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Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw 1803–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1803

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 25 May 1840

Death Location: Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Absolem Way)

Mother: Elizabeth Hinshaw)

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw was born in 1803 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Absolem Hinshaw Way M Elizabeth Way And Elizabeth Taylor Way Hinshaw M Absolem Hinshaw. Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw passed away in 1840 in Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw was born in 1803 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Absolem Hinshaw Way M Elizabeth Way And Elizabeth Taylor Way Hinshaw M Absolem Hinshaw.
  • Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw passed away in 1840 in Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absolem Way)
1772–1830
Birth Location: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Elizabeth Hinshaw)
1753–1833
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Hinshaw's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hinshaw
1803–1840
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Absolem {} Hinshaw (Way) (m Elizabeth Way)
1772–1830
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth ({Taylor} Way (Hinshaw) (m Absolem) Hinshaw)
1753–1833
Ireland
Grandparents
Benjamin ({Mackey} Hinshaw (m Elizabeth) Hinshaw)
1738–1840
Ireland
Elizabeth ({Haddock} Hinshaw (hinshaw) (m Benjamin) Hinshaw)
1750–1823
Tyrone, County Galway, Ireland
Nathaniel (II {Matthews} WAY (m Sarah) Taylor)
1731–1790
Pennsylvania
Sarah ({} Taylor (Way) (m Nathaniel II) Way)
1738–1796
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Hinshaw
1710–1796
Rebecca (Hinshaw)
1716–1796
Absolom Haddock)
1728–1780
Rebecca Sr)
1730–1780
Nathaniel Matthews)
1709–1760
Mary Way)
1712–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Marshall)
1680–1728
Mary Hinshaw)
1685–1735
Robert Hickman)
1668–1725
Hannah Way)
1673–1727
George Matthews
1690–

Benjamin Hinshaw's Timeline

5 Records

1803
12 October 1803
Birth of Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1826
20 May 1826
Age 23
Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw was married in Randolph, North Carolina
Randolph, North Carolina
1840
25 May 1840
Age 37
Death of Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
1840
7 Apr 1840
Age 37
Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw - Probate in Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 47
Benjamin {Way} Hinshaw resided here in Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1803
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 624; Page: 385b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 May 1826
    Event Place: Randolph, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 624; Page: 385b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1770-1931; Author: North Carolina. Probate Court (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1840
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1770-1931; Author: North Carolina. Probate Court (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, North Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1770-1931; Author: North Carolina. Probate Court (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, North Carolina
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