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Benjamin Blake 1713–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1713

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 May 1783

Death Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Father: Captain Sr.

Mother: Mary Sessums

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The story of Benjamin Blake began in 1713 in Virginia, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Blake passed away in 1783 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Blake began in 1713 in Virginia, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Blake passed away in 1783 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA.

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Benjamin Blake's Ancestors

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Benjamin Blake
1713–1783
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain William 1680 (M: Jan 1704) Blake (The 1st) Sr.
1680–1746
Nottoway Parish, Isle of Wight County, VA
Mary Sessums
1682–1742
Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Blake
1641–1707
SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND (Arrival 1665)
Alice Champion
1646–1710
England
Nicholas Sessoms
1646–1716
Bristol, Somerset, England
Katherine (Hannah) Culmer
1652–1694
Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1620–1703
Elizabeth Atkens....
1613–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blake
1594–1663
Agnes Thorne
1594–1678
John Atkens
1582–1630
Grace Atkens
1580–

Benjamin Blake's Timeline

2 Records

1713
1713
Birth of Benjamin Blake in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1783
13 May 1783
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Blake in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1713
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1783
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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