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Benjamin Hughes 1789–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1789

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1869

Death Location: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Hughes

Mother: Nancy Bowers

Spouse(s): Nancy Bridges, Nancy Roberts, Nancy Bridges

Children(s): Nancy Hughes, William Hughes, Mary McSwain, Sanford Hughes, Starlin Hughes, Starling Hughes, Sarah Hughes, Sterling Hughes, Malindy Hughes, Mary Hughes, James Hughes, Nancy Hughes, Young Hughes

Benjamin Hughes was born in 1789 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of William Hughes And Nancy Bowers. Benjamin Hughes married Benjamin Hughs, Candice Hamrick, Nancy Bridges, Nancy Roberts, Rachel Tiner, and had children including James Hughes, Malindy Hughes, Mary Hughes, Mary Polly Mcswain, Nancy Catherine Hughes, Nancy Elizabeth Hughes, Sanford Hughes, Sarah Hughes, Starlin Hughes, Starling Hughes, Sterling Hughes, William Hughes, Young Hughes. Benjamin Hughes passed away in 1869 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hughes was born in 1789 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of William Hughes And Nancy Bowers.
  • Benjamin Hughes married Benjamin Hughs, Candice Hamrick, Nancy Bridges, Nancy Roberts, Rachel Tiner, and had children including James Hughes, Malindy Hughes, Mary Hughes, Mary Polly Mcswain, Nancy Catherine Hughes, Nancy Elizabeth Hughes, Sanford Hughes, Sarah Hughes, Starlin Hughes, Starling Hughes, Sterling Hughes, William Hughes, Young Hughes.
  • Benjamin Hughes passed away in 1869 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hughes
1752–1833
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Nancy Bowers
1760–1843
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Bridges
1789–1875
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Roberts
–1850
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Bridges
1789–1875
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Hughes
1824–1916
Birth Location: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
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William Hughes
1823–1904
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary McSwain
1815–1889
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
MM
Sanford Hughes
1811–1893
Birth Location: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
SH
Starlin Hughes
1809–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Starling Hughes
1809–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Hughes
1810–1870
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Sterling Hughes
1809–1828
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Malindy Hughes
1814–1837
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MH
Mary Hughes
1832–1894
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
MH
James Hughes
1816–1866
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
JH
Nancy Hughes
1830–1859
Birth Location: –
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Young Hughes
1805–1831
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hughes
1789–1869
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Hughes
1752–1833
Virginia, USA
Nancy Bowers
1760–1843
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Hughes
1771–1844
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Jane Cummins
1792–1850
Francis Bowers
1740–1820
Rebecca
1742–
Great-Grandparents
William Hughes
1748–1835
Elizabeth Dawson
1752–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Hughes's Descendants

