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Benjamin Simons 1737–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 September 1737

Birth Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 December 1789

Death Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States

Father: Benjamin Simons

Mother: Ann Keating

Spouse(s): Catherine Chicken

Children(s): Sarah Lucas, Catherine Simons, Edward Simons, Benjamin Simons, Lydia Simons, Mary Simons, Mary Simons, Benjamin Simons, Child Simons

Benjamin Simons was born in 1737 in St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Simons And Ann Keating. Benjamin Simons married Catherine Chicken, and had children including Benjamin Simons, Catherine Simons, Child Simons, Edward Simons, Lydia Simons, Mary Simons, Sarah Lydia Simons Lucas. Benjamin Simons passed away in 1789 in St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Simons was born in 1737 in St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Simons And Ann Keating.
  • Benjamin Simons married Catherine Chicken, and had children including Benjamin Simons, Catherine Simons, Child Simons, Edward Simons, Lydia Simons, Mary Simons, Sarah Lydia Simons Lucas.
  • Benjamin Simons passed away in 1789 in St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Simons
1713–1772
Birth Location: Middleburg Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina
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Ann Keating
1718–1754
Birth Location: St Thomas and St Denis Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Chicken
1741–1820
Birth Location: Goose Creek, Berkeley County, SC USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Lucas
1782–1834
Birth Location: St Thomas St Denis, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA
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Catherine Simons
1773–1800
Birth Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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Edward Simons
1770–1773
Birth Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Simons
1775–1785
Birth Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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Lydia Simons
1765–1765
Birth Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Simons
1758–1856
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Simons
1777–1806
Birth Location: St Thomas and St Denis Parish, South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Simons
1766–1771
Birth Location: –
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Child Simons
1761–1761
Birth Location: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Simons's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Simons
1737–1789
Birth Place: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Simons
1713–1772
Middleburg Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina
Ann Keating
1718–1754
St Thomas and St Denis Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin ((Bonneau?)) Simons
1672–1717
La Rochelle, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Mary (Esther) DuPre
1670–1737
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritim, Saintonge, France
Edward Keating
1696–1743
Woodstock, 1654325, Ontario, Canada
Mary Norman
1698–1739
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Brabant
1642–1702
Maria Brabant
1645–1714
Edward Keatings
1670–
Frances Neill
1676–
William Norman
1673–1732
Mary Ouldfield
1675–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Brabant
1615–1659
Eva )
1618–1661
Marie Baudinet
1625–1711
Florence Chambers
1921–2006
John Ouldfield
1655–
Mary Roche
1657–

Benjamin Simons's Descendants

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Benjamin Simons (10 September 1737–7 December 1789) m. Catherine Chicken (29 June 1741–8 November 1820)
  1. 1. Sarah (Lydia Simons) Lucas 1782–1834 m. Jonathan Lucas 1775–1832 m. Jonathan (Lucas) II 1775–1832
    1. 1. Jonathan (Thomas Lucas III,) Colonel 1800–1848 m. Mary (Hayes) Bennett 1804–1845
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lucas 1825–1902 m. Allen (Phillip) Foutch 1821–1878
        1. 1. Allen (Lemuel) Foutch 1855–1930 m. Mary (Dora) West 1873–1920
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Bryan) Lucas 1814–1897
    3. 3. Catherine (Simons) Lucas 1806–1831
    4. 4. Eleanor (Jane) Lucas 1811–1842
    5. 5. Henry (Ewbank) Lucas 1822–1900
    6. 6. Mary Lucas 1802–1873
    7. 7. Mary (Anne Lockey Lucas) Ewbank 1818–1892
    8. 8. Lydia (Ball) Lucas 1808–1851
    9. 9. Edward (Simons) Lucas 1816–1890
    10. 10. Emma Lucas 1824–1842
    11. 11. Simons Lucas 1812–1890
    12. 12. Dr. (Benjamin Simons) Lucas 1804–1890
    13. 13. Julia Lucas 1820–1821
  2. 2. Catherine Simons 1773–1800
  3. 3. Edward Simons 1770–1773
  4. 4. Benjamin Simons 1775–1785
  5. 5. Lydia Simons 1765–1765
  6. 6. Mary Simons 1758–1856
  7. 7. Mary Simons 1777–1806
  8. 8. Benjamin Simons 1766–1771
  9. 9. Child Simons 1761–1761

Benjamin Simons's Timeline

2 Records

1737
10 September 1737
Birth of Benjamin Simons in St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
1789
7 December 1789
Age 52
Death of Benjamin Simons in St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 September 1737
    Event Place: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1789
    Event Place: St Tho St Denis, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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