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Benjamin Ragsdale 1786–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: Judith Ligon

Mother: Godfrey(of Ragsdale****+

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Benjamin Ragsdale was born in 1786 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of Judith Ligon And Godfrey Of Halifax Ragsdale. Benjamin Ragsdale passed away in 1835 in Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Ragsdale was born in 1786 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of Judith Ligon And Godfrey Of Halifax Ragsdale.
  • Benjamin Ragsdale passed away in 1835 in Tennessee.

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Benjamin Ragsdale's Ancestors

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Benjamin Ragsdale
1786–1835
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
Judith Ligon
1750–1791
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Godfrey(of (Halifax)) Ragsdale****+
1740–1791
Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (Joseph Ligon) Jr
1725–1780
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Judith Watts
1728–1782
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Benjamin (Ragsdale) Sr
1697–1772
Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia Colony, Colonial Am, Virginia, USA
Mary (Martha) Jones
1701–1772
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Watts
1700–1760
Mary Alverson
1706–
Capt. ll
1658–1726
Mary Batte
1668–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Alverson
1680–1743

Benjamin Ragsdale's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Benjamin Ragsdale in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1835
1835
Age 49
Death of Benjamin Ragsdale in Tennessee
Tennessee

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Tennessee

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