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Benjamin Jacobs 1753–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1815

Death Location: St. Luke's District, Person, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Jacobs

Mother: Julie (Jacobs)

Spouse(s): Nancy Simpson

Children(s): Joshua Jacobs, James Jacobs, Jemima Jacobs, Polly JACOBS, Elijah JACOBS, Moses JACOBS, Mary Jacobs, William Jacobs, Ann Jacobs, Caleb Jacobs, Eliza Jacobs, Jesse Jacobs, Joseph Jacobs, Polly Jacobs

In 1753, Benjamin Jacobs entered the world in Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, born to Richard Allen Jacobs And Julie Dawn Sumner Jacobs. Benjamin Jacobs married Frances Blackley, Nancy Jane Simpson, and had children including Ann Medlin Jacobs, Betsy Jacobs, Caleb Benjamin Jacobs, Elijah Jacobs, Eliza Jacobs, James Jacobs, Jemima Jacobs, Jesse Jacobs, Joseph Simpson Jacobs, Joshua Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Moses Jacobs, Polly Jacobs, William Jacobs. Benjamin Jacobs passed away in 1815 in St. Luke's District, Person, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1753, Benjamin Jacobs entered the world in Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, born to Richard Allen Jacobs And Julie Dawn Sumner Jacobs.
  • Benjamin Jacobs married Frances Blackley, Nancy Jane Simpson, and had children including Ann Medlin Jacobs, Betsy Jacobs, Caleb Benjamin Jacobs, Elijah Jacobs, Eliza Jacobs, James Jacobs, Jemima Jacobs, Jesse Jacobs, Joseph Simpson Jacobs, Joshua Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Moses Jacobs, Polly Jacobs, William Jacobs.
  • Benjamin Jacobs passed away in 1815 in St. Luke's District, Person, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Jacobs
1725–1794
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Julie (Jacobs)
1725–1794
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Simpson
1756–1850
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joshua Jacobs
1777–1850
Birth Location: Person, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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James Jacobs
1775–1870
Birth Location: Robeson, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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Jemima Jacobs
1780–1830
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Caswell, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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Polly JACOBS
1795–1850
Birth Location: Person County, North Carolina, USA
PJ
Elijah JACOBS
1790–1860
Birth Location: St Lukes, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
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Moses JACOBS
1782–1815
Birth Location: Person, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Jacobs
1781–1819
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, USA
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William Jacobs
1780–1821
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, USA
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Ann Jacobs
1785–
Birth Location: Robeson County, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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Caleb Jacobs
1784–1821
Birth Location: St Lukes, Person, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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Eliza Jacobs
1792–
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Jacobs
–1815
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Jacobs
1777–1850
Birth Location: Person, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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Polly Jacobs
1795–1819
Birth Location: Person County, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Jacobs
1753–1815
Birth Place: Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Richard Allen Jacobs
1725–1794
North Carolina, USA
Julie (Dawn Sumner) (Jacobs)
1725–1794
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Harry (Milburn Jacobs) Jr
1700–1794
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Willa (Mae Bleau) (Jacobs)
1705–1765
Iowa, United States
Ronald Wayne
1700–
Robeson, North Carolina USA
Merlene (Sumner) (Wayne)
1700–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Theophille Bleau
1674–
Elizabeth Schuler
1674–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Jacobs (1753–16 May 1815) m. Nancy (Jane) Simpson (1756–12 October 1850)
  1. 1. Joshua Jacobs 1777–1850 m. Salley Hargis 1781–1808
    1. 1. Morning (Jane Revels (Waccamaw) descent) 1808–1881 m. Micaga (Revels) (Multi-racial\Accowmac) 1804–1888
      1. 1. Jane Scott 1824–1941 m. A Scott 1810–1910
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Brooks 1846–1909 m. Benjamin (F) Brooks 1840–1912
        2. 2. Reed Scott 1854–1920
        3. 3. John (M) Scott 1860–
        4. 4. Caroline Smith 1847–1941
        5. 5. Berry Scott 1846–
        6. 6. Rachel Scott 1852–
        7. 7. Martha Scott 1855–
        8. 8. Budd Scott 1856–
      2. 2. Delana Roberts 1829–1898
      3. 3. John (W) Revels 1844–1912
      4. 4. Anna (Sarah) Revels 1833–1868
      5. 5. Aaron Revels 1830–1903
      6. 6. Mark Revels 1846–1915
      7. 7. Elizabeth Revels 1835–1904
      8. 8. Henry (Leslie) Revels 1840–1909
      9. 9. Stephen Revels 1836–1916
      10. 10. Charity (M) Revels 1835–1907
      11. 11. Edmond Revels 1827–1904
      12. 12. Julia Messer 1839–
      13. 13. Luke Revels 1846–1850
      14. 14. Milbry (Martha) Revels 1849–1850
      15. 15. Nancy Revels 1838–1896
      16. 16. William (J) Revels 1843–1863
      17. 17. Effie (Jane) Revels 1850–1941
  2. 2. James Jacobs 1775–1870
  3. 3. Jemima Jacobs 1780–1830
  4. 4. Polly JACOBS 1795–1850
  5. 5. Elijah JACOBS 1790–1860
  6. 6. Moses JACOBS 1782–1815
  7. 7. Mary Jacobs 1781–1819
  8. 8. William Jacobs 1780–1821
  9. 9. Ann (Medlin) Jacobs 1785–
  10. 10. Caleb (Benjamin) Jacobs 1784–1821
  11. 11. Eliza Jacobs 1792–
  12. 12. Jesse Jacobs –1815
  13. 13. Joseph (Simpson) Jacobs 1777–1850
  14. 14. Polly Jacobs 1795–1819

Benjamin Jacobs's Timeline

12 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Benjamin Jacobs in Orange, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Orange, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
1753
1753
Birth of Benjamin Jacobs in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1753
1753
Birth of Benjamin Jacobs in Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1776
1776
Age 23
Benjamin Jacobs was married in Person, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Person, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
1784
27 March 1784
Age 31
Benjamin Jacobs was married in Christchurch, Middlesex, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Christchurch, Middlesex, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 37
Benjamin Jacobs resided here in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1793
1793
Age 40
Benjamin Jacobs resided here in Person, North Carolina
Person, North Carolina
1800
1800
Age 47
Benjamin Jacobs resided here in Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina
Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 57
Benjamin Jacobs resided here in Person, North Carolina, USA
Person, North Carolina, USA
1815
16 May 1815
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Jacobs in St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA
St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA
1815
18 Aug 1815
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Jacobs in Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
1815
16 May 1815
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Jacobs in St. Luke's District, Person, North Carolina, USA
St. Luke's District, Person, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Orange, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 89
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S., Crew Lists and Shipping Articles
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Person, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 March 1784
    Event Place: Christchurch, Middlesex, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Caswell, North Carolina; Series: M637; Page: 83

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Person, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 215; Image: 224; Family History Library Film: 337908

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Person, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Person, North Carolina; Roll: 38; Page: 139; Image: Ncm252_38-0164; FHL Roll: 0337911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S., Crew Lists and Shipping Articles

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1815
    Event Place: St Lukes, Person County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1815
    Event Place: Person County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1815
    Event Place: St. Luke's District, Person, North Carolina, USA
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