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Benjamin Eggleston 1720–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1720

Birth Location: Powhatan, James, Virginia Colony

Death Date: abt 1786

Death Location: James, Virginia Colony

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Anne Pettus

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Benjamin Eggleston was born in 1720 in Powhatan, James, Virginia Colony, the child of Joseph Eggleston Sr And Anne Overton Pettus. Benjamin Eggleston passed away in 1786 in James, Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Eggleston was born in 1720 in Powhatan, James, Virginia Colony, the child of Joseph Eggleston Sr And Anne Overton Pettus.
  • Benjamin Eggleston passed away in 1786 in James, Virginia Colony.

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Benjamin Eggleston's Ancestors

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Benjamin Eggleston
1720–1786
Birth Place: Powhatan, James, Virginia Colony
Parents
Joseph Eggleston Sr
1678–1730
Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia Colony
Anne (Overton) Pettus
1702–1736
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Benjamin Eggleston
1652–1698
Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Barnes) Hartwell
1643–1705
James City County, Virginia, United States
John (Dabney) Pettus
1672–1730
Littletown, James City, Virginia, USA
Anne (Elizabeth) Overton
1673–1734
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Iggleden
1619–1667
Anna Prence
1612–1679
Mary D'Aubigne
1644–1688
William General
1638–1697
Mary Waters
1654–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John? Prence
1575–1635
John Dabney
1598–
Robert Overton
1596–1641
Samuel Waters
1617–1665
Anne Peake
1619–1700

Benjamin Eggleston's Timeline

2 Records

1720
abt 1720
Birth of Benjamin Eggleston in Powhatan, James, Virginia Colony
Powhatan, James, Virginia Colony
1786
abt 1786
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Eggleston in James, Virginia Colony
James, Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1720
    Event Place: Powhatan, James, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1786
    Event Place: James, Virginia Colony

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