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Benjamin Lively 1737–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Tuckahoe Creek, Goochland, Virginia

Death Date: 3 Nov 1806

Death Location: Buck Island Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Father: Mark ►►MRCA◄◄

Mother: Mary ►►MRCA◄◄

Spouse(s): Martha Cottrell

Children(s): Cottrell Sr., Judy Lively, Cannon Lively, Martha Lively, Martha Lively, Mark Lively, Lively None, Benjamin Lively, Mary Lively

The story of Benjamin Lively began in 1737 in Tuckahoe Creek, Goochland, Virginia. In 1790, Benjamin Lively resided in St Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, Unit. In 1806, Benjamin Lively resided in Albemarle. Benjamin Lively married Martha Cottrell, and had children including Benjamin Lively, Cannon Lively, Cottrell Lively Sr, Judy Judith Barnett Lively, Lively, Mark Lively, Martha Lively, Mary Lively. Benjamin Lively passed away in 1806 in Buck Island Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Lively began in 1737 in Tuckahoe Creek, Goochland, Virginia.
  • In 1790, Benjamin Lively resided in St Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, Unit.
  • In 1806, Benjamin Lively resided in Albemarle.
  • Benjamin Lively married Martha Cottrell, and had children including Benjamin Lively, Cannon Lively, Cottrell Lively Sr, Judy Judith Barnett Lively, Lively, Mark Lively, Martha Lively, Mary Lively.
  • Benjamin Lively passed away in 1806 in Buck Island Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark ►►MRCA◄◄
1679–1752
Birth Location: Burford, Oxfordshire, England
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Mary ►►MRCA◄◄
1694–1781
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Martha Cottrell
1740–1809
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Cottrell Sr.
1763–1838
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia
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Judy Lively
1761–1825
Birth Location: Buck Island Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Cannon Lively
1780–1837
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Martha Lively
1777–1870
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Martha Lively
1805–1890
Birth Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States
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Mark Lively
1782–1851
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Lively None
1773–1858
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Lively
1768–1852
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Mary Lively
1766–1860
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Lively's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Lively
1737–1806
Birth Place: Tuckahoe Creek, Goochland, Virginia
Parents
Mark Bethell Lively (Lifeholy or Lyfolly) ►►MRCA◄◄
1679–1752
Burford, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (McGhee) ►►MRCA◄◄
1694–1781
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia
Grandparents
Andrew Lyfolly
1664–1745
Downton, Wiltshire, England
Catherine Clayton
1664–1704
Estherwaite Hall, England
William Mackgehee
1672–1748
Kent, Virginia
Mary Carr
1677–1754
Pamunkey River, King William Co., Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lively
1645–1692
Dorothy
1644–1691
Thomas Mackgehee
–1724
Thomas Carr
1646–1711
Lucy Garland
1652–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Liveley
–1692
Alice Gauntlet
1623–1652
Sir Kerr
1620–1692
Margaret Rutherford
1633–1688
Peter III
1623–1694
Joan 1655)
1615–1655

