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Benjamin Dawson 1708–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 5 Dec 1793

Death Location: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States

Father: John Dawson

Mother: Dorothy Atherton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fussell, Elizabeth Fussell

Children(s): Susannah Dawson, Benjamin Dawson, Dorothy Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Isaac Dawson, Jacob Dawson, James Dawson, John Dawson, Sarah Dawson, Solomon Dawson, William Dawson, Isaac Dawson, Benjamin Dawson, Deborah Dawson, Dorothy Dawson, Eliz Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Jacob Dawson, James Dawson, John Dawson, Sarah Dawson, Solomon Dawson, Thomas Dawson, William Dawson

The story of Benjamin Dawson began in 1708 in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Benjamin Dawson married Elizabeth Fussell, and had children including Benjamin Dawson, Deborah Dawson, Dorothy Dawson, Eliz Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Isaac Dawson, Jacob Dawson, James Dawson, John Dawson, Sarah Dawson, Solomon Dawson, Susannah Dawson, Thomas Dawson, William Dawson. Benjamin Dawson passed away in 1793 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Dawson began in 1708 in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Benjamin Dawson married Elizabeth Fussell, and had children including Benjamin Dawson, Deborah Dawson, Dorothy Dawson, Eliz Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Isaac Dawson, Jacob Dawson, James Dawson, John Dawson, Sarah Dawson, Solomon Dawson, Susannah Dawson, Thomas Dawson, William Dawson.
  • Benjamin Dawson passed away in 1793 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dawson
1676–1742
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Dorothy Atherton
1679–
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Fussell
1727–1792
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Fussell
1717–1792
Birth Location: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Susannah Dawson
1725–1790
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Dawson
1753–
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Dorothy Dawson
1748–
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Dawson
1760–1763
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Dawson
1766–1778
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Isaac Dawson
1763–1825
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jacob Dawson
1765–
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Dawson
1767–1823
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Dawson
1745–1767
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Dawson
1751–1766
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Solomon Dawson
1749–
Birth Location: Smyrna, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Dawson
1756–1806
Birth Location: Duck Creek, Kent County, Delaware, USA
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Isaac Dawson
1763–1825
Birth Location: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, USA
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Benjamin Dawson
1752–
Birth Location: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, USA
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Deborah Dawson
1748–
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
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Dorothy Dawson
1748–
Birth Location: Smyrna, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Eliz Dawson
1788–
Birth Location: Renhold, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Dawson
1758–1850
Birth Location: Smyrna, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jacob Dawson
1765–1766
Birth Location: Smyrna, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Dawson
1767–1823
Birth Location: Smyrna, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Dawson
1745–1767
Birth Location: Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Dawson
1751–1766
Birth Location: Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Solomon Dawson
1749–1819
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Thomas Dawson
1773–1837
Birth Location: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, USA
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William Dawson
1756–1806
Birth Location: Kent, Maryland, USA
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Benjamin Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Dawson
1708–1793
Birth Place: Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Dawson
1676–1742
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Atherton
1679–
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Atherton) V
1652–1679
London, Middlesex, England
Mary (__ingen William__ Clan FARQUHARSON) Fulkerson
1654–1745
Inverey Castle, Inverey, Mar, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Atherton
1625–1655
Mary Bolde
1620–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bolde
1588–1636
Anne Bolde
1590–1641

Benjamin Dawson's Descendants

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Benjamin Dawson (1708–5 Dec 1793) m. Elizabeth Fussell (1727–8 September 1792) m. Elizabeth Fussell (1717–8 September 1792)
  1. 1. Susannah Dawson 1725–1790 m. John (Carter) Bledsoe 1725–1790
    1. 1. Agnes Holder 1758–1830 m. John (Hardin) Holder 1749–1832 m. John (Hardin) Holder* 1749–1832
      1. 1. Thomas (Martin) Holder 1778–1823 m. Nancy (K) Purcell 1780–1860
        1. 1. George (Winston) Holder 1824–1900 m. Margret Holder 1840– m. Elizabeth (Jackson) Spencer 1825–
        2. 2. Bennett (J.) Holder 1805–1886
        3. 3. Joshua Holder 1804–1878
        4. 4. Elias (Gabriel) Holder 1824–1904
      2. 2. Isaac (Bledsoe) Holder 1783–1862
      3. 3. John (L) Holder 1792–1870
      4. 4. Mark (M) Holder 1802–1860
      5. 5. Lemuel Holder 1800–
      6. 6. Mark Holder 1770–
      7. 7. Moses (Franklin) Holder 1780–1870
      8. 8. Tassy Holder 1770–
      9. 9. Joseph Holder 1765–1812
      10. 10. Soloman Holder 1824–
      11. 11. Thomas (Martin) Holder 1775–1840
  2. 2. Benjamin Dawson 1753–
  3. 3. Dorothy Dawson 1748–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Dawson 1760–1763
  5. 5. Elizabeth Dawson 1766–1778
  6. 6. Isaac Dawson 1763–1825
  7. 7. Jacob Dawson 1765–
  8. 8. James Dawson 1767–1823
  9. 9. John Dawson 1745–1767
  10. 10. Sarah Dawson 1751–1766
  11. 11. Solomon Dawson 1749–
  12. 12. William Dawson 1756–1806
  13. 13. Isaac Dawson 1763–1825
  14. 14. Benjamin Dawson 1752–
  15. 15. Deborah Dawson 1748–
  16. 16. Dorothy Dawson 1748–
  17. 17. Eliz Dawson 1788–
  18. 18. Elizabeth Dawson 1758–1850
  19. 19. Jacob Dawson 1765–1766
  20. 20. James Dawson 1767–1823
  21. 21. John Dawson 1745–1767
  22. 22. Sarah Dawson 1751–1766
  23. 23. Solomon Dawson 1749–1819
  24. 24. Thomas Dawson 1773–1837
  25. 25. William Dawson 1756–1806

Benjamin Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Benjamin Dawson in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
5 Dec 1793
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Dawson in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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