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BENJAMIN HAWKINS 1726 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Hawkins

Mother: Mary Wade

Spouse(s): MARTHA BORDEN

Children(s): Martha Harvey, Magdalene Harvey, Breckenridge Harvey, MILDRED HARVEY, Mary Harvey, Elizabeth Harvey, Col Harvey, Henry Harvey, Ann Harvey, William Harvey, Robert Harvey, William Harvey

BENJAMIN HAWKINS was born in 1726 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Hawkins and Mary Allen Wade. BENJAMIN HAWKINS married MARTHA BORDEN, and had children including Martha "Patsy" Harvey, Magdalene Borden Harvey, Breckenridge Harvey, MILDRED WILLY SALLY HARVEY, Mary Harvey, Elizabeth Harvey, Col Lewis Burwell Speedwell Harvey, Henry Bowyer Harvey, Ann Rebecca Harvey, William Moore Harvey, Robert Breckenridge Harvey, William Harvey. BENJAMIN HAWKINS passed away in 1778 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • BENJAMIN HAWKINS was born in 1726 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Hawkins and Mary Allen Wade.
  • BENJAMIN HAWKINS married MARTHA BORDEN, and had children including Martha "Patsy" Harvey, Magdalene Borden Harvey, Breckenridge Harvey, MILDRED WILLY SALLY HARVEY, Mary Harvey, Elizabeth Harvey, Col Lewis Burwell Speedwell Harvey, Henry Bowyer Harvey, Ann Rebecca Harvey, William Moore Harvey, Robert Breckenridge Harvey, William Harvey.
  • BENJAMIN HAWKINS passed away in 1778 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Hawkins
1705 – 1771
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, USA
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Mary Wade
1710 – 1742
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, CT, USA
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Spouses(s)

MARTHA BORDEN
1746 – 1823
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Harvey
1772 – 1840
Birth Location: North Carolina or Tennessee
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Magdalene Harvey
1775 – 1845
Birth Location: Springfield, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
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Breckenridge Harvey
1777 – 1783
Birth Location: –
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MILDRED HARVEY
1778 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Harvey
1781 – 1795
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Harvey
1783 – 1784
Birth Location: –
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Col Harvey
1785 – 1842
Birth Location: Catawba Creek, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Henry Harvey
1788 – 1837
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Ann Harvey
1794 –
Birth Location: VA
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William Harvey
1826 – 1897
Birth Location: –
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Robert Harvey
1827 – 1863
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
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William Harvey
Birth Location: –
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BENJAMIN HAWKINS's Ancestors

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BENJAMIN HAWKINS
1726 – 1778
Birth Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Hawkins
1705 – 1771
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Mary (Allen) Wade
1710 – 1742
Lyme, New London, CT, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

BENJAMIN HAWKINS's Descendants

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BENJAMIN HAWKINS (1726 – 1778) m. MARTHA BORDEN (15 January 1746 – 13 Jun 1823)
  1. 1. Martha ("Patsy") Harvey (1772 – 1840) m. Mark (R) Whitaker (1755 – 1811)
    1. 1. Susannah Whitaker (1 Jan 1800 – 29 Jul 1877)
      1. 1. Martha (Susan Peerless "Patsy") Puckett (25 April 1825 – 15 May 1892)
        1. 1. HENRY (JOHNSON) FLETCHER (11 Sep 1862 – 31 Jan 1937) m. Edith (Ellen) Wright (Feb 1872 – 21 Nov 1964)
  2. 2. Magdalene (Borden) Harvey (24 July 1775 – 20 April 1845)
  3. 3. Breckenridge Harvey (1777 – 1783)
  4. 4. MILDRED (WILLY SALLY) HARVEY (1778 – 1850)
  5. 5. Mary Harvey (1781 – 1795)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Harvey (1783 – 1784)
  7. 7. Col (Lewis Burwell Speedwell) Harvey (4 Nov 1785 – 14 Feb 1842)
  8. 8. Henry (Bowyer) Harvey (24 Mar 1788 – 11 Apr 1837)
  9. 9. Ann (Rebecca) Harvey (Abt 1794 – )
  10. 10. William (Moore) Harvey (17 July 1826 – 18 September 1897)
  11. 11. Robert (Breckenridge) Harvey (1827 – 20 September 1863)
  12. 12. William Harvey

BENJAMIN HAWKINS's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of BENJAMIN HAWKINS in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
1778
1778
Age 52
Death of BENJAMIN HAWKINS in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
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