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Benjamin Franklin Davis Major 1745–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 Apr 1817

Death Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Davis

Mother: Mary Mariott

Spouse(s): Tabitha Rose

Children(s): Mary Davis

Benjamin Franklin Davis Major was born in 1745 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Edward Davis And Mary Mariott. Benjamin Franklin Davis Major married Tabitha Rose, and had children including Mary Martha Polly Davis. Benjamin Franklin Davis Major passed away in 1817 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Davis Major was born in 1745 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Edward Davis And Mary Mariott.
  • Benjamin Franklin Davis Major married Tabitha Rose, and had children including Mary Martha Polly Davis.
  • Benjamin Franklin Davis Major passed away in 1817 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Davis
1712–1767
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Mary Mariott
1720–1767
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Rose
1745–1818
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Davis
1776–1818
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Major's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Major
1745–1817
Birth Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Edward Davis
1712–1767
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary Mariott
1720–1767
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Warren) Marriott
1675–1767
Surry, Surry, Virginia,
Sarah Collier
1695–1766
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Matthias Marriott
1642–1702
Alice Warren
1645–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1624–1670
Mary Warren
1626–1650

Benjamin Major's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin Davis) Major (1745–28 Apr 1817) m. Tabitha Rose (1745–1818)
  1. 1. Mary (Martha 'Polly') Davis 1776–1818 m. William Dulaney 1774–1854
    1. 1. Samuel Dulaney 1810–1875 m. Martha (Mattie) Reed 1810–1855
      1. 1. Allen Dulaney 1839–1908 m. Cordillia Palmer 1838–1887
        1. 1. Mary (Adeline) Dulaney 1866–1944 m. Thomas Cooper 1867–1939
      2. 2. William Dulaney 1834–1920 m. Sarah (Ellen) Cooper 1840–1912
    2. 2. Richard Dulaney 1805–1899 m. Miriam Reed 1802–1900
      1. 1. Hiram (J) Dulaney 1838–1904 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cooper 1843–1916

Benjamin Major's Timeline

3 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Davis Major in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
1816
27 March 1816
Age 71
Benjamin Franklin Davis Major was married in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1817
28 Apr 1817
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Franklin Davis Major in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 March 1816
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1817
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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