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Benjamin Watkins Bedford 1794 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 8, 1794

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Oct 1883

Death Location: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA

Father: Thomas Bedford

Mother: Anne Robertson

Spouse(s): Nancy Whyte, Phereby Whyte

Children(s): William Bedford, Whyte Bedford, Julian Bedford, Benjamin Bedford, Dunbar Bedford, Harry Bedford, Hugh Bedford, Laurent Bedford, Charles Bedford, Martha Bedford, Robert Bedford

In 1794, Benjamin Watkins Bedford Sr. entered the world in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas A Bedford and Anne Elizabeth Robertson. Benjamin Watkins Bedford Sr. married Nancy Ann Whyte, Phereby Sheppard Whyte, and had children including William Robertus Bedford, Whyte Bedford, Julian Thompson Bedford, Benjamin Watkins Bedford, Dunbar Bedford, Harry H Bedford, Hugh Lawson Bedford, Laurent Bedford, Charles B Bedford, Martha A Bedford, Robert Whyte Bedford. Benjamin Watkins Bedford Sr. passed away in 1883 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Benjamin Watkins Bedford Sr. entered the world in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas A Bedford and Anne Elizabeth Robertson.
  • Benjamin Watkins Bedford Sr. married Nancy Ann Whyte, Phereby Sheppard Whyte, and had children including William Robertus Bedford, Whyte Bedford, Julian Thompson Bedford, Benjamin Watkins Bedford, Dunbar Bedford, Harry H Bedford, Hugh Lawson Bedford, Laurent Bedford, Charles B Bedford, Martha A Bedford, Robert Whyte Bedford.
  • Benjamin Watkins Bedford Sr. passed away in 1883 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bedford
1758 – 1804
Birth Location: Virginia
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Anne Robertson
1755 – 1828
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Whyte
1804 – 1872
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Phereby Whyte
1797 – 1814
Birth Location: Greene County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William Bedford
1822 – 1829
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Whyte Bedford
1824 – 1848
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Julian Bedford
1825 – 1879
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Bedford
1828 – 1866
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Dunbar Bedford
1831 – 1848
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Harry Bedford
1834 – 1858
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Hugh Bedford
1836 – 1915
Birth Location: Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
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Laurent Bedford
1838 – 1839
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Charles Bedford
1840 – 1855
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Bedford
1842 – 1855
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Robert Bedford
1814 – 1839
Birth Location: Davidson County, Tennessee
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Benjamin Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Bedford
1794 – 1883
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas A Bedford
1758 – 1804
Virginia
Anne (Elizabeth) Robertson
1755 – 1828
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Bedford
1725 – 1785
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
Mary (Ligon) Coleman
1731 – 1769
Bristol, Washington, Virginia, Colonial America
John Robertson
1708 – 1765
Bristol, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Mary Poindexter
1735 – 1760
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Bedford
1696 – 1758
Elizabeth Flippen
1700 – 1750
John Coleman
1694 – 1749
Mary Ligon
1694 – 1749
George Robertson
1662 – 1739
Mary Worsham
1683 – 1739
Phillip Poindexter
1708 – 1790
Elizabeth Douglas
1709 – 1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bedford
1660 – 1704
Sarah Doble
1670 – 1698
Thomas Sr
1675 – 1755
Elizabeth Rugge
1675 – 1750
Robert Coleman
1656 – 1713
Ann Spilsby
1659 – 1717
Richard Ligon
1657 – 1724
Mary Worsham
1658 – 1737

Benjamin Bedford's Descendants

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Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (Jan 8, 1794 – 23 Oct 1883) m. Nancy (Ann) Whyte (4 Mar 1804 – May 17, 1872) m. Phereby (Sheppard) Whyte (3 January 1797 – 18 October 1814)
  1. 1. William (Robertus) Bedford (4 Jul 1822 – 6 Oct 1829)
  2. 2. Whyte Bedford (24 Apr 1824 – 18 Jun 1848)
  3. 3. Julian (Thompson) Bedford (5 Mar 1825 – 3 Sep 1879)
  4. 4. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (4 Sep 1828 – 17 Sep 1866) m. Sarah (Mildred) McGehee (20 Apr 1832 – 3 Jan 1867)
    1. 1. Hugh (McGehee) Bedford (1853 – 1856)
    2. 2. Whyte Bedford (Sept. 18, 1854 – 9 Jul 1905)
    3. 3. Huella Bedford (25 Sep 1858 – 7 February 1920) m. Cannon (Clement) Glover (29 August 1857 – 3 Jul 1896)
      1. 1. Janie (Bedford) Glover (Aug 12 1888 – 19 Aug 1940) m. Lynford Lardner (26 Dec 1880 – 1 Jun 1941)
        1. 1. Janie (Glover) Lardner (30 Sep 1912 – 29 Jun 2006) m. Ernest (Earle) Wiley (28 Jan 1911 – 6 May 1986)
        2. 2. Lynford Lardner (22 Feb 1915 – 16 Oct 1973) m. Lucille Nauth (20 Aug 1924 – 1983)
    4. 4. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (18 Sep 1860 – 20 Nov 1908) m. Grace (Audrey) Gibson (16 Apr 1864 – 20 Jul 1943)
      1. 1. Huella (Gibson) Bedford (31 May 1885 – 4 Sep 1936) m. Beverly (Reid) Thurman (27 Jan 1887 – 4 Sept 1940)
        1. 1. Beverly (Reid) Thurman (08 Aug 1909 – 13 Nov 1962) m. Elizabeth (Dean) Farrar (05 Mar 1907 – 16 Mar 1974)
        2. 2. Bedford Thurman (04 Oct 1914 – 8 Jan 1985)
        3. 3. Robert (Gibson) Thurman (05 Aug 1918 – 6 March 1947)
      2. 2. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (27 Dec 1888 – 25 Mar 1954) m. Rita (Josephine) Scollard (01 Aug 1891 – 9 Feb 1973)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (18 Oct 1927 – 15 Nov 1998)
        2. 2. Rita (Frances) Bedford (25 Sep 1929 – 21 Oct 1992)
      3. 3. Cannon (Glover) Bedford (21 Feb 1894 – 1 May 1976)
      4. 4. Grace Bedford (APR 1900 – 16 JUL 1900)
      5. 5. Sara (Mildred McGehee) Bedford (21 OCT 1901 – 11 FEB 1994) m. William (Moore) Boyce (17 Sep 1902 – 18 Feb 1989)
        1. 1. William (Moore) Boyce (25 Feb 1928 – February 24, 2016)
        2. 2. Bedford (Williams) Boyce (18 May 1934 – 1 Jul 1995)
  5. 5. Dunbar Bedford (18 Mar 1831 – 14 Aug 1848)
  6. 6. Harry (H) Bedford (25 May 1834 – 10 Jul 1858)
  7. 7. Hugh (Lawson) Bedford (11 Jun 1836 – 23 Dec 1915)
  8. 8. Laurent Bedford (5 Mar 1838 – 26 Dec 1839)
  9. 9. Charles (B) Bedford (27 Feb 1840 – 27 Jul 1855)
  10. 10. Martha (A) Bedford (May 29, 1842 – 31 Aug 1855)
  11. 11. Robert (Whyte) Bedford (1814 – 14 Aug 1839)

Benjamin Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1794
Jan 8, 1794
Birth of Benjamin Watkins Bedford Sr. in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
1883
23 Oct 1883
Age 89
Death of Benjamin Watkins Bedford Sr. in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 8, 1794
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1883
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
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