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Benjamin Head 1786–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina

Death Date: 5 August 1865

Death Location: Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Head

Mother: Sarah Currey

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Caleb Head, Nathaniel Head

The story of Benjamin Head began in 1786 in Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina. Benjamin Head had children including Caleb Doc Head, Nathaniel Head. Benjamin Head passed away in 1865 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Head began in 1786 in Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina.
  • Benjamin Head had children including Caleb Doc Head, Nathaniel Head.
  • Benjamin Head passed away in 1865 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Head
1740–1836
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia
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Sarah Currey
1768–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Caleb Head
1827–1906
Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
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Nathaniel Head
1821–1909
Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
NH

Benjamin Head's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Head
1786–1865
Birth Place: Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina
Parents
William Francis Head
1740–1836
Orange, Orange, Virginia
Sarah Currey
1768–1850
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (Marshell) Head
1723–1781
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth DEARING
1723–1781
Spotsylvania, Orange, Virginia, USA
Joseph Curry
1748–1800
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Danl) May
1744–1824
Stoughton, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Head
1675–1748
Sarah Beverly
1680–
Robert II
1700–1758
Elizabeth Spence
1704–1758
Nathaniel May
1711–1771
Mary Tilden
1722–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Tilden
1685–1756
Abigail Pitcher
1688–1758

Benjamin Head's Descendants

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Benjamin Head (1786–5 August 1865)
  1. 1. Caleb ((Doc)) Head 1827–1906
    1. 1. Lafayette (B. (Fay)) Head 1855–1911
      1. 1. Retha ((Nellie)) Head 1875–1933
        1. 1. Martha (Beatrice (Peggy)) Strong 1894–1962
  2. 2. Nathaniel Head 1821–1909
    1. 1. Peter (Harvey) Head* 1854–1930
      1. 1. Minnie (Jane Head**\) Bryan 1882–1922
        1. 1. Ruth (Katherine Bryan \) Beck 1909–2007

Benjamin Head's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Benjamin Head in Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina
Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina
1865
5 August 1865
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Head in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 1865
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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