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Benjamin Franklin Sexton 1752–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1752

Birth Location: Maryland, USA

Death Date: 31 Mar 1831

Death Location: Toliver, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Sexton

Mother: Mary Lee

Spouse(s): Comfort Smith

Children(s): Benjamin Sexton, Anne Sexton, Mary Sexton, William Sexton, Judith Sexton

Benjamin Franklin Sexton was born in 1752 in Maryland, USA, the child of Joseph William Sexton And Mary Elizabeth Lee. Benjamin Franklin Sexton married Comfort Smith, and had children including Anne Sexton, Benjamin Franklin Sexton, Judith Sexton, Mary Ann Sexton, William Sexton. Benjamin Franklin Sexton passed away in 1831 in Toliver, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton was born in 1752 in Maryland, USA, the child of Joseph William Sexton And Mary Elizabeth Lee.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton married Comfort Smith, and had children including Anne Sexton, Benjamin Franklin Sexton, Judith Sexton, Mary Ann Sexton, William Sexton.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton passed away in 1831 in Toliver, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Benjamin Sexton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sexton
1752–1831
Birth Place: Maryland, USA
Parents
Joseph WIlliam Sexton
1729–1804
Suffolk, New York, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Lee
1726–1819
Grandparents
Charles (Spencer) Sexton
1680–1752
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Jamison
1680–1734
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Sexton
1658–1689
Hannah Spencer
1653–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1607–1687
Sarah Bearding
1623–1674

Benjamin Sexton's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton (3 Jan 1752–31 Mar 1831) m. Comfort Smith (Abt. Dec 1746–9 Mar 1846)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton 1785–1860 m. Rhoda (Ann) Griffin 1786–1870
    1. 1. Obediah Sexton 1809–1898 m. Mary (Magdaline) Davis 1814–1880
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Sexton 1852–1929 m. William (Thomas) Ward 1863–1929
      2. 2. Anna Sexton 1849–1924 m. William (H) Easterling 1839–1929
      3. 3. Caleb (David) Sexton 1848–1898
      4. 4. Simon (Silas) Sexton 1833–1905
      5. 5. William Sexton 1835–1925
      6. 6. Dulcena (Jane) Sexton 1836–1911 m. Abraham (R) Barker 1834–1907
      7. 7. Levi (Green) Sexton 1839–1863
      8. 8. Thomas Sexton 1841–1910
      9. 9. Georgia Sexton 1846–1923
      10. 10. Presley (Davis) Sexton 1830–1919
      11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton 1832–1895 m. Jane Barker 1832–1912
        1. 1. Rosebella Sexton 1858–
        2. 2. Simon Sexton 1858–1945
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Sexton 1864–1903 m. H (K) Ward 1844–1955
        4. 4. Jefferson (Davis) Sexton 1861–1906
        5. 5. Presley (Davis) Sexton 1864–1890
        6. 6. John (C. Breck) Sexton 1866–1900
        7. 7. Elizabeth Sexton 1869–1944 m. Robert (Menifee) Hackney 1873–1956
        8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton 1881–1959
      12. 12. Mary (A) Sexton 1853–1854
    2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton 1816–1880
    3. 3. Maria Sexton 1827–1875
    4. 4. Preston Sexton 1834–1919
  2. 2. Anne Sexton 1793–1821 m. Solomon Cox 1795–1881
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Sexton 1791–1862 m. Hugh Ward 1786–1845
  4. 4. William Sexton 1788–1845
  5. 5. Judith Sexton 1782–1860 m. John Cox 1784–1863

Benjamin Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1752
3 Jan 1752
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Sexton in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1831
31 Mar 1831
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Franklin Sexton in Toliver, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Toliver, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1752
    Event Place: Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Toliver, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

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