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Thomas Alvah Sperry Sr.

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Thomas Alvah Sperry Sr.

Birth
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Death
4 Sep 1838 (aged 81–82)
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.2043844, Longitude: -86.5292389
Plot
Section A5 - Grave 3
Memorial ID
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Originally buried in Sperry Cemetery, Removed to Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens, Cem. #101 (Sperry) in 1960's due to building of Percy Priest Lake.
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Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800

Thomas Peary(sp) married Elizabeth Chrisman on 31 Jan 1796 in Montgomery County, Virginia
Marriage record shows that Elizabeth Chrisman was daughter of Abram Christman.
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Montgomery CO VA - Aug 1 1797 - Ghomas Sperry granted leave to build a water grist mill on Stroubles
Creek.
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U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

Name: Thos Sperry
Gender: Male
Military Date: 6 Sep 1779
Military Place: Virginia, USA
State or Army Served: Virginia
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Rank: Private
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Thomas Alvah Sperry, Sr born 1756 Frederick County, Virginia, death 4 Sept 1838 Wilson Co., Tennessee buried in Sperry Cemetery located on the old Sperry home place, on Alva Sperry Rd off Stewart's Ferr---Removed to Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens due to the building of Percy Creek Dam and reservoir.

Parents
Thomas Sperry 1716 – 1766
Sarah Chrisman 1734 – 1784

Name: Thomas Alva SPERRY
Birth: 1756 in Virginia
Death: 4 SEP 1838 in Wilson County, Tennessee
Burial: Sperry Cemetery, Alvah Sperry Road, Wilson County, Tennessee now interned in Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens

Father: Thomas SPERRY b: 22 DEC 1716 in Wolfersheim, Germany
Mother: Sarah CHRISMAN b: 23 SEP 1734 in Orange County, Virginia

Marriage 1 Catherine Polser? died before 1786 in Va
Married: ABT 1774 in Frederick County, Virginia

Children
1 Thomas SPERRY b: 1770 in Winchester, Fredrick County, Virginia
2 Jacob SPERRY b: 1778
3 John SPERRY b: 1780
4 Rhonda SPERRY b: 1782
5 Mary Magdalene SPERRY Covey b: 1782 in Montgomery County, Virginia

Marriage 2 Elizabeth CHRISMAN b: 1767 in Montgomery County, Virginia
Married: 21 JAN 1786 in Virginia

Children
1 Samuel SPERRY b: 27 NOV 1789 in Montgomery County, Virginia
2 Permelia SPERRY b: 1791 in Montgomery County, Virginia married William Avery 17 Dec 1817 in Wilson Co, Tn


Originally buried in Sperry Cemetery #101
Removed to Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens

Burial:
Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens
Mount Juliet
Wilson County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section A5 - Grave 4
Originally buried in Sperry Cemetery, Removed to Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens, Cem. #101 (Sperry) in 1960's due to building of Percy Priest Lake.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800

Thomas Peary(sp) married Elizabeth Chrisman on 31 Jan 1796 in Montgomery County, Virginia
Marriage record shows that Elizabeth Chrisman was daughter of Abram Christman.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Montgomery CO VA - Aug 1 1797 - Ghomas Sperry granted leave to build a water grist mill on Stroubles
Creek.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

Name: Thos Sperry
Gender: Male
Military Date: 6 Sep 1779
Military Place: Virginia, USA
State or Army Served: Virginia
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Rank: Private
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Thomas Alvah Sperry, Sr born 1756 Frederick County, Virginia, death 4 Sept 1838 Wilson Co., Tennessee buried in Sperry Cemetery located on the old Sperry home place, on Alva Sperry Rd off Stewart's Ferr---Removed to Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens due to the building of Percy Creek Dam and reservoir.

Parents
Thomas Sperry 1716 – 1766
Sarah Chrisman 1734 – 1784

Name: Thomas Alva SPERRY
Birth: 1756 in Virginia
Death: 4 SEP 1838 in Wilson County, Tennessee
Burial: Sperry Cemetery, Alvah Sperry Road, Wilson County, Tennessee now interned in Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens

Father: Thomas SPERRY b: 22 DEC 1716 in Wolfersheim, Germany
Mother: Sarah CHRISMAN b: 23 SEP 1734 in Orange County, Virginia

Marriage 1 Catherine Polser? died before 1786 in Va
Married: ABT 1774 in Frederick County, Virginia

Children
1 Thomas SPERRY b: 1770 in Winchester, Fredrick County, Virginia
2 Jacob SPERRY b: 1778
3 John SPERRY b: 1780
4 Rhonda SPERRY b: 1782
5 Mary Magdalene SPERRY Covey b: 1782 in Montgomery County, Virginia

Marriage 2 Elizabeth CHRISMAN b: 1767 in Montgomery County, Virginia
Married: 21 JAN 1786 in Virginia

Children
1 Samuel SPERRY b: 27 NOV 1789 in Montgomery County, Virginia
2 Permelia SPERRY b: 1791 in Montgomery County, Virginia married William Avery 17 Dec 1817 in Wilson Co, Tn


Originally buried in Sperry Cemetery #101
Removed to Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens

Burial:
Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens
Mount Juliet
Wilson County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section A5 - Grave 4

Inscription

Thomas Sperry, native of Fredrick Co. Virginia.



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  • Added: Sep 11, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116922505/thomas_alvah-sperry: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Alvah Sperry Sr. (1756–4 Sep 1838), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116922505, citing Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens, Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by MN (contributor 46859205).