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Benjamin Franklin Sexton 1752–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan. 1752

Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 March 1831

Death Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Sexton\Sexson

Mother: Mary Leigh

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Sexton

Benjamin Franklin Sexton was born in 1752 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sexton Sexson And Mary Leigh. Benjamin Franklin Sexton had children including Thomas Sexton. Benjamin Franklin Sexton passed away in 1831 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton was born in 1752 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sexton Sexson And Mary Leigh.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton had children including Thomas Sexton.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton passed away in 1831 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sexton\Sexson
1720–1763
Birth Location: Queens, New York Colony or Ireland
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Mary Leigh
1716–1761
Birth Location: Anne Arundel Circuit of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Anne Arundel, Maryland, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Sexton
1775–1835
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Sexton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sexton
1752–1831
Birth Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Sexton\Sexson
1720–1763
Queens, New York Colony or Ireland
Mary Leigh
1716–1761
Anne Arundel Circuit of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Anne Arundel, Maryland, Colonial America
Grandparents
David Sammis
1681–1751
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
Sarah Whitman
1685–1739
Huntington, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Sexton's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton (3 Jan. 1752–31 March 1831)
  1. 1. Thomas Sexton 1775–1835 m. Margaret Whiteker 1788–1853
    1. 1. Thomas Sexton 1820–1865
      1. 1. Susannah Sexton 1842–1900 m. Abraham (J.) Wade 1836–
        1. 1. Henry (Thomas) Wade 1862–1936 m. Mary (Jane) Stone 1870–1953

Benjamin Sexton's Timeline

6 Records

1752
3 Jan. 1752
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Sexton in Wythe Co., Maryland, USA
Wythe Co., Maryland, USA
1752
3 Jan. 1752
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Sexton in Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
1774
1774
Age 22
Benjamin Franklin Sexton was married in Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
1779
24 Nov 1779
Age 27
Benjamin Franklin Sexton was married in Hopewell, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
Hopewell, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
1814
28 Apr 1814
Age 62
Benjamin Franklin Sexton was married in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA
Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA
1831
31 March 1831
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Franklin Sexton in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan. 1752
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Hopewell, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1814
    Event Place: Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1831
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
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