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Benjamin Jacob 1755–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Aug 1815

Death Location: St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Mordecai JACOB

Mother: Jemima Isaac

Spouse(s): Nancy Simpson

Children(s): Mary Jacobs, James Sr., Joshua Jacobs, William Jacobs, Jemima Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Moses Jacobs, Caleb Jacobs, Elijah Jacobs, Joshua Jacobs

In 1755, Benjamin Jacob entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, born to Mordecai Jacob And Jemima Isaac. Benjamin Jacob married Nancy Simpson, and had children including Caleb Benjamin Jacobs, Elijah Jacobs, James Jacob Sr, Jemima Jacobs, Joshua Simpson Jacobs, Mary Polly Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Moses Jacobs, William Jacobs. Benjamin Jacob passed away in 1815 in St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1755, Benjamin Jacob entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, born to Mordecai Jacob And Jemima Isaac.
  • Benjamin Jacob married Nancy Simpson, and had children including Caleb Benjamin Jacobs, Elijah Jacobs, James Jacob Sr, Jemima Jacobs, Joshua Simpson Jacobs, Mary Polly Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Moses Jacobs, William Jacobs.
  • Benjamin Jacob passed away in 1815 in St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mordecai JACOB
1714–1771
Birth Location: Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
MJ
Jemima Isaac
1727–1786
Birth Location: Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
JI

Spouses(s)

Nancy Simpson
1756–1850
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
NS

Children(s)

Mary Jacobs
1795–1819
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States
MJ
James Sr.
1775–1850
Birth Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
JS
Joshua Jacobs
1777–1850
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States
JJ
William Jacobs
1780–1821
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
WJ
Jemima Jacobs
1780–1830
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
JJ
Mary Jacobs
1781–1819
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States
MJ
Moses Jacobs
1782–1815
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States
MJ
Caleb Jacobs
1784–1832
Birth Location: St Lukes, Person, North Carolina, United States
CJ
Elijah Jacobs
1790–1860
Birth Location: St Lukes, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
EJ
Joshua Jacobs
1800–1850
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States
JJ

Benjamin Jacob's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Jacob
1755–1815
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Mordecai JACOB
1714–1771
Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Jemima Isaac
1727–1786
Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard (O) Isaac
1679–1757
Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Sarah Pottenger
1688–1743
Marlborough, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Isaac
1651–1689
Jane Bealle
1651–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beall
1629–1675
Margaret Clifford
1633–

Benjamin Jacob's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Jacob (1755–Aug 1815) m. Nancy Simpson (1756–12 Oct 1850)
  1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Jacobs 1795–1819
  2. 2. James (Jacob) Sr. 1775–1850
  3. 3. Joshua (Simpson) Jacobs 1777–1850 m. Sarah ("Salley") Hargis 1780–1808
    1. 1. Mourning (Jane Star) Jacobs 1808–1881
  4. 4. William Jacobs 1780–1821
  5. 5. Jemima Jacobs 1780–1830
  6. 6. Mary Jacobs 1781–1819
  7. 7. Moses Jacobs 1782–1815
  8. 8. Caleb (Benjamin) Jacobs 1784–1832
  9. 9. Elijah Jacobs 1790–1860 m. Lucy (Susanna) Johnston 1786–1842
    1. 1. Benjamin Jacobs 1824–1859
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Johnston) Jacobs 1821–1889 m. Bluford Cooper 1809–1884
      1. 1. Susan (J.) Cooper 1840–1918
      2. 2. Eliza Cooper 1847–1932 m. Elijah (Masten) O'Brien 1841–1918
        1. 1. Frances (L) O'Brien 1868–1946 m. William (Lee) Motley 1864–1928
        2. 2. Bera (Jane) O'Brien 1869–1919 m. Hugh (Alexander) Burch 1865–1947
        3. 3. James (Samuel) O'Brien 1873–1953
        4. 4. May O'Brien 1876–1936 m. Frank (Griffin) Satterfield 1876–1977
      3. 3. William Cooper 1849–1874
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cooper 1851–1890
      5. 5. Martha (Ada) Cooper 1853–1944 m. Thomas (Young) Compton 1842–1917
        1. 1. Clara (Mabel) Compton 1890–1955
        2. 2. William (Lee "Willie") Compton 1880–1962
        3. 3. Lewis (Young) Compton 1884–1905
        4. 4. Nancy (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Compton 1894–1979
        5. 5. Claudia (Eva) Compton 1878–1954
        6. 6. Katie (May) Compton 1887–1976
      6. 6. Samuel (J.) Cooper 1856–1862
      7. 7. James (Learchus) Cooper 1857–1942 m. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Burke 1857–1931
        1. 1. Fannie (M.) Cooper 1882–
        2. 2. Carl (Bluford) Cooper 1883–1961
        3. 3. Allan (Theodore) Cooper 1885–1950
        4. 4. Mary (Burke) Cooper 1895–1984
      8. 8. Frances Cooper 1843–1862
      9. 9. Mary Cooper 1845–1885
      10. 10. Elijah (A) Cooper 1859–1906 m. Vada (Vanoah) Little 1859–1891 m. Julia Matheson 1872–1946
        1. 1. Hal (Brady) Cooper 1887–1975
        2. 2. Roy (Little) Cooper 1888–1922
        3. 3. Mabel Cooper 1894–1966
        4. 4. Gertrude Cooper 1898–
      11. 11. Nancy (L) Cooper 1862–1883 m. George (Calvin) White 1842–1909
        1. 1. Lonnie White 1881–1974
    3. 3. William (S) Jacobs 1823–1849
    4. 4. Learcus Jacobs 1820–1850 m. Elizabeth (Rachel) Paylor 1826–1913
      1. 1. William (Simpson) Jacobs 1849–1924
      2. 2. John (C.) Jacobs 1846–
      3. 3. Elija Jacobs 1848–
      4. 4. Caroline (A) Jacobs 1846–1907
      5. 5. Eugene (Augusta) Jacobs 1845–1920 m. Permelia (Catherine "Amelia") Shivers 1848–1917
        1. 1. Sherman (Eugene) Jacobs 1867–1944 m. Sarah (Belle) Lantz 1874–1959
        2. 2. Luella (Donella) Jacobs 1869–1945
        3. 3. David (Dewitt) Jacobs 1871–1954
        4. 4. Clara Jacobs 1874–1952
        5. 5. Francis (Henry "Frank") Jacobs 1877–1967
        6. 6. Harry (Harrison) Jacobs 1890–1986
        7. 7. Lydia (W) Jacobs 1885–
        8. 8. Howard (Augustine) Jacobs 1887–1964
        9. 9. Henry (Ettie) Jacobs 1882–1882
        10. 10. Mignonetta Jacobs 1880–1880
        11. 11. Luellie Jacobs 1871–
      6. 6. Eliza Jacobs 1848–
    5. 5. Samuel Jacobs 1827–1855
    6. 6. Lewellin Jacobs 1816–1873
  10. 10. Joshua (Simpson) Jacobs 1800–1850 m. Sarah ("Salley") Hargis 1780–1808
    1. 1. Mourning (Jane Star) Jacobs 1808–1881

Benjamin Jacob's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Benjamin Jacob in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1815
Aug 1815
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Jacob in St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA
St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1815
    Event Place: St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA
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