William Currence, I, Revolutionary War veteran

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William Currence, I, Revolutionary War veteran

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ulster, Ulster, North Ireland
Death: May 12, 1791 (63)
Huttonsville, Randolph County, WV, United States (came to America 1744 he was Killed by Indians)
Place of Burial: Mill Creek, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Currence and Ann M. Currence
Husband of Lydia Currence
Father of Jane Smith; Mollie Ann Mace; Samuel Currence; John B. “Up the River” Currence; Deliah Currence and 13 others

Managed by: John William Grimm
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About William Currence, I, Revolutionary War veteran

Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Mill Creek Cemetery Mill Creek, Randolph County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11446328/william-currence

A Patriot of the American Revolution for Virginia. DAR Ancestor # A028708

William Currence, Sr. also has a death date listed as 12 May 1781 in Huttonsville, Randolph Co., (W)VA



It has been reported (by jlyntz46 at www.ancestry.com) that Mr. Currence was born in "Belfast, County Donegal, Ulster (Province), Ireland".

He was killed by the Indians somewhere between Riffle's Creek and Becca's Creek.



A Patriot of the American Revolution for Virginia. DAR Ancestor # A028708 http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full...

William Currence, Sr. also has a death date listed as 12 May 1781 in Huttonsville, Randolph Co., (W)VA

It has been reported (by jlyntz46 at www.ancestry.com) that Mr. Currence was born in "Belfast, County Donegal, Ulster (Province), Ireland". He was killed by the Indians somewhere between Riffle's Creek and Becca's Creek.



William Currence, Sr BIRTH 18 Sep 1727 County Donegal, Ireland DEATH 7 Oct 1780 (aged 53) Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Mill Creek Cemetery Mill Creek, Randolph County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11446328/william-currence

- first Currence to America - married Lydia Steele in 1748 (or 1756) - killed by the Indians somewhere between Riffle's Creek and Becca's Creek

Children Jane Currence Smith 1751–1809

Photo Samuel Currence 1753–1845

Photo John B. Currence 1757–1849

Baby Currence 1760 – unknown

Sarah E. Currence Wamsley 1760–1847

Baby Currence 1761 – unknown

Lydia Currence Hornbeck 1763–1845

Photo William Currence 1764–1848

Sidney Ann Currence Wilmoth 1765–1838

Susanna Currence 1768 – unknown

Ann Currence Mace 1769 – unknown



William Currence, Sr BIRTH 18 Sep 1727 County Donegal, Ireland DEATH 7 Oct 1780 (aged 53) Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Mill Creek Cemetery Mill Creek, Randolph County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11446328/william-currence

Children Jane Currence Smith 1751–1809

Photo Samuel Currence 1753–1845

Photo John B. Currence 1757–1849

Baby Currence 1760 – unknown

Sarah E. Currence Wamsley 1760–1847

Baby Currence 1761 – unknown

Lydia Currence Hornbeck 1763–1845

Photo William Currence 1764–1848

Sidney Ann Currence Wilmoth 1765–1838

Susanna Currence 1768 – unknown

Ann Currence Mace 1769 – unknown



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11446328/william-currence


William Currence, Sr BIRTH 18 Sep 1727 County Donegal, Ireland DEATH 7 Oct 1780 (aged 53) Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Mill Creek Cemetery Mill Creek, Randolph County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11446328/william-currence



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11446328/william-currence



William Currence, Sr BIRTH 18 Sep 1727 County Donegal, Ireland DEATH 7 Oct 1780 (aged 53) Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Mill Creek Cemetery Mill Creek, Randolph County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11446328/william-currence

Children Jane Currence Smith 1751–1809

Photo John B. Currence 1757–1849

Baby Currence 1760 – unknown

Sarah E. Currence Wamsley 1760–1847

Baby Currence 1761 – unknown

Lydia Currence Hornbeck 1763–1845

Photo William Currence 1764–1848

Sidney Ann Currence Wilmoth 1765–1838

Susanna Currence 1768 – unknown

Ann Currence Mace 1769 – unknown

Photo Samuel Currence 1772–1845

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William Currence, I, Revolutionary War veteran's Timeline

1727
September 18, 1727
Ulster, Ulster, North Ireland
1750
1750
1751
April 5, 1751
Pennsylvania, United States
1752
December 10, 1752
Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
1753
1753
Mill Creek, Randolph County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, Colonial America
1757
June 14, 1757
Harrison County, West Virginia, United States
1758
1758
1760
1760
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA