An American Family History

The Childress Family

William Childress was born about 1740 in Henrico County, Virginia.

He married Ann Burton. Anne was the daughter of William Burton and Marianne David.

John Childress (1773)
Mary Ann Childress (1775, married William Agee),
Sarah Childress (1778, married Samuel Looney, Jr. son of Samuel Looney), and
William Burton Childress (1781, married Martha Cook).

In 1790, William Childress was a captain in the Sullivan County, Tennessee Militia.

William wrote his will in 1816 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.