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Benjamin Best 1779–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 11 Nov 1836

Death Location: Screven, Randolph, Georgia, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Hanah Havelin

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In 1779, Benjamin Best entered the world in Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, United States, born to John Best Sr And Hanah Havelin. In 1850, Benjamin Best resided in Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA. Benjamin Best passed away in 1836 in Screven, Randolph, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Benjamin Best entered the world in Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, United States, born to John Best Sr And Hanah Havelin.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Best resided in Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin Best passed away in 1836 in Screven, Randolph, Georgia, United States.

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Benjamin Best's Ancestors

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Benjamin Best
1779–1836
Birth Place: Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Best Sr
1736–1798
Virginia Bull Head,Craven Johnston Dobbs,North Carolina
Hanah Havelin
1736–1786
Edgebe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ann (Mary) ARTHUR
1698–1755
St Stephens-In-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
Thomas (Henry Best) Jnr.
1705–1789
Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Alexander
1709–1760
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philip Arthur
1665–1745
JOAN HICKS
1669–1714
Benjamin Best
1681–1741
Sarah Alexander
1671–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Best's Timeline

3 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Benjamin Best in Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, United States
Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, United States
1836
11 Nov 1836
Age 57
Death of Benjamin Best in Screven, Randolph, Georgia, United States
Screven, Randolph, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 71
Benjamin Best resided here in Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1836
    Event Place: Screven, Randolph, Georgia, United States

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