Benjamin Lively's Descendants

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Benjamin Lively (1737–3 Nov 1806) m. Martha Cottrell (12 Feb 1740–4 Nov 1809)
  1. 1. Cottrell (Lively) Sr. 1763–1838 m. Sarah Maddy 1773–1839
    1. 1. William (M Lively) Sr 1795–1851 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") McDaniel 1799–1845
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Lively 1827–1883 m. Benjamin (Thomas) Morgan 1811–1883
        1. 1. Hillas (Miles) Morgan 1863–1920
        2. 2. William (Wilson) Morgan 1865–1940 m. Viola (Hattie) Atkinson 1873–1954
        3. 3. Rebecca (J) Angell 1868–1907
        4. 4. Solomon Morgan 1858–1909 m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Sherlock 1867–1928
        5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin Morgan) Sr. 1856–1933 m. Elvira (Lucivia) Ralph 1862–1940
        6. 6. Ida (E.) Casteel 1872–1962
        7. 7. Mariah Morgan 1867–
        8. 8. Mariah Morgan 1853–
        9. 9. Jacob Morgan 1859–
        10. 10. William Morgan 1857–
        11. 11. Jacob Morgan 1848–1934
        12. 12. Rebecca Morgan 1861–
        13. 13. Matilda (Jane) Morgan 1854–
        14. 14. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Morgan 1855–1923
      2. 2. Narcisus Lively 1840–1862
      3. 3. Matilda Lively 1822–1877 m. Edward (Salts) Jr 1811–1854
        1. 1. Andrew (W) Saltz 1853–1913
        2. 2. George Salts 1845–1922
      4. 4. John (Cottrell) Lively 1825–1900
      5. 5. Clarinda Lively 1829–1896
      6. 6. William ('Wilson') Lively 1831–1887
      7. 7. Rebecca (Jane) Lively 1842–1900
      8. 8. David Lively 1835–1862
      9. 9. William (M Lively) Jr 1842–1862
      10. 10. Cynthia Lively 1820–1848
      11. 11. Emma Lively 1845–1899
    2. 2. Jane Lively 1791–1863
    3. 3. Joseph (A) Lively 1793–1862 m. Mary ((Polly)) Pack 1788–1871
      1. 1. Emily Ellison 1824–1891
      2. 2. Elias Lively 1825–1914 m. Letha (Ann) Fleshman 1821–1872 m. Mandana (Jane) Canterberry 1855–
        1. 1. Edwin (Eugene) Lively 1895–
        2. 2. Mary (Emeline) Lively 1848–1942 m. Irvin Davis 1844–1931
        3. 3. Christopher Lively 1849–
        4. 4. Andr Lively 1850–
        5. 5. William Lively 1859–
        6. 6. Cenia (L) Lively 1880–
        7. 7. Lewis (L) Lively 1881–
        8. 8. Myrtie (B) Lively 1891–
      3. 3. Christopher Lively 1829–1907
      4. 4. Elizabeth Lawrence 1813–1889
      5. 5. Loami Lively 1817–1883
      6. 6. Rufus Lively 1823–1873
      7. 7. Levi Lively 1827–1862
      8. 8. Malinda Lively 1815–
      9. 9. Rebecca Lively 1821–1886
    4. 4. Judith Lively 1797–1874
    5. 5. Cottrell (Lively) Jr. 1799–1865
    6. 6. John (Hutchison) Lively 1800–
    7. 7. James Lively 1802–1832
    8. 8. Thomas Lively 1805–
    9. 9. Hemphill (( Henry )) Lively 1807–
    10. 10. Madison Lively 1809–1809
    11. 11. Mary ((Polly)) Lively 1811–
    12. 12. Sarah (( Sally )) Lively 1813–1897
    13. 13. Wilson Lively 1815–1865
    14. 14. Lorenzo Lively 1818–
  2. 2. Judy ((Judith) Barnett) Lively 1761–1825
  3. 3. Cannon Lively 1780–1837
  4. 4. Martha Lively 1777–1870
  5. 5. Martha Lively 1805–1890
  6. 6. Mark Lively 1782–1851
  7. 7. Lively 1773–1858 m. Maddy 1775–1825 m. Mildred Dick 1798–1873
    1. 1. Jordon Lively 1809–1876 m. Syntha 1815–1893
      1. 1. Joseph (Vincent) Lively 1837–1910 m. Elvira Webb 1850–
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Belle) Lively 1863–1928 m. Benjamin (Henry) Jacobs 1864–1940
        2. 2. Laura (Rebecca) Willard 1865–1931
        3. 3. Synthia (Rice) Summerfield 1867–1906
        4. 4. Lenoria (V. C.) Lively 1871–
        5. 5. Sarah (J.) Lively 1872–
        6. 6. Rozetta (Gertrude) Murphy 1873–1957
        7. 7. Clopatrie (Anna D) Lively 1877–1937 m. George (Wesley) Blevins 1877–1926
        8. 8. Mandany (E.) Lively 1875–
        9. 9. Henry (E.) Lively 1877–1939
        10. 10. Ernest (Egbert) Lively 1881–1964
      2. 2. Caleb (G.) Lively 1846–
      3. 3. Susan (Jane) Lively 1834–1890 m. Henry Keatley 1821–1898
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Mann 1861–1890
        2. 2. Martha (Adaline) Keatley 1869–1894
        3. 3. James (Louis) Keatley 1866–1903
        4. 4. Jordan (W.) Keatley 1864–1932
        5. 5. Robert (Garland) Keatley 1853–1938 m. Ella Laughlin 1866–1955
