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Benjamin (Major) Handy 1724 – 1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1724

Birth Location: Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland

Death Date: 1 May 1764

Death Location: Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland

Father: Colonel wealth

Mother: Elizabeth Dashiell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Priscilla Handy

In 1724, Benjamin (Major) Handy entered the world in Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland, born to Colonel Ebenezer Handy - Planter by trade and a man of wealth and Elizabeth Betty Dashiell. Benjamin (Major) Handy had children including Priscilla (Prissy) Handy. Benjamin (Major) Handy passed away in 1764 in Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • In 1724, Benjamin (Major) Handy entered the world in Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland, born to Colonel Ebenezer Handy - Planter by trade and a man of wealth and Elizabeth Betty Dashiell.
  • Benjamin (Major) Handy had children including Priscilla (Prissy) Handy.
  • Benjamin (Major) Handy passed away in 1764 in Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel wealth
1697 – 1735
Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Dashiell
1692 – 1748
Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Priscilla Handy
1750 – 1795
Birth Location: Dorchester, Maryland, United States
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Benjamin Handy's Ancestors

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Benjamin Handy
1724 – 1764
Birth Place: Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland
Parents
Colonel Ebenezer Handy - Planter by trade and a man of wealth
1697 – 1735
Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Betty) Dashiell
1692 – 1748
Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Lowe) Sewell
1658 – 1716
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Robert Dashiel
1677 – 1718
Wetipquin, Somerset, Maryland
Sarah (Sally) Haste
1677 – 1776
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lady Lowe
1633 – 1701
James Burgess
1634 – 1697
ANN CANNON
1639 – 1698
Daniel Haste
1652 – 1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Derbyshire,
1592 – 1639
Ann Cavendish
1594 – 1663
James Schell
1603 – 1645
Margaret Inglis
1604 – 1650
Edward Cannon
1616 – 1660
Ann Jewell
1620 – 1660

Benjamin Handy's Descendants

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Benjamin ((Major)) Handy (30 Oct 1724 – 1 May 1764)
  1. 1. Priscilla ((Prissy)) Handy (1750 – 1795) m. Levin Woollen (1744 – Oct 1832)
    1. 1. Sarah Woolen (18 October 1787 – 14 February 1845)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Robertson (21 March 1832 – 31 January 1906)
        1. 1. Eliza (Adaline) Graves (24 July 1853 – 5 December 1936)

Benjamin Handy's Timeline

2 Records

1724
30 Oct 1724
Birth of Benjamin (Major) Handy in Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland
Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland
1764
1 May 1764
Age 40
Death of Benjamin (Major) Handy in Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland
Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1724
    Event Place: Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1764
    Event Place: Annamessex Hundred, Coventry Parish, Somerset County, Maryland
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