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Benjamin Franklin Sexton 1785–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Bath County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Sexton

Mother: Comfort Smith

Spouse(s): Rhoda Griffin

Children(s): Obediah Sexton, Benjamin Sexton, Maria Sexton, Preston Sexton

Benjamin Franklin Sexton was born in 1785 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Sexton And Comfort Smith. In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Sexton resided in Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA. Benjamin Franklin Sexton married Rhoda Ann Griffin, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Sexton, Maria Sexton, Obediah Sexton, Preston Sexton. Benjamin Franklin Sexton passed away in 1860 in Bath County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton was born in 1785 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Sexton And Comfort Smith.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Sexton resided in Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton married Rhoda Ann Griffin, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Sexton, Maria Sexton, Obediah Sexton, Preston Sexton.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sexton passed away in 1860 in Bath County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sexton
1752–1831
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Comfort Smith
1746–1846
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rhoda Griffin
1786–1870
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Obediah Sexton
1809–1898
Birth Location: Bath County, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Sexton
1816–1880
Birth Location: Bath County, Kentucky, USA
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Maria Sexton
1827–1875
Birth Location: Bath County, Kentucky, USA
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Preston Sexton
1834–1919
Birth Location: Bath County, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sexton
1785–1860
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Sexton
1752–1831
Maryland, USA
Comfort Smith
1746–1846
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (WIlliam) Sexton
1729–1804
Suffolk, New York, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Lee
1726–1819
Great-Grandparents
Charles Sexton
1680–1752
Sarah Jamison
1680–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sexton
1658–1689
Hannah Spencer
1653–1715

Benjamin Sexton's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Ward 1886–1962
        2. 2. James Ward 1888–1963
        3. 3. George (Washington) Ward 1890–1976
        4. 4. Herey Ward 1904–1952 m. Lucy Luke 1902–1980
        5. 5. Jane Ward 1895–1915
        6. 6. Noah Ward 1897–1983
        7. 7. Annie Ward 1898–1977 m. William (D.) Collinsworth 1885–1975
        8. 8. Sarah (Ella) Ward 1900–1966
        9. 9. Myrtle Ward 1902–
      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

Benjamin Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Sexton in Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 65
Benjamin Franklin Sexton resided here in Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA
Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Franklin Sexton in Bath County, Kentucky, USA
Bath County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 2, Bath, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 32b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 2, Bath, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 32b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bath County, Kentucky, USA
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