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Benjamin Hughes (27 Jan 1789–10 Sep 1869) m. Nancy Bridges (27 Jan 1789–23 Apr 1875) m. Nancy Roberts (–bef 1850) m. Nancy Bridges (27/17 Jan 1789–23 April 1875)
  1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Hughes 1824–1916 m. James (Burell) Hamrick 1820–1891
    1. 1. James (W) Hamrick 1849–
    2. 2. Landrum Hamrick 1843–
    3. 3. Amos (H) Hamrick 1848–1928 m. Eunice (Jane) McSwain 1946–1923
      1. 1. John (Landrum) Hamrick 1869–1951 m. Docia Geen 1880–1962
      2. 2. Andrew (Miller) Hamrick 1874–1916 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Green 1876–1947
        1. 1. Georgia (Galena) Hamrick 1898–1995
        2. 2. Maudie (Edna) Hamrick 1900–1982
        3. 3. Myrtle (V) Hamrick 1906–1992
        4. 4. Elam (David) Hamrick 1911–1969
        5. 5. Sudie (Arkansas) Hamrick 1903–2002
        6. 6. Leon (Whitey) Hamrick 1909–1984
        7. 7. Virgil (Paul "Bud") Hamrick 1916–1989
        8. 8. James (Hill "Jimmie") Hamrick 1895–1949
      3. 3. Thomas (Burwell) Hamrick 1875–1930
      4. 4. W (Cicero) Hamrick 1886–1887
      5. 5. George (Edward) Hamrick 1882–1960
      6. 6. Hannah (Arkansas) Hamrick 1889–1980
      7. 7. David (C) Hamrick 1880– m. Bell Wood 1887–
      8. 8. Essie (Jane) Hamrick 1879–1906
      9. 9. Broadus (O) Hamrick 1888–1918 m. Hannah 1889–1980
      10. 10. Chancey (Gidney) Hamrick 1871–1924 m. Ida (Estelle) Harrill 1875–1955
        1. 1. Vera (Verna) Hamrick 1906–2006
        2. 2. Mary (Virginia Mae) Hamrick 1910–1996
        3. 3. Oris (Woodrow) Hamrick 1912–1972
        4. 4. Garland (Gibb) Hamrick 1915–1971
        5. 5. Grady (Lee) Hamrick 1903–1968
        6. 6. Effie (Pearl) Hamrick 1897–1919
        7. 7. Fred (Dowell) Hamrick 1900–1962
      11. 11. Lee (Roy) Hamrick 1885–1977
      12. 12. Solon (Admaross) Hamrick 1880–1968
  2. 2. William Hughes 1823–1904
  3. 3. Mary (Polly) McSwain 1815–1889
  4. 4. Sanford Hughes 1811–1893
    1. 1. Malinda Sanford 1850–
  5. 5. Starlin Hughes 1809–
  6. 6. Starling Hughes 1809–
  7. 7. Sarah Hughes 1810–1870 m. Jessie Jolly 1801–1870
    1. 1. Sarah (Mary) Jolly 1839–1925
    2. 2. Sicily (Susanna) Jolly 1851–
    3. 3. William (Amos) Jolly 1827–1862
    4. 4. Audry Jolly 1850–
    5. 5. Crawford (D) Jolly 1840–1920
    6. 6. John Jolly 1850–
    7. 7. Lucinda Jolly 1845–1935
    8. 8. Arraner (Arenia) Jolly 1833–1922
    9. 9. Asbury Jolly 1824–1862
    10. 10. Asberry Jolley 1828–1862
    11. 11. Audry Jolly 1850–
    12. 12. Cinthia (Caroline) Jolly 1837–
    13. 13. Sicily (Suzannah) Jolley 1850–1927 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Hamrick 1853–1929 m. A (C) Hamrick 1852–
      1. 1. Eva (Etta) Hamrick 1883–1964 m. William (Seth) Hicks 1887–1962
        1. 1. Marjorie (Louise) Hicks 1926–1935
        2. 2. Wofford Hicks 1906–1994
        3. 3. Eimice Hicks 1905–1975
        4. 4. Lewis (Jefferson) Hicks 1913–1997
        5. 5. John (Lee) Hicks 1918–2000 m. Janelle Hamrick 1920–1993
        6. 6. Edney (Byron) Hicks 1914–1944
        7. 7. Edley (B) Hicks 1915–
        8. 8. Eunice (A) Hicks 1906–
        9. 9. Charles (Avero) Hicks 1921–2001
        10. 10. Nicus Hicks 1903– m. Lillian (Biddy) Beam 1904–
        11. 11. Linzie (R.) Hicks 1911–2003
        12. 12. Mappert (E) Hicks 1907–
        13. 13. Lillian (Ruth) Hicks 1916–2006 m. Ithel (Hythe) Putnam 1910–1974
      2. 2. Lillian (Agness) Hamrick 1886–1907 m. James (Burwell) Jolley 1882–1959
        1. 1. Alton (Alvero) Jolley 1904–1984 m. Veiola White 1905–1995
        2. 2. Zelie (Wiseman) Jolley 1902–1990
      3. 3. J. (L.) Hamrick 1874–
      4. 4. F. (M.) Hamrick 1876–
      5. 5. Sarah (Rosaline) Hamrick 1879–1898
      6. 6. Lewis (A) Hamrick 1874–1941 m. Dona Hamrick 1878– m. Myra (M) Blanton 1876–1956
        1. 1. Thomas (B) Hamrick 1906–
        2. 2. Eustace Hamrick 1897–1950 m. Minnie (Lilian) Cross 1906–1937
        3. 3. Eustace (Fresco) Hamrick 1898–1951 m. Minnie (Lilian) Cross 1906–1937
        4. 4. Truby Hamrick 1909–2002
        5. 5. Madoline Hamrick 1919–
        6. 6. Mattline Hamrick 1920–1995
        7. 7. Susan (Owana) Hamrick 1903–1907
        8. 8. Pinkney (Quail) Hamrick 1889– m. Alice (O) Hamrick 1882–
        9. 9. Jacquitta Hamrick 1902–1905
        10. 10. Leale Hamrick 1900–
        11. 11. T (B) Hamrick 1905–
        12. 12. Jaunita Hamrick 1909–2002
        13. 13. Elizabeth Hamrick 1917–2002
        14. 14. Walter (Dexter) Hamrick 1911–1992
        15. 15. I (M) Hamreck 1897–1975 m. Bessie (Francis) Wright 1904–1977
      7. 7. M (M) Hamrick 1879–
        1. 1. Jagouita Hamrick 1902–1902
      8. 8. Katie Hamrick 1897–
      9. 9. Katie Hamrick 1897–
      10. 10. Joe (B) Hamrick 1876–1953 m. Carrie Padgette 1886–1978
        1. 1. J (D) Hamrick 1914–
        2. 2. Kermit Hamrick 1912–
        3. 3. Sybil Hamrick 1919–1998
        4. 4. Demett Hamrick 1909–
        5. 5. Dewitt Hamrick 1909–1981 m. Guyneta W 1915–1995
        6. 6. Roberta Hamrick 1908–
        7. 7. Archie Hamrick 1916–1992
        8. 8. Robert (Zone) Hamrick 1922–1998 m. Margaret Scruggs 1926–1995
      11. 11. L. (L.) Hamrick 1878–
      12. 12. Lottie (Paola) Hamrick 1888–1970 m. Joe (B) Burwell 1889– m. Chivous (J.) Bridges 1875–1932 m. J (Leonard) Ledford 1889–
        1. 1. Cuttie Bridges 1919–1975 m. Graham Weaver 1911–1983
    14. 14. Elizabeth (Arrnner) Jolly 1843–1922
    15. 15. JamesPorch Jolly 1825–1862
    16. 16. Jesse (Landrum) Jolly 1835–1863
    17. 17. Jessie (Landrum) Jolly 1835–
    18. 18. Kisiah (Emeline) Jolly 1838–1917
    19. 19. Lenira (Jane) Jolly 1847–1898
    20. 20. Mary Jolly 1839–1926
    21. 21. Nancy (Caroline) Jolly 1838–1926
    22. 22. James (Porch) Jolley 1825–1862
    23. 23. Sanford (Willis) Jolley 1830–1863
  8. 8. Sterling Hughes 1809–1828
  9. 9. Malindy Hughes 1814–1837
  10. 10. Mary Hughes 1832–1894 m. Asa Hamrick 1817–1893
  11. 11. James Hughes 1816–1866
  12. 12. Nancy (Catherine) Hughes 1830–1859
  13. 13. Young Hughes 1805–1831

