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Edward White Avent

Edward White Avent

Male 1880 - 1943  (62 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward White Avent was born on 3 Jul 1880 in Chatham Co., North Carolina (son of William Alfred Avent and Mary Ann Cotton); died on 20 Jun 1943 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.

    Edward married Margaret Exam Hamlet about 1904 in Burlington, North Carolina. Margaret (daughter of Richard Raymond Hamlet and Elizabeth Burns) was born on 30 Apr 1885 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 12 May 1948 in Burlington, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ruth Avent was born in 1904 in Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    2. Edward White Avent, Jr. was born on 24 Aug 1906 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died in 1992.
    3. Clyde Brown Avent was born on 10 Oct 1910 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1949 in Nash Co., North Carolina.
    4. William Clayton Avent was born on 16 Nov 1912.
    5. Jesse Douglas Avent
    6. Staley Allison Avent was born on 29 Nov 1925; died on 8 Jul 1994 in Newport News, Virginia.
    7. Raymond Richard Avent was born on 12 Nov 1908.
    8. Margaret Hazel Avent
    9. Howard Foster Avent was born on 10 May 1921 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Sep 1987 in Granite Falls, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Alfred Avent was born on 30 Aug 1854 in Corinth, Chatham Co., North Carolina (son of Henry Evans Avent and Mary Ann Elizabeth Buchanan); died on 16 Sep 1945 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Light Baptist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

    William married Mary Ann Cotton on 2 Feb 1875 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Rev. John Wesley Cotton and Jane Christina Ausley) was born on 7 Nov 1856 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 14 Apr 1900 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann Cotton was born on 7 Nov 1856 in Chatham Co., North Carolina (daughter of Rev. John Wesley Cotton and Jane Christina Ausley); died on 14 Apr 1900 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 1. Edward White Avent was born on 3 Jul 1880 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 20 Jun 1943 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.
    2. Cora Adeline Avent was born on 12 Apr 1875 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 24 Dec 1955.
    3. Annie Georgia Avent was born on 2 Oct 1881 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Nov 1945.
    4. Eula Avent was born in 1885 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died in 1931.
    5. Henry Lee Avent was born on 7 Feb 1890 in Buies Creek, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 26 May 1971 in Buies Creek, Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Harnett Memorial Park Cemetery, Lillington, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    6. Ola Cotton Avent was born on 14 Jan 1893 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 17 Aug 1920 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    7. Jessie Esther Avent was born on 9 Jul 1895; died on 19 Aug 1988 in Linden, Cumberland Co., North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Evans Avent was born on 27 Feb 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina (son of Rev. William Avent and Esther Watts Clegg); died on 18 Jul 1901 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    Henry married Mary Ann Elizabeth Buchanan on 11 Nov 1853 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Alfred Buchanan and Mary Smith) was born on 27 Feb 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1909 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Ann Elizabeth Buchanan was born on 27 Feb 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina (daughter of Alfred Buchanan and Mary Smith); died on 30 Jul 1909 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 2. William Alfred Avent was born on 30 Aug 1854 in Corinth, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 16 Sep 1945 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Light Baptist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    2. James H. Wesley Avent was born on 22 Apr 1856 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1935.
    3. Leonidas Hillary Avent was born on 28 Jul 1857 in Avents Ferry, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1939 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    4. Nathaniel Gaston Avent was born on 16 Jan 1866 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 3 Mar 1930 in Sanford, Lee Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Light Baptist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    5. Sarah Adelaide Avent was born on 22 Feb 1868 in Avents Ferry, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1950.
    6. Annie Cora Avent was born on 9 Nov 1869 in Corinth, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 7 Jul 1939 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    7. Susan Ella Avent was born on 12 Oct 1871 in Avent's Ferry, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1957.
    8. Mary Loula Avent was born on 21 May 1873 in Avents Ferry, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1944.

  3. 6.  Rev. John Wesley Cotton was born in 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina (son of Avent Cotton and Winifred Goodwin); died after 1893 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    John married Jane Christina Ausley about 1855. Jane was born in 1830; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Jane Christina Ausley was born in 1830; died after 1880.
    Children:
    1. Laura Jane Cotton was born on 1 Jul 1855 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 31 Jul 1910 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    2. 3. Mary Ann Cotton was born on 7 Nov 1856 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 14 Apr 1900 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    3. Sally Cotton was born in 1858 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    4. John H. Cotton was born in 1861 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Truth, Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    5. Martha Cotton was born in 1868 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    6. Nolar Cotton was born in 1868 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died before 1880 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    7. Dora Cotton was born in 1873 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    8. Louzela Cotton was born in 1875 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Rev. William Avent was born on 8 Aug 1775 in Chatham Co., North Carolina (son of John Avent and Mary Cary); died on 15 Dec 1841 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    William married Esther Watts Clegg on 22 Jan 1812 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Esther (daughter of Thomas A. Clegg and Bridget Polk) was born on 23 Feb 1791 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Jan 1858 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Esther Watts Clegg was born on 23 Feb 1791 in Chatham Co., North Carolina (daughter of Thomas A. Clegg and Bridget Polk); died on 2 Jan 1858 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Eliza J. Avent was born in 1820.
    2. Rev. Isaac Watts Avent was born on 8 Sep 1823 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Jan 1900 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett, Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    3. 4. Henry Evans Avent was born on 27 Feb 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Jul 1901 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    4. Bridget Ann Avent was born on 20 Feb 1827 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 31 Dec 1827 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    5. Joseph Carson Avent was born on 22 Nov 1830 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    6. Ann Elizabeth Avent was born on 4 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1855 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    7. Martha Avent was born on 27 Nov 1812 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    8. John F. Avent was born on 22 Mar 1814 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    9. William Avent was born on 28 Nov 1817 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    10. Louiza Jane Avent was born on 25 Sep 1819 in Moore Co., North Carolina; died after 1880.
    11. Harriet Primrose Avent was born on 5 Dec 1821 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Aug 1888.
    12. Parmelia Avent was born on 25 Mar 1825; died on 26 Nov 1826.
    13. Mary Glover Avent was born on 2 Sep 1815 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Sep 1893 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

  3. 10.  Alfred Buchanan was born on 5 Dec 1796 in Scotland (son of Joseph Buchanan and Mary Thomas); died on 5 Nov 1849 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    Alfred married Mary Smith about 1826. Mary was born on 5 Dec 1796 in Scotland; died on 25 Jan 1838 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Smith was born on 5 Dec 1796 in Scotland; died on 25 Jan 1838 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Ann Elizabeth Buchanan was born on 27 Feb 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1909 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    2. Hilliard Smith Buchanan was born on 25 Jun 1830 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Sep 1905 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

  5. 12.  Avent Cotton was born between 1792 and 1793 (son of Seth Cotton and Rebecca Avent); died in 1866 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    Avent married Winifred Goodwin on 12 Dec 1815 in Wake Co., North Carolina. Winifred was born in 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Winifred Goodwin was born in 1795.
    Children:
    1. Thomas Benton Cotton was born in 1838 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    2. 6. Rev. John Wesley Cotton was born in 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died after 1893 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    3. William Cotton was born between 1815 and 1817 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Sep 1859 in Virginia.
    4. Emiline Cotton was born in 1835.
    5. James Cotton was born on 8 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Feb 1870 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    6. Richard C. Cotton was born on 8 Jul 1825 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 21 Mar 1899 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Chapel Church Cemetery, Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    7. Mary Cotton was born in 1831.