryland Colony). They were to move their family along with that of two of his brothers to Surry County, North Carolina Colony in 1771. He died in 1820 in Shelby County, Kentucky, having lived a long life of 89 years.

      Children:
      Joshua Speer
      Robert Speer 1753 - 1781 Died in the Revolutionary War
      Richard Speer 1754 - 1820
      Leannah "Leah" Speer 1755 - 1853
      Andrew Speer 1765 - 1835

  • Sources 
    1. [S-1435322877] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=35184585&pid=4509

    2. [S-911861636] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1268994692] Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1268994177] 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 692; Image: 695; Family History Library Film: 337908.

    5. [S1268993997] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1790; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 512; Image: 298; Family History Library Film: 0568147.

    6. [S1269557944] Maryland, Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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