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Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II 1727–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1727

Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 7 Apr 1789

Death Location: , Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Father: Benjamin Wailes

Mother: Elizabeth Covington

Spouse(s): Sarah Howard, Susannah Bussey

Children(s): Levin Wailes

Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II was born in 1727 in Prince George's, Maryland, USA, the child of Benjamin Wailes And Elizabeth Covington. In 1810, Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II resided in Rewastico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA. Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II married Sarah Howard, Susannah Bussey, and had children including Levin Covington Wailes. Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II passed away in 1789 in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II was born in 1727 in Prince George's, Maryland, USA, the child of Benjamin Wailes And Elizabeth Covington.
  • In 1810, Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II resided in Rewastico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II married Sarah Howard, Susannah Bussey, and had children including Levin Covington Wailes.
  • Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II passed away in 1789 in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Wailes
1675–1729
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
BW
Elizabeth Covington
1668–1729
Birth Location: Great Monie Crk, Somersetshire, MD, USA
EC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Howard
1734–1778
Birth Location: Charles Co, MD
SH
Susannah Bussey
1714–1792
Birth Location: –
SB

Children(s)

Levin Wailes
1768–1847
Birth Location: Prince George County, Maryland, USA
LW

Benjamin II's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin II
1727–1789
Birth Place: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Benjamin Wailes
1675–1729
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Covington
1668–1729
Great Monie Crk, Somersetshire, MD, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin II's Descendants

