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                  <text>6 .in 7th., &amp; l.1- in the 6th., Bertie: 1819.
born in England/
lot

JOHN SP8DDING:::

lot 6.

lOOacres,

1803.

Crown to Elizabeth Johnson:

1806.

B.&amp;.s. Ralfe Johnspn &amp; wife to Jacob Anquish
200 acres: 6 in 7, &amp; 4 in 6th.

Nov.5th. 1817. William Fisï¿½ to Issac Swayze
Nov.

16, 1819. B.&amp;.Sï¿½Tssac

Swayze

:

-

100

acres.

Iiot

. . .
. . .

-6 in 7th.

-

200

to John Spedding:

acres:

6 in 7th., &amp; 4 in 6th.
1842. John Spedding to Thomas Spedding : 100
in the 7th., &amp; N.t lot 4 in the 6th.

Apr.

1842. John Spedding SR. to John Spe&lt;;lding Jr. 100.acres.

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-.....,,

N.t

Apr.

Nov.

Of lot

6 in?th., and S.

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acre

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lot

6,

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lot

of lot

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JOHN SPEDDING:::

18 0 6ï¿½_

b.
marr.

bur.

d.

le?5

Feb.

Bedelia
b. Feb.
8, 1819.
St. John's Ridgemount.

â€¢

69 yrs.

d.

July 31, 18A""

Children of John &amp; Bedelia Sped.ding;::

1835

b.

HENRY

d.

marr.

bur.
William Leonard

b. Nov. 16 1843

marr.

bur.

JAM.EsÂ·

SYLVESTOR

"'

d.

st. John's Cemetery.

b. Jan.

13, 1849 d. Apr. 29, 1929.
b.

ma.rr.

bur.
b.

Robert

marr.

26, 1918.

Mar.

St.

John's Cemetery
1837 d. .

bur.

Mary Catharine

'6.
marr.

bur.
Hugh Alexander Rilay
stepson:::

1811 d.

Nelson Lee

B.

Leonia

Spedding 1844.

d.

marr.

bur.

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Thomas Spedding

CHRISTINA

WIFE

1800
1810

d. 0
d.

ct. 13, 1876. 76 yrs.
1894. 84 yrs.

�Children of Thomas &amp; Christianna Spedding

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.. .. ... ..

1851

from

1830.

b.

1834.

Catherine

Sarah

b.

1840â€¢

Ed'W'in

b.

1841.

Mary.

b.

1842.

Martha

b.

184.5 â€¢

Thomas

b.

1845.

Spedding:::

.

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ST.

JÂ·ohn's Ridgemount.

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1786- 1875.
1819- 1882
181+3- 1918.

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