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Benjamin Forbes 1786–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1786

Birth Location: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1851

Death Location: Fayette, TN

Father: Clement Forbes

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tison

Children(s): William Forbes

Benjamin Forbes was born in 1786 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Clement Forbes And Sarah Polly Barnes. Benjamin Forbes married Elizabeth Betsy Tison, and had children including William Henry Forbes. Benjamin Forbes passed away in 1851 in Fayette, TN.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Forbes was born in 1786 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Clement Forbes And Sarah Polly Barnes.
  • Benjamin Forbes married Elizabeth Betsy Tison, and had children including William Henry Forbes.
  • Benjamin Forbes passed away in 1851 in Fayette, TN.

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Benjamin Forbes's Ancestors

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Benjamin Forbes
1786–1851
Birth Place: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Clement Forbes
1744–1806
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Forbes 3rd Laird (Lord) of) Boyndlie
1712–1751
Upper Boyndlie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Anne Stafford
1712–1793
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Boyndlie
1680–1716
Susanna Morison\Morrison
1680–1753
William Stafford
1662–1765
Elizabeth MANER
1690–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Monymusk
1650–1713
Lady Forbes)
1653–1710
Christian Frednaught
1655–1721
William IV
1662–1727
William IV
1662–1727
Elizabeth Alston
1668–1728

Benjamin Forbes's Descendants

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Benjamin Forbes (Abt. 1786–26 Feb 1851) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Tison (1786–1853)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Forbes 1816–1894 m. Caroline (Drucilla) Richey 1831–1901
    1. 1. William (Henry) Forbes 1864–1947 m. Alice (I.) McKinley 1867–1930
      1. 1. Robert (Blanks) Forbes 1902–1958 m. Dorcas (Lamar) Vaughan 1908–2003
        1. 1. Fredna Forbs 1933–1978

Benjamin Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1786
Abt. 1786
Birth of Benjamin Forbes in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
1851
26 Feb 1851
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Forbes in Fayette, TN
Fayette, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1786
    Event Place: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1851
    Event Place: Fayette, TN

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