William Halsey
and Rachel Cobb

1. WILLIAM HALSEY, JR. born March 23, 1760, Columbia, New Jersey, married November 3, 1780, in Schooley, New Jersey, RACHEL COBB born 1762, Schooley, New Jersey, (daughter of JOHN COBB and RHODA SMITH) died November 4, 1847, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, buried November 6, 1847, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC. WILLIAM died February 21, 1832, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, buried February 23, 1832, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of William Halsey and Rachel Cobb:

i SARAH HALSEY born April 29, 1783, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married March 7, 1800, WILLIAM HOWELL.

ii MARGARET HALSEY born October 24, 1785, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married JOSEPH HASH.

iii RACHEL PERSILLA HALSEY born April 26, 1787, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married ISAAC PACELY.

iv JAMES HALSEY born Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married PATTIE PEAK.

v SYLVESTER HALSEY born Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married July 24, 1828, MARY YOUNG. SYLVESTER died July 12, 1856.

2. vi WILLIAM HALSEY, III born 1789.

vii MARY HALSEY born Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married (1) December 29, 1819, NATHANIEL VANNOY, married (2) ANDREW ROBINSON.

viii SALLY/SARAH HALSEY born Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married (1) May 11, 1825, PETER DAVIS, married (2) PLEASANT PERKY.

ix OLIVE HALSEY born Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married July 8, 1834, DAVID CREEP(CRESS/CREP).

x CLIKSLEY (CLISBY) HALSEY born Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, died March 20, 1857.

xi AMOS HALSEY born Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married ELIZABETH HOWELL.

Tenth Generation

2. WILLIAM HALSEY, III (William Halsey Jr) born 1789, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married April 27, 1814, in Grayson County, Virginia, JUDA PEAK, born August 9, 1791, Virginia, died May 5, 1876, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, buried May 8, 1876, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC. WILLIAM died August 28, 1849, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, buried August 31, 1849, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of William Halsey III and Juda Peak:

3. i IRA JOSIAH HALSEY b 22 Apr 1815 d 18 Dec 1861 Piney Creek, Ashe Co NC; m. 10 Aug 1850 (or 12 Sept 1850) Ashe Co NC to Mary Parsons b 12 Jun 1827 Ashe Co NC; d/o Solomon Parsons and Lydia Nancy Sturgill. Ira Josiah Halsey m. 21 Aug 1834 Piney Creek Ashe Co NC to Fannie McMillan b 18 Aug 1815.

ii CASWELL HALSEY born April 17, 1818.

iii IRA HALSEY born June 30, 1820.

iv TINSEY HALSEY born October 26, 1822.

v SENA HALSEY born February 27, 1825, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, married 1846, HENRY J. PARSONS.

vi LUCINDA HALSEY born October 21, 1827; m. 1842 to William B Parsons b 22 Sept 1815 Ashe Co NC d 18 Aug 1853 Alleghaney Co NC; s/o Solomon Parsons and Lydia Nancy Sturgill.

vii MARY POLLY HALSEY born July 19, 1831.

viii SARAH (SALLY) HALSEY born December 12, 1836.

ix NANCY HALSEY born November 12, 1837, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC, died 1838, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC.

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