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Benjamin Francis Hensley 1671 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1671

Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Apr 1757

Death Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: John Hensley

Mother: Mary Essex

Spouse(s): Jane Williams

Children(s): Francis Hensley

The story of Benjamin Francis Hensley began in 1671 in Northampton County, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Francis Hensley married Jane Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Francis Hensley. Benjamin Francis Hensley passed away in 1757 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Francis Hensley began in 1671 in Northampton County, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Francis Hensley married Jane Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Francis Hensley.
  • Benjamin Francis Hensley passed away in 1757 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hensley
1671 – 1757
Birth Place: Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Hensley
1635 – 1691
Mary (Louise) Essex
1633 – 1720
Grandparents
James (Samuel) Hensley
1605 – 1665
Sarah Lyttle
1606 – 1665
John Essix
1618 – 1685
Westminster, London, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Hensley
1583 – 1654
Kathryn Elliott
1583 – 1621
Thomas Lyttle
1580 – 1606
Susan Cummings
1580 –
Timothy Essex
1584 – 1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Elliott
1567 – 1621
Lydia Williams
1556 – 1607
Thomas Cumming
1550 –
Eliza Cummings
1560 –
Robert Essex
1550 – 1637
Annes Wakley
1552 – 1593

Benjamin Hensley's Descendants

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Benjamin (Francis) Hensley (abt 1671 – 21 Apr 1757) m. Jane (Elizabeth) Williams (1672 – 24 JUL 1721)
  1. 1. Francis Hensley (1694 – 1736) m. Martha Stanton (1694 – 1738)
    1. 1. Margaret Hensley (1720 – 1788) m. Henry Franklin (1715 – 1792)
      1. 1. John Franklin (1748 – 1823) m. Margaret (Pamela) Dawson (1752 – 1834)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Franklin (1765 – 1833) m. Capt (John) Gorin (May 15, 1763 – 1837)

Benjamin Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1671
abt 1671
Birth of Benjamin Francis Hensley in Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
1757
21 Apr 1757
Age 86
Death of Benjamin Francis Hensley in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1671
    Event Place: Northampton County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1757
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

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