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Benjamin Brackett 1737 – 1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1807

Death Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Father: THOMAS DAR

Mother: Judith Ludwell-BRA-+

Spouse(s): Nancy Adkins

Children(s): John Brackett

Benjamin Brackett I was born in 1737 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of THOMAS Brackett DAR and Judith Ludwell-BRA-+. Benjamin Brackett I married Nancy Ann Adkins, and had children including John Thomas Brackett. Benjamin Brackett I passed away in 1807 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Brackett I was born in 1737 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of THOMAS Brackett DAR and Judith Ludwell-BRA-+.
  • Benjamin Brackett I married Nancy Ann Adkins, and had children including John Thomas Brackett.
  • Benjamin Brackett I passed away in 1807 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS DAR
1718 – 1772
Birth Location: , Amelia, Virginia, USA
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Judith Ludwell-BRA-+
1722 – 1791
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Adkins
1746 – 1815
Birth Location: Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Brackett
1775 – 1845
Birth Location: Rutherford North Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Brackett's Ancestors

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Benjamin Brackett
1737 – 1807
Birth Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
THOMAS Brackett DAR
1718 – 1772
, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Judith Ludwell-BRA-+
1722 – 1791
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (John) Brackett
1700 – 1759
Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Elizabeth Pickerin
1700 – 1762
Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Philip (Cottington) Ludwell
1672 – 1726
Carters Creek, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Philip Ludwell
1678 – 1731
Indian Fields, Surry, VA
Great-Grandparents
Col Council
1635 – 1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS LUDWELL
1605 – 1657
Jane Cottington
1608 – 1650

Benjamin Brackett's Descendants

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Benjamin Brackett (1737 – 1807) m. Nancy (Ann) Adkins (1746 – 1815)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Brackett (1775 – 1845) m. Margaret (Bettie) Merrill (1775 – 02 Jul 1845)
    1. 1. Morgan Bracket (1800 – 1865) m. Elizabeth Mayfield (abt 1790 – 1850+) m. Mary (Amanda Polly) Walker (1804 – Feb 1880)

Benjamin Brackett's Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Benjamin Brackett I in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1807
1807
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Brackett I in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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