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Benjamin Griffin Hamby 1812–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA

Father: john Hamly

Mother: Sarah Ates

Spouse(s): Sarah Hamby

Children(s): Asa Hamby, Nancy Hamby, Sarah Lee, John Hamby, James Hamby, Benjamin Hamby, Lucy Drinkard, William Hamby, Mary Hamby, Elizabeth Hamby

Benjamin Griffin Hamby was born in 1812 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Hamly And Sarah Ates. Benjamin Griffin Hamby married Sarah Ann H Bolt Hamby, and had children including Asa Bolt Hamby, Benjamin Asa Hamby, Elizabeth Cordelia Hamby, James Madison Thomas J M T Hamby, John Lewis Hamby, Lucy Hannah Hamby Pike Drinkard, Mary Jane Hamby, Nancy Carolina Hamby, Sarah Ann Hamby Lee, William Alexander Hamby. Benjamin Griffin Hamby passed away in 1840 in Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Griffin Hamby was born in 1812 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Hamly And Sarah Ates.
  • Benjamin Griffin Hamby married Sarah Ann H Bolt Hamby, and had children including Asa Bolt Hamby, Benjamin Asa Hamby, Elizabeth Cordelia Hamby, James Madison Thomas J M T Hamby, John Lewis Hamby, Lucy Hannah Hamby Pike Drinkard, Mary Jane Hamby, Nancy Carolina Hamby, Sarah Ann Hamby Lee, William Alexander Hamby.
  • Benjamin Griffin Hamby passed away in 1840 in Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Hamby's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hamby
1812–1840
Birth Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Parents
john Hamly
1760–1852
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Ates
1756–1840
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Hamby
1736–1790
St Georges Parish, Harford County, Maryland, USA
Anne (Maria Merritt) Hamby
1732–1790
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Captain (Thomas) Smith
1742–1803
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hamby
1702–1788
Martha Simpson
1702–1736
John Merritt**
1690–1778
Mary Merritt
1697–1757
William II
1682–1768
Elizabeth Sanders
1706–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis (Quaker)
1680–1738
Elizabeth (Waller)**
1680–1743
Charles Merritt
1652–1718
Ellinor Merritt
1658–1716
Colonel Haywood
1684–1758
Mary Haywood
1695–1766
Oliver Smyth
1655–1731
Susannah Robinson
1662–1731

Benjamin Hamby's Descendants

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Benjamin (Griffin) Hamby (1812–1840) m. Sarah (Ann H. Bolt) Hamby (20 May 1821–25 Jul 1911)
  1. 1. Asa (Bolt) Hamby 1866–1948
  2. 2. Nancy (Carolina) Hamby 1849–1931
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann Hamby) Lee 1845–1923
  4. 4. John (Lewis) Hamby 1862–1948
  5. 5. James (Madison Thomas "J.M.T.") Hamby 1859–1940
  6. 6. Benjamin (Asa) Hamby 1855–1923 m. Mary (Lucile Caroline Bolt) Hamby 1860–1938
    1. 1. Asa (Crombie) Hamby 1880–1962
    2. 2. Minnie (Lee) Hamby 1883–1922
    3. 3. William (Louis) Hamby 1888–1956
    4. 4. Mary (Pearl) Hamby 1890–1979
    5. 5. James (Oliver) Hamby 1892–1971
    6. 6. John (Franklin) Hamby 1896–1963
    7. 7. Flettie (Jane) Hamby 1898–1919
    8. 8. Charles (Lawson) Hamby 1899–1980
    9. 9. Clarence (Lucian) Hamby 1902–1979
    10. 10. Nancy (Ida) Hamby 1882–1967
  7. 7. Lucy (Hannah Hamby Pike,) Drinkard 1861–1956 m. Samuel (Dancy) Drinkard 1828–1926
  8. 8. William (Alexander) Hamby 1847–1914
  9. 9. Mary (Jane) Hamby 1843–
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Cordelia) Hamby 1857–

Benjamin Hamby's Timeline

6 Records

1812
1812
Birth of Benjamin Griffin Hamby in Mauldin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Mauldin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1812
1812
Birth of Benjamin Griffin Hamby in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
1840
1840
Age 28
Death of Benjamin Griffin Hamby
None
1870
1870
Age 58
Benjamin Griffin Hamby resided here in Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1880
19 Jun 1880
Age 68
Benjamin Griffin Hamby resided here in Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1890
7 Jan 1890
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Griffin Hamby in Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Marshall County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Mauldin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1498; Page: 512B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1498; Page: 512B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Archive Collection Number: AD272; Roll: 11; Page: 16; Line: 9; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1890
    Event Place: Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Benjamin G. Hamby 7 Jan 1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1890
    Event Place: Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Benjamin G. Hamby 7 Jan 1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1890
    Event Place: Marshall County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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