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William Tunwell Vest, Jr.[1]

Male 1755 - 1833  (78 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Tunwell Vest  [1
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 1755  Stokes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1833  Washington Township, Brown, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Siblings 15 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Samuel Vest,   b. 1620, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1705, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Lucretia Lucy Alford,   b. 1737, Stokes County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1812, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I102  Vest Families
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

    Father William Tunwell Vest, Sr,   b. 1735, Powhatan County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1812, Stokes County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Lucretia Lucy Alford,   b. 1737, Stokes County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1812, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1760  Bedford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Sally Cannifax,   b. 1755, Campbell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1799 (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 1770 
    Children 
     1. William Vest,   b. 1771, Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Graff Cemetery, Spencer, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Emily Scott  m. 1795;   Mary Or Lucy ???  m. 1796
     2. Ann Vest,   b. 1775   d. Yes, date unknown
    Aquilla Speaks  m. 9 Jun 1804
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1755 - Stokes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1833 - Washington Township, Brown, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Reference  Your Name Here. "William Tunwell Vest, Jr.". Vest Family Trees. http://vestfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I102&tree=Vest (accessed December 29, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0 , accessed 4 Sep 2017), entry for William Tunwell Vest, person ID K241-4M7..