Chapter 1 Speer Family Genealogy

WILLIAM SPEER (1747-1830)

ABBEVILLE COUNTY

SOUTH CAROLINA

HIS LIFE, FAMILY AND

DESCENDANTS

  

Compiled and Written By

Wade Edward Speer

 

With Special Help From

George William Whitmire, Sr., Jacksonville, Florida

William Arthur Speer, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia

Portraits By Edward Shanon Wood, Asheville, North Carolina

 

Published By

Wade Edward Speer

Marion, North Carolina

 

1998

 

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NOTES FOR ONLINE BOOK VERSION

Original page numbers did not survive the file conversion to the Internet-ready html format.

Some editing of the original text has been done, such as correcting typos and eliminating unnecessary line spaces.

All images, including portraits, tombstone sketches, house sketches, and signature tracings have been omitted; however the text accompanying the images is retained.

The William Speer Descendent report (Chapter 1) has been omitted. A greatly updated version can be found at:

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/p/e/Wade-E-Speer/index.html

http://hometown.aol.com/wspeer1161/myhomepage/heritage.html

 

{Wade E Speer July 20, 2000}

 

CHAPTER 1

 

SPEER FAMILY GENEALOGY

  

Descendants of William Speer, Sr. (1747-1830) The master genealogy list that follows includes 1,214 people who are descendants of, or spouses of descendants of, William and Eleanor Speer. The text in latter chapters and the INDEX at the end of the book include the names of these plus many more people related to our family.

In the following list, spouses are connected by double lines and each succeeding generation of children is shown by progressive indentation and higher generation numbers. This list provides a quick reference to all of the known descendants of William Speer and his wife Eleanor Little. If a descendant had more than one spouse, where known, those spouses are also shown, even if there are no children by that marriage. For instance, William Speer, Sr. remarried after his first wife Eleanor died, and his second wife Martha McBride is the last person shown on this list since they had no children.

The spelling of names is that used by the family involved. Note that no one in the Speer family ever misspelled or used variants of the name "Speer". William, Sr. spelled his name "S-p-e-e-r" and so do all of his descendants. As we all know, non-family members often misspell our name, but we never do!

Where confusing similar names exist, titles such as Sr., Jr., II, III, etc. have been added even though such titles may not have been a formal part of the name. Titles such as Rev., Dr., MD, Judge, Major, etc. have been used where appropriate to signify a person's profession or accomplishment.

Women in the following list are referred to by their maiden name since this is the easiest for a computer program. However in the narrative text of this book, married women are referred to by their maiden name followed by the surname of their husband. For example

Margaret Houston Speer becomes Margaret Houston Speer Rucker after her marriage to Joseph Rucker. To facilitate research, married women are listed twice in the INDEX, by their maiden name and their married name.

In many instances full names are not known and where necessary are shown by question marks, such as Mr. ?? Speer, or Mary ????. Known children with missing names are shown with the format: Dau2 of William Speer, Son of William Speer, or Child3 of William Speer.

Birth and death years are given if known. Dates preceded with ABT (about), BEF (before), AFT (after), or c (approximately) have been estimated on the basis of sound information. Dec means deceased, date unknown.

 

 

NOTE: The William Speer Descendent List has been greatly updated since this book was published. The new list is available online at several Web Sites, including:

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/p/e/Wade-E-Speer/index.html

http://hometown.aol.com/wspeer1161/myhomepage/heritage.html