      4. 4. Mary (F) Lively 1836–1901 m. George (G) Upton 1836–
        1. 1. John (R) Upton 1859–1897 m. Mary Upton 1864–1894
        2. 2. Joseph (V) Upton 1861–
        3. 3. Mary (J) Upton 1863–
      5. 5. Martha (A) Lively 1839–1881 m. Giles (G) Huffman 1827–
        1. 1. Giles (J) Huffman 1862–
        2. 2. William (H L) Huffman 1863–
        3. 3. Jane (E) Huffman 1864–
        4. 4. Wilber (J) Huffman 1866–
        5. 5. Deyton (Early) Huffman 1875–
        6. 6. Victoria Huffman 1869–
        7. 7. Mary (E.) Huffman 1871–
        8. 8. Samuel (M.) Huffman 1873–
        9. 9. Melissa (G.) Huffman 1878–
        10. 10. Nora Huffman 1880–
    2. 2. Rudiman (Green) Lively 1834–1917 m. Martha (G) Hastings 1836–1898
      1. 1. Edna (May) Lively 1873–1903
      2. 2. Emma (Virginia) Lively 1867–1932 m. William (H) Wolfe 1853–
        1. 1. Mason Wolfe 1893–
        2. 2. Nelson (Lively) Wolfe 1895–1977 m. Margaret (Alice) Dyer 1893–1998
        3. 3. Kathaleen Wolfe 1902–
      3. 3. Henry (Davidson) Lively 1877–1943
      4. 4. Isaac (Newton) Lively 1871–1901
      5. 5. John (Caperton) Lively 1869–1946
      6. 6. Joseph (W) Lively 1860–1863
      7. 7. Lewis (Newton) Lively 1862–1863
      8. 8. Louisa (Elizabeth) Lively 1861–1862
      9. 9. Martha (Jane) Lively 1859–1927
      10. 10. Mary (Catherine) Lively 1866–1894
      11. 11. Nora (A) Lively 1880–1909
      12. 12. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lively 1864–1928
    3. 3. Benjamin Lively 1797–1840 m. Sarah Upton 1800–
      1. 1. Lloyd (A) Lively 1823–1843
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Lively 1824–1909
      3. 3. Joseph Lively 1827–1843
      4. 4. Virginia (M) Lively 1827–1920
      5. 5. William Lively 1829–1877
      6. 6. Frances Lively 1831–1843
      7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Lively 1835–1905
      8. 8. Sarah Lively 1835–1905
      9. 9. Benjamin (Morris) Lively 1837–1862
    4. 4. Nancy Ford 1799–1860
    5. 5. Caleb (W) Lively 1818–1880
    6. 6. Henry Lively 1803–1869
    7. 7. Sarah Lively 1801–1819
    8. 8. Martha (A Patsy) Lively 1805–1869
    9. 9. Jane Lively 1807–1836
    10. 10. Elizabeth Lively 1812–1910
    11. 11. Joseph Lively 1814–1865
    12. 12. Mary (Polly) Lively 1816–1910
  8. 8. Benjamin Lively 1768–1852
  9. 9. Mary Lively 1766–1860

Benjamin Lively's Timeline

6 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Benjamin Lively in Tuckahoe Creek, Goochland, Virginia
Tuckahoe Creek, Goochland, Virginia
1790
1790
Age 53
Benjamin Lively resided here in St Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
St Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
1806
Abt 1806
Age 69
Benjamin Lively resided here in Albemarle
Albemarle
1806
3 Nov 1806
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Lively in Buck Island Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Buck Island Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1806
13 May 1806
Age 69
Benjamin Lively - Probate in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1810
1810
Age 73
Benjamin Lively resided here in Monroe, Monroe, Virginia, United States
Monroe, Monroe, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Tuckahoe Creek, Goochland, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: St Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Personal Property Tax List, 1789, Book A [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024443; Page Number: 11; Family Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1806
    Event Place: Albemarle
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919 ; General Index, 1748-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Albemarle County); Probate Place: Albemarle, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Monroe, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: 70; Page: 567; Image: 00014; Family History Library Film: 0181430

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1806
    Event Place: Buck Island Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 13 May 1806
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919 ; General Index, 1748-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Albemarle County); Probate Place: Albemarle, Virginia
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