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Benjamin Berryman, Major 1669–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1669

Birth Location: Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Aug 1729

Death Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Berryman

Mother: Jane Tucker

Spouse(s): Sarah Butler, Elizabeth (Berryman)

Children(s): Frances Berryman

The story of Benjamin Berryman, Major began in 1669 in Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Berryman, Major married Elizabeth Newton Gilson Berryman, Sarah Butler, and had children including Frances Berryman. Benjamin Berryman, Major passed away in 1729 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Berryman, Major began in 1669 in Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Berryman, Major married Elizabeth Newton Gilson Berryman, Sarah Butler, and had children including Frances Berryman.
  • Benjamin Berryman, Major passed away in 1729 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Berryman
1650–1680
Birth Location: upcott, Devon, , England
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Jane Tucker
1655–1730
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Butler
1670–1707
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth (Berryman)
1685–1763
Birth Location: Montross, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Frances Berryman
1708–1747
Birth Location: Wash Parish, Weston, VA
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Benjamin Major's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Major
1669–1729
Birth Place: Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Berryman
1650–1680
upcott, Devon, , England
Jane (Sarah) Tucker
1655–1730
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Major's Descendants

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Benjamin (Berryman,) Major (7 Dec 1669–27 Aug 1729) m. Sarah Butler (1670–1707) m. Elizabeth (Newton (Gilson)) (Berryman) (1685–22 Feb 1763)
  1. 1. Frances Berryman 1708–1747 m. George (A) Foote 1700–1759 m. George (Foote) III 1708–1774
    1. 1. Henry (Alexander) Foote 1738–1775 m. MARGARET ("IVORY" COLCLOUGH) (Foote) 1745–1823
      1. 1. HANNAH (FRANCES FOOTE) (Powell) 1763–1857 m. Cader Powell 1750–1838
        1. 1. LEWIS (SANFORD) POWELL 1779–1875
        2. 2. Allen Powell 1783–1835
        3. 3. Frances Powell 1774–1818
        4. 4. George Powell 1793–1869 m. Hannah (Osborne) Anderson 1822–1909 m. Nancy (M) Polly 1800–1853

Benjamin Major's Timeline

2 Records

1669
7 Dec 1669
Birth of Benjamin Berryman, Major in Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1729
27 Aug 1729
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Berryman, Major in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1669
    Event Place: Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1729
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
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