Benjamin Hughes's Timeline

9 Records

1779
27 Jan 1779
Birth of Benjamin Hughes in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1789
27 Jan 1789
Birth of Benjamin Hughes in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1810
1810
Age 21
Benjamin Hughes resided here in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1820
1820
Age 31
Benjamin Hughes resided here in Nelson, Virginia, United States
Nelson, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 61
Benjamin Hughes resided here in Cleveland, North Carolina
Cleveland, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 71
Benjamin Hughes resided here in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 71
Benjamin Hughes resided here in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1869
10 Sep 1869
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Hughes in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1879
10 Sep 1879
Age 90
Death of Benjamin Hughes in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1779
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: M653_893; Page: 385; Image: 218; Family History Library Film: 803893
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: M432_625; Page: 144A; Image: 291
    [3] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Census Year: 1870; Census Location: Cleveland, North Carolina
    [4] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: M653_893; Page: 385; Image: 221.
    [6] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [7] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
    [8] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Census Place (City, County, State): Township 2, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: M1805_3; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Line Number: 5.
    [9] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1789
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1806
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Marriage Bonds

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 42; Page: 389; Image: 0337915; Family History Library Film: 00208

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Nelson, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Nelson, Virginia; Page: 194A; NARA Roll: M33_130; Image: 371

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: M432_625; Page: 144A; Image: 291

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: M653_893; Page: 385; Image: 218; Family History Library Film: 803893
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: M653_893; Page: 385; Image: 221.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Census Year: 1870; Census Location: Cleveland, North Carolina
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [4] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
    [5] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Census Place (City, County, State): Township 2, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: M1805_3; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Line Number: 5.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1869
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
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