William Plant
1801 - 1886 (85 years)-
Name William Plant Birth 1801 New York City, New York Co., NY 
[1] Gender Male Census 1850 Harrison Co., VA [2] - His age was listed as 46.
Death 31 May 1886 Sardis, Harrison Co., WV [1] Cause: old age Person ID I49631 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 26 Nov 2025
Father James Plant, b. Abt 1775, England d. Abt 1831, Harrison Co., VA (Age 56 years) Mother Frances "Fanny" Brailsford, b. Abt 1775, France d. Bef 1808 (Age 32 years) Marriage 10 Jan 1797 New York City, New York Co., NY [3] - Married by Rev. Joseph Pilmore, Rector of Christ Church, New York City, NY.
Online databases misidentify the place of marriage as Philadelphia, PA. The marriage register notes of Rev. Pilmore, "On Thursday the 6th March A.D. 1794 took leave of Philadelphia and on Saturday the 8th arrived in New York to take the Pastoral Charge of Christ Burch in said City." [3]
Family ID F17322 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Nancy Swiger, b. 1797, Harrison Co., VA d. 10 Jul 1870, Sardis, Harrison Co., WV (Age 73 years) Marriage 31 Mar 1828 Harrison Co., VA [5] - Married by J. F. Snodgrass. [4]
Children 1. Emily Plant, b. 1830, Harrison Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown2. James M. Plant, b. 2 Aug 1830, Harrison Co., VA d. 2 Nov 1912, Sardis, Harrison Co., WV (Age 82 years)3. Isaiah Plant, b. 1832, Harrison Co., VA d. 25 Sep 1860, Harrison Co., VA (Age 28 years)Family ID F17328 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Mar 2020
Family 2 Ellen Howell, b. 1849, Augusta Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 5 Feb 1871 Harrison Co., WV [4] Children 1. William G. Plant, b. 1873, Harrison Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown2. Isa May Plant, b. 16 Aug 1874, Ten Mile Creek, Harrison Co., WV d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F17329 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Mar 2020
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Birth - 1801 - New York City, New York Co., NY 
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Notes - In the 1880 Harrison Co., WV Census, William Plant states his father's birthplace as England and his mother's birthplace as France.
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Sources - [S1342] West Virginia. Harrison County., Harrison Co., WV Death Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), 26 Mar 2020, 1886, 132, William Plant, accessed 26 Mar 2020. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2095] Virginia, Harrison County, FCR: Harrison Co., VA 1850, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 26 Mar 2020, M432, roll 950, District 21, p. 101, dwelling 7, family 7, Emily Plant, accessed 26 Mar 2020 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2093] Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2011)), 26 Mar 2020, accessed 26 Mar 2020), Plant-Brailsford, 1797, Old Saint Paul's Church, Philadelphia, PA. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1268] West Virginia. Harrison County., Harrison Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register p. 69, Plant-Howell, 1866; accessed 26 Mar 2020. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1268] West Virginia. Harrison County., Harrison Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register (minister's return), 3: 44, Plant-Swiger, 1828; accessed 26 Mar 2020. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1342] West Virginia. Harrison County., Harrison Co., WV Death Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), 26 Mar 2020, 1886, 132, William Plant, accessed 26 Mar 2020. (Reliability: 3).