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Benjamin ((Capt) Wailes) II (2 Jan 1727–7 Apr 1789) m. Sarah Howard (17 Oct 1734–1 Jun 1778) m. Susannah Bussey (1714–1792)
  1. 1. Levin (Covington) Wailes 1768–1847 m. Eleanor Davies 1773–1841 m. Sarah Perrie 1770–1820
    1. 1. Edmund (Howard) Wailes 1799–1888 m. Jane (Bell) Newell 1811–1869
      1. 1. Cornelia (Ann) Wailes 1844–1932 m. Nathaniel Cropper 1834–1913
        1. 1. Lydia (Bell) Cropper 1866–1956
      2. 2. Rebecca (Covington) Wailes 1841–1923
      3. 3. BENJAMIN (HOWARD) WAILES 1835–1917 m. Catherine (Kate Anna) Davenport 1841–1917
      4. 4. George (Bell Newell) Wailes 1828–1904 m. Euphemie (Cecilia) Cropper 1836–1930
      5. 5. Eleanor (Howard) Wailes 1830–1918 m. Edward (Bradford) WHITAKER 1821–1867
      6. 6. Mary (Eliza) Wailes 1832–1847
      7. 7. Lydia (Jane) Wailes 1837–1866 m. Nathaniel Cropper 1834–1913
      8. 8. Levin Wailes 1839–1882 m. Anna Harper 1842–
      9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wailes 1846–1929 m. Edgar Harris 1842–1903
        1. 1. Edgar (Carl) Harris 1873–1945
        2. 2. Lloyd (B) Harris 1878–
        3. 3. Nina (E) Harris 1880–
        4. 4. Julie (E) Harris 1882–
      10. 10. Clara (Bell) Wailes 1850–1927 m. James (Perry) Drake 1847–1902
        1. 1. William (Lambuth) Drake 1894–1918
        2. 2. Jane (Howard) Drake 1875–1963
        3. 3. Winbourne (Magruder) Drake 1874–1966
        4. 4. Claribel Drake 1885–1968
        5. 5. Benjamin (Howard) Drake 1883–1892
        6. 6. James (Perry Drake) II 1879–1945
        7. 7. Elijah (Steele) Drake 1877–1959
        8. 8. Susannah (P.) Drake 1881–1882
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Covington) Wailes 1801–1837 m. John (Hawkins) Magruder 1790–1859
      1. 1. Levin (Wailes) Magruder 1840–1900 m. Mary (Jane) Walker 1842–1925
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Wailes) Magruder 1867–1958 m. Morse (Peter) Scott 1860–1928
        2. 2. Minnie MaGruder 1865–1941 m. James (P) Fink 1852–1932
        3. 3. Levin (Wailes Magruder) MD 1873–1957 m. Carrie (Agusta) Henrioues 1874–1952
        4. 4. Carrie Magruder 1873–
        5. 5. James (Douglas) Magruder 1876–1962 m. Margaret Mag*Den 1879–1948
        6. 6. Henderson (A) Magruder 1870–1915 m. Nancy (E) Lewis 1872–1966
        7. 7. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Wailes) Magruder 1867–1958
        8. 8. Dr (Augustine Hawkins) Magruder 1871–
      2. 2. Olivia (Lloyd) Magruder 1850–1927 m. Jefferson (Davis) Pace 1852–1931
      3. 3. Margaret (J) Magruder 1830–
      4. 4. Eliza (Howard) Magruder 1837–1913
      5. 5. Sarah (Howard) Magruder 1835–1859
      6. 6. Augustin (Freeland) Magruder 1831–1884
      7. 7. Susanna (Sue Elizabeth Hawkins) Magruder 1833–1882
      8. 8. Dr. (Leonard) Magruder 1826–1861
      9. 9. Eleanor (Wailes) Magruder 1829–1832
      10. 10. Eleanor (Wailes) Magruder 1842–1936 m. W. (T. J.) Sullivan 1829–1911
      11. 11. Rebecca (Covington (Cheek)) Magruder 1846–1932 m. H. (H.) Cheek 1850–
      12. 12. Mary (Lavinia) Magruder 1844–1934 m. Cyprian (Clay) Cross 1843–1911
      13. 13. Catherine (Jane) Magruder 1847–1931 m. Henry (Wilbur) Pearce 1845–1910
    3. 3. John (Perry) Wailes 1794–1844 m. Barbara Blake 1795–1856 m. Mary (Heighe) Blake 1794–1831
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Wailes 1840–1851
      2. 2. Elizabeth (B.) Wailes 1838–
      3. 3. John (Perry Wailes) Jr. 1833–1913
      4. 4. Joseph (Blake) Wailes 1836–
      5. 5. Mary (Susan) Wailes 1831–
      6. 6. Sally (Ann) Wailes 1829–
    4. 4. Benjamin (Leonard Covington) Wailes 1797–1862 m. Rebecca (Susannah Magruder) Covington 1803–1877
      1. 1. Levin (Covington Wailes) II 1821–1889 m. Rebecca (Howard) Covington 1831–1858 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Wailes 1834–1917
        1. 1. Leonard (Covington) Wailes 1861–1922
        2. 2. Susan ("Susie" Covington) Wailes 1875–1955
        3. 3. James (Harper) Wailes 1858–1923
        4. 4. Ellen Wailes 1864–1959
        5. 5. Robert (Alexander) Wailes 1872–1917
        6. 6. Ernest Wailes 1856–1926
        7. 7. Rebecca (Covington) Wailes 1851–1910
      2. 2. Rebecca (Covington) Wailes 1823–1841
      3. 3. Ellen Wailes 1826–1854
      4. 4. Susan (Covington) Wailes 1828–1831
      5. 5. Leonard (Covington) Wailes 1831–1832
      6. 6. Eliza (Lloyd) Wailes 1833–1837
      7. 7. Feliciana (Anna) Wailes 1835–1921
      8. 8. Leonard (Alexander) Wailes 1844–1926
    5. 5. Ann (Perry) Wailes 1796–1819

Benjamin II's Timeline

3 Records

1727
2 Jan 1727
Birth of Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II in Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1789
7 Apr 1789
Age 62
Death of Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA
, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 83
Benjamin (Capt) Wailes II resided here in Rewastico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Rewastico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1727
    Event Place: Prince George's, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Rewastico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Rewastico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 16; Page: 275; Image: Mdm252_16-0143; FHL Roll: 0193669

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Dashiell family records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1789
    Event Place: , Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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