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Benjamin Jacob 1688–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA

Father: Captain sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Cheney

Spouse(s): Alice Westall

Children(s): Sarah Jacob

Benjamin Jacob was born in 1688 in South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA, the child of Captain John Jacob Sr And Elizabeth Ann Cheney. Benjamin Jacob married Alice Westall, and had children including Sarah Jacob. Benjamin Jacob passed away in 1770 in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jacob was born in 1688 in South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA, the child of Captain John Jacob Sr And Elizabeth Ann Cheney.
  • Benjamin Jacob married Alice Westall, and had children including Sarah Jacob.
  • Benjamin Jacob passed away in 1770 in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain sr.
1628–1726
Birth Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Cheney
1661–1730
Birth Location: South River Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Alice Westall
1693–1785
Birth Location: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland Colony
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Children(s)

Sarah Jacob
1719–1791
Birth Location: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Benjamin Jacob's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Jacob
1688–1770
Birth Place: South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA
Parents
Captain John JACOB sr.
1628–1726
Dover, Dover District, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Cheney
1661–1730
South River Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Thomas) Jacob
1602–1653
Dover, Kent, England
Alice Golder
1595–1654
Dover, Kent, England
Sir (Richard Cheney( Southern Loyalist)) IV
1616–1685
St. John's Wood, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Jacob
1560–1627
Joan Lucas
1574–1627
Richard III
1595–1633
Ann Ellinor
1603–1641
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Jacobs
1544–1627
Alice Goodman
1545–1628
John Lucas
1540–1583
Joan Benet
1545–1572
Elizabeth Dressmaker)
1570–1615
Bartholomew Ellinor
1560–1606
Alice Effermont
1564–1632

Benjamin Jacob's Descendants

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Benjamin Jacob (1688–1770) m. Alice Westall (12 September 1693–05 Apr 1785)
  1. 1. Sarah Jacob 1719–1791 m. Richard Isaacs 1720–1792
    1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth) Isaac 1747–1792 m. Jonathan (Montgomery Church) Sr. 1745–1795
      1. 1. Isaac (Wesley) Church 1781–1869 m. Sarah (Sally) Busey 1786–1860
        1. 1. Lucinda Church 1820–1899 m. Samuel (J) Reece 1810–1901

Benjamin Jacob's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of Benjamin Jacob in South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA
1770
1770
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Jacob in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA
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