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Benjamin Ware Johnson 1755 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Revelution

Mother: Mary Ware

Spouse(s): Susannah Pace

Children(s): Joseph Johnson

Benjamin Ware Johnson was born in 1755 in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Johnston, Veteran, American Revelution and Mary Ware. Benjamin Ware Johnson married Susannah "Hannah" Pace, and had children including Joseph B. ( Shell) Johnson. Benjamin Ware Johnson passed away in 1828 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Ware Johnson was born in 1755 in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Johnston, Veteran, American Revelution and Mary Ware.
  • Benjamin Ware Johnson married Susannah "Hannah" Pace, and had children including Joseph B. ( Shell) Johnson.
  • Benjamin Ware Johnson passed away in 1828 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Revelution
1738 – 1820
Birth Location: St Pauls Parrish, Stafford County, Virginia, English Royal Colony
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Mary Ware
1728 – 1782
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Pace
1770 – 1820
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Johnson
1792 – 1840
Birth Location: Greenville District, South Carolina Saluda Co, South Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Johnson
1755 – 1828
Birth Place: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James Johnston, Veteran, American Revelution
1738 – 1820
St Pauls Parrish, Stafford County, Virginia, English Royal Colony
Mary Ware
1728 – 1782
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Johnson's Descendants

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Benjamin (Ware) Johnson (1755 – 1828) m. Susannah ("Hannah") Pace (1770 – Jul 1820)
  1. 1. Joseph (B. ( Shell)) Johnson (1792 – 1840) m. Phoebe Young (30 August 1799 – 15 May 1876)
    1. 1. Hiram (B) Johnson (13 January 1834 – 6 Mar 1910) m. Martha (Patsy) Keen (31 Mar 1830 – 17 Jan 1903)
      1. 1. Mary (McCarty) Johnson (14 Jul 1849 – )
      2. 2. Fredrick Johnson (Sep 1851 – 18 Feb 1943)
      3. 3. John (B) Johnson (1854 – )
      4. 4. Pleasant (L. "Pleas") Johnson (07 Jun 1854 – 13 Feb 1909)
      5. 5. William Johnson (22 Aug 1857 – 14 Jun 1938)
      6. 6. Henry (F) Johnson (09 Jul 1858 – 1910)
      7. 7. Daniel (Vaughn) Johnson (1859 – 1870)
      8. 8. Abraham Johnson (1860 – )
      9. 9. Allen (Hix) Johnson (26 March 1860 – 3 February 1928) m. Hannah Doan (18 Jul 1859 – 21 February 1923)
        1. 1. Missouri (" Zouria" JOHNSON) Owens (May 1881 – 24 Dec 1953)
        2. 2. Ida (Mae "Idomy") Johnson (Mar 1883 – 25 Apr 1940)
        3. 3. Lonia (Johnson Johnson) Hodges (Dec 1885 – 31 May 1968)
        4. 4. William (Mack "Bill Mack") Johnson (Mar 1888 – 8 May 1960)
        5. 5. Angeline (Johnson Philpot) Pike (Sep 1890 – 1940)
        6. 6. Mary (Johnson) Owens (1892 – 10 Aug 1912)
        7. 7. Margaret ("Maggie" Johnson) Owens (1894 – 21 November 1939)
        8. 8. Robert (O) Johnson (1895 – 29 Nov 1962)
        9. 9. Christine (Johnson) Owens (27 February 1897 – 25 November 1967) m. Benjamin Owens (abt 1895 – 6 Sep 1960)
        10. 10. Burt Johnson (1900 – 24 Nov 1965)
        11. 11. Daisy Johnson (1904 – 13 Jan 1977)
      10. 10. Margaret (Maggie) Johnson (22 Feb 1864 – 22 Jul 1910)
      11. 11. Nancy (Ann) Hodges (22 Jan 1867 – 22 Jun 1944)
      12. 12. Mary (S.) Johnson (ABT 1870 – )
      13. 13. Andrew Johnson (24 May 1873 – 09 Apr 1907)
      14. 14. Margaret Johnson (17 Dec 1876 – 30 Sep 1909)
      15. 15. Charles Johnson (1877 – 1877)

Benjamin Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Benjamin Ware Johnson in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1828
1828
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Ware Johnson in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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