Rachel Fisher

Abt 1765 - Bef 1834  (< 69 years)

• Name	Rachel Fisher
  Birth	Abt 1765	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Husbands will	6 Feb 1796	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	It was on this date that she was named in John Northam's will.
  Marr Name	Rachel Northam
  Marr Name	Rachel Wilson
  Record ID	28184
  Death	Bef 1 Apr 1834	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She must have died by this date as her son Custis Northam's children Sally Hinmon and John Northam were listed as the heirs of Thomas Fisher, Rev. War soldier. Her son Custis died in 1822.
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Rachel Fisher,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Apr 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years) ╚═John (of Thos) Northam,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 88 years),  m. Abt 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═George Wilson,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 31 Oct 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 2. Susanna Fisher,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Apr 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years) ╚═George Christopher,   b. Abt 1770   d. Bef 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years),  m. 29 Jun 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Rebecca Fisher,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Apr 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years) ╚═Major (of Southy) Northam,   b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 35 years),  m. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 4. Tully Wise Fisher,   b. Abt 1787, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1852  (Age 65 years) ╚═Hessy Byrd,   b. Abt 1791, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 26 Oct 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Nancy Small,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 4 Aug 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Alexander Fisher,   b. Abt 1540   d. Yes, date unknown  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Naomi (--?--),   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I28184	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	30 May 2011

  
  

  Father	Pvt. Thomas Fisher,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Naomi (--?--),   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1765	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F10312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John (of Thos) Northam,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Rachel (--?--),   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1730    ╚═Rachel Bell,   b. Abt 1728, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 19 Jun 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 31 years)  m. Abt 1746    ╚═(2 wife of JnoNortham) (--?--),   b. Abt 1750   d. Bef 1784  (Age < 33 years)  m. Abt 1770
  Marriage	Abt 1784	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Northam,   b. Abt 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years) ╚═ William (of E) Northam  (Age 63 years)  m. 10 Aug 1803 + 2. Custis (of John) Northam, Sr.,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 37 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Northam  (Age 50 years)  m. 16 Nov 1803
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F8970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	George Wilson,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	31 Oct 1796	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	The Rachel Northam who married George Wilson was probably the widow of John Northam who died testate earlier in 1796, as George Wilson was the security on the M.L.B. of Leah Northam & William Vessells Jr. in 1798 (John Northam named a daughter Leah in his will).
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F46164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1765 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1784 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husbands will - 6 Feb 1796 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 31 Oct 1796 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 1 Apr 1834 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 434, 570. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 49, 575. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 5, 575. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.