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Benjamin Houston Sewell 1781–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: AFT 26 FEB 1848

Death Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Sewell

Mother: Mary Tompkins

Spouse(s): Mary Johnson

Children(s): Thomas Sewell, Elizabeth Sewell, Matilda Sewell, Malinda Sewell, James Sewell, Benjamin Sewell, Susan Sewell, William Sewell, John Sewell, Margaret Sewell

The story of Benjamin Houston Sewell began in 1781 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA. In 1810, Benjamin Houston Sewell was recorded in the census in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA. In 1830, Benjamin Houston Sewell was recorded in the census in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Houston Sewell married Mary Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Houston Sewell, Elizabeth D Sewell, James Joseph Sewell, John Henry Harmon Sewell, Malinda Sewell, Margaret Virginia Sewell, Matilda Sewell, Susan M Sewell, Thomas Sewell, William Sewell. Benjamin Houston Sewell passed away in 1848 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Houston Sewell began in 1781 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1810, Benjamin Houston Sewell was recorded in the census in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1830, Benjamin Houston Sewell was recorded in the census in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Houston Sewell married Mary Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Houston Sewell, Elizabeth D Sewell, James Joseph Sewell, John Henry Harmon Sewell, Malinda Sewell, Margaret Virginia Sewell, Matilda Sewell, Susan M Sewell, Thomas Sewell, William Sewell.
  • Benjamin Houston Sewell passed away in 1848 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Sewell's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sewell
1781–1848
Birth Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Dawson Sewell
1753–1847
Elkridge, Howard County, Province of Maryland, British North America
Mary (Gardiner) Tompkins
–1828
Morristown, Morris County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Grandparents
Abraham Sewell
1725–1770
Durham, County Durham, England
Mary Carpenter
1713–1756
Scotland
James (Edwin) Tompkins
1715–1803
Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Tompkins
1643–1690
Mary Pennington
1646–1700
Samuel Kitchell
–1763
James Jackson
1671–1735
Rebecca Hallett
1675–1730
Edward Robinson
1682–1769
Margaret Wheaton
1686–1738

Benjamin Sewell's Descendants

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Benjamin (Houston) Sewell (1781–AFT 26 FEB 1848) m. Mary Johnson (1788–)
  1. 1. Thomas Sewell 1803–1882
  2. 2. Elizabeth (D.) Sewell 1805–1884 m. Henry (Dickenson) Burdine 1803–
    1. 1. Nancy (J.) Burdine 1820–1860
    2. 2. John (Travis) Burdine 1824–1865
    3. 3. Samuel (Patton) Burdine 1828–
  3. 3. Matilda Sewell 1811–1881
  4. 4. Malinda Sewell 1814–
  5. 5. James (Joseph) Sewell 1835–1899
  6. 6. Benjamin (Houston) Sewell 1837–1866
  7. 7. Susan (M.) Sewell 1803–1890
  8. 8. William Sewell 1813–
  9. 9. John (Henry Harmon) Sewell 1815–
  10. 10. Margaret (Virginia) Sewell 1833–1857

Benjamin Sewell's Timeline

5 Records

1781
1781
Birth of Benjamin Houston Sewell in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1810
1810
Age 29
Benjamin Houston Sewell appeared in census in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 49
Benjamin Houston Sewell appeared in census in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
1848
26 FEB 1848
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Houston Sewell
None
1848
AFT 26 FEB 1848
Age 67
Burial of Benjamin Houston Sewell in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1848

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 26 FEB 1848
    Event Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

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