William Finley

about 1756–17 October 1808 (Age 52)
Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of William

When William Finley was born about 1756, in Virginia, United States, his father, David Archibald Finley, was 18 and his mother, Sarah A. Barnhill, was 18. He married Rosanna Vise on 13 November 1788, in Frederick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 17 October 1808, in Harrison District, Charles City County, Virginia, United States, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

William Finley
1756–1808
Rosanna Vise
1767–1807
Marriage: 13 November 1788
William Finley
1779–1858
Adam Findley
1782–1849
James Finley
1795–
Rosanna Finley
1783–1825
Sarah Elizabeth Finley
1790–1845

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 November 1788Frederick, Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (19)

    +14 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1758 · Mount Vernon
    Age 2
    Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
    1776
    Age 20
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
    Age 24
    On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and Irish: from the Gaelic personal name Fionnlagh (Old Irish Findlaech), from fionn ‘white, fair’ (see Finn ) + laoch ‘hero’, reinforced by an Old Norse name based on finn ‘Finn’ + leikr ‘fight’ or ‘hero’. The name is common in Ireland as well as Scotland.English: habitational name from one or more lost, unidentified or altered placenames so named, such as Philleyholme, Dorset (recorded as Finelegh in 1280) derived from Old English fīna ‘wood-pecker’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Also a variant of Findlow, from Finlow Hill in Over Alderley, Cheshire (from Old English fīn ‘heap’ + hlāw ‘mound, hill’ meaning ‘heaped mound’).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Finn
    Finlayson
    Findlay
    Finlay

    Sources (12)

    • Legacy NFS Source: William Finley - Published information: birth:
    • William Finley, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"

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