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Benjamin Johnson 1760 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1760

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 8 Jun 1821

Death Location: Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States

Father: Benjamin Johnson

Mother: Judith Johnson

Spouse(s): Charity Bobbitt

Children(s): James Johnson

Benjamin Johnson was born in 1760 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of Benjamin Johnson and Judith Spivey, Fuller, Johnson. Benjamin Johnson married Charity (married 1781) Bobbitt, and had children including James J. Johnson. Benjamin Johnson passed away in 1821 in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Johnson was born in 1760 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of Benjamin Johnson and Judith Spivey, Fuller, Johnson.
  • Benjamin Johnson married Charity (married 1781) Bobbitt, and had children including James J. Johnson.
  • Benjamin Johnson passed away in 1821 in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Johnson
1718 – 1805
Birth Location: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Judith Johnson
1734 – 1800
Birth Location: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Charity Bobbitt
1764 – 1856
Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

James Johnson
1781 – 1842
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Johnson
1760 – 1821
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Johnson
1718 – 1805
North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Judith (Spivey, Fuller,) Johnson
1734 – 1800
North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
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
Great-Grandparents
Robert Currowaugh
1643 – 1733
Katherine Allen
1643 – 1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 1623
1623 – 1681
Deborah Ward
1625 – 1700
Arthur Allen
1591 – 1669

Benjamin Johnson's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. James (W) Johnson (17 Mar 1845 (1850 according to 1850 census) – 5 Oct 1891) m. Elizabeth Royal (Jan 1851 – 19 Jan 1934)

Benjamin Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1760
10 Apr 1760
Birth of Benjamin Johnson in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1821
8 Jun 1821
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Johnson in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States
Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1760
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States
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