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Benjamin Johnson 1718 – 1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1718

Birth Location: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 2 Sep 1805

Death Location: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: James Currowaugh

Mother: Mary Darrah

Spouse(s): Judith Johnson

Children(s): Benjamin Johnson

Benjamin Johnson was born in 1718 in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Henry Johnston of Currowaugh and Mary Darrah. Benjamin Johnson married Judith Spivey, Fuller, Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Johnson. Benjamin Johnson passed away in 1805 in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Johnson was born in 1718 in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Henry Johnston of Currowaugh and Mary Darrah.
  • Benjamin Johnson married Judith Spivey, Fuller, Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Johnson.
  • Benjamin Johnson passed away in 1805 in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Benjamin Johnson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Johnson
1718 – 1805
Birth Place: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Henry Johnston of Currowaugh
1662 – 1746
Currowaugh, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Mary Darrah
1674 – 1747
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Johnston of) Currowaugh
1643 – 1733
James City, Virginia, United States
Katherine (Ann) Allen
1643 – 1693
Isle of Wight or Surry, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John 1623
1623 – 1681
Deborah Ward
1625 – 1700
Arthur Allen
1591 – 1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Burgesses
1597 – 1636

Benjamin Johnson's Descendants

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Benjamin Johnson (18 Dec 1718 – 2 Sep 1805) m. Judith (Spivey, Fuller,) Johnson (2 Jul 1734 – 1800)
  1. 1. Benjamin Johnson (10 Apr 1760 – 8 Jun 1821) m. Charity ((married 1781)) Bobbitt (1764 – 1856)
    1. 1. James (J.) Johnson (8 Nov 1781 – 1842) m. Nancy (Ann Howard) Johnson (6 Jun 1780 – 1842)
      1. 1. Benjamin (James) Johnson (3 Sep 1801 – 31 May 1876) m. Mahalia (("Nancy")) DENTON (5 Mar 1801 (?1804) – 11 Dec 1879)
        1. 1. Isaac (Denton) Johnson, (1825 – 21 Dec 1894) m. Sarah ("Sally" (Yandell)) Johnson (1824 – 18 Mar 1896)

Benjamin Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1718
18 Dec 1718
Birth of Benjamin Johnson in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1805
2 Sep 1805
Age 87
Death of Benjamin Johnson in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1718
    Event Place: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1805
    Event Place: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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