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Benjamin Francis Bedford 1762–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1762

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 December 1822

Death Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Colonel Bedford

Mother: MARY COLEMAN

Spouse(s): TABITHA CLAY

Children(s): John Bedford

Benjamin Francis Bedford was born in 1762 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel Thomas A Bedford And Mary Ligon Coleman. Benjamin Francis Bedford married Tabitha Clay, and had children including John Franklin Bedford. Benjamin Francis Bedford passed away in 1822 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Francis Bedford was born in 1762 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel Thomas A Bedford And Mary Ligon Coleman.
  • Benjamin Francis Bedford married Tabitha Clay, and had children including John Franklin Bedford.
  • Benjamin Francis Bedford passed away in 1822 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Bedford
1725–
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
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MARY COLEMAN
1731–1770
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

TABITHA CLAY
1767–1864
Birth Location: , Cumberland, Virginia
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Children(s)

John Bedford
1791–1860
Birth Location: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
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Benjamin Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Bedford
1762–1822
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonel Thomas A. Bedford
1725–
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
MARY (LIGON) COLEMAN
1731–1770
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Bedford's Descendants

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Benjamin (Francis) Bedford (23 December 1762–18 December 1822) m. TABITHA CLAY (15 Nov 1767–1864)
  1. 1. John (Franklin) Bedford 1791–1860 m. Mary (Jane) Price 1792–
    1. 1. John (Byrd) Bedford 1829–1911 m. Murana (Messana Foster) Layton 1831–1907
      1. 1. Maude (Ellen) Bedford 1865–1954 m. John Biles
        1. 1. Ella (B.) Biles 1905–1999 m. Jesse (Ray) Jackson 1899–1986
      2. 2. Susan (Ellen) Bedford 1858–1933
      3. 3. Thomas (Archibald) Bedford 1856–1936
      4. 4. Robert (Stephen) Bedford 1852–1883
      5. 5. Lula (May) Bedford 1869–1953
      6. 6. Tabitha (Clay) Bedford 1861–1940
      7. 7. Mary (Virginia) Bedford 1850–1868
      8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bedford 1854–1946
    2. 2. William (H) Bedford 1818–
    3. 3. Robert Bedford 1829–
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Bedford 1825–
    5. 5. Stephen Bedford 1823–1875

Benjamin Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1762
23 December 1762
Birth of Benjamin Francis Bedford in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1822
18 December 1822
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Francis Bedford in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 December 1762
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 December 1